Michael Gove has outlined plans to appoint commissioners to take over Birmingham City Council and to launch an inquiry into the cash-strapped authority. The Communities Secretary told MPs that he
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More detainees in immigration centres could face inhumane treatment unless a raft of recommendations – including a 28-day detention limit – are implemented in full, an inquiry chairwoman has warned.
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Campaigners demanding better pay for social care workers are taking their concerns to the Prime Minister’s door as they hand in a petition at Downing Street. The call from Dimensions,
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The Government is being urged to invest in social care to power economic growth and create jobs. A report by the Future Social Care Coalition (FSCC) says the “fragmented and
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Former football coach and serial paedophile Barry Bennell has died in prison, the Ministry of Justice has confirmed. The former Crewe Alexandra coach, 69, was serving a 34-year sentence after
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The Government must ensure lessons are swiftly learned from a series of self-harm related deaths in prison over the last three years, ministers have been warned. There have been 10
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A coalition of more than 100 sexual abuse survivors, families and child safety experts have written to the heads of major tech platforms demanding they take urgent action to ensure
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Guidance should be produced to ensure parents’ views are taken into account and families should be given appropriate notice of court action in cases where they disagree with medical professionals
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Patients with Parkinson’s disease are being put at risk when they have spells in hospital due to a lack of timely medication, according to a new report. Some 58% of
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Downing Street has described the sexual assault allegations made against Russell Brand by four different women as “very serious and concerning”. The 48-year-old comedian and actor (pictured) has been accused
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