Thousands of foster carers across England and Scotland will receive bouquets of daffodils in the lead-up to Mother’s Day to recognise the contribution they make to children’s lives. The flowers,
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The Home Office’s explanation for not consulting on its ban on foreign care workers bringing family members to the UK was “unconvincing”, a Lords committee said adding that it had
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Dozens of healthcare workers are bringing legal action against the NHS, claiming they were provided with “inadequate” PPE and contracted Covid-19 while treating patients, the High Court has heard. The
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There were “serious failings” in the probation supervision of quadruple murderer Joshua Jacques, the Chief Inspector of Probation has said. Jacques, 29, was on probation when he attacked Samantha Drummonds
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Efforts to tackle violence by police against women and girls require “urgent improvement”, the human rights watchdog has said. The Equality and Human Rights Commission (EHRC) said there is more
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Former prime minister Gordon Brown has launched a new charity project in Wales to help support families in poverty. Cwtch Mawr – Welsh for “big hug” – the country’s first
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Jeremy Hunt cut national insurance in a pre-election giveaway, but living standards remain squeezed and millions of people face being dragged into higher tax bands. The Chancellor said the 2p
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Jeremy Hunt’s Budget was branded “incredibly disappointing” by some, with the social care and homelessness sectors among those saying they had missed out. Here is a flavour of the reaction
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Ministers have been urged to give assurances over the future of the delayed cap on social care costs, amid a “cloud of anxiety” worrying families. Conservative MP Tom Hunt said
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A girl held in a young offenders’ institution was pinned down and forcibly stripped by a group of male prison guards, according to a watchdog. Chief Inspector of Prisons Charlie
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