The Chancellor said he believes delayed social care reforms will be brought in if the Conservatives win the next general election, after doubt was cast over their fate. Jeremy Hunt
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Councils are struggling with a “last-minute” dash to find homes for children coming into care due to rising demand and a shortage of suitable placements, Ofsted has warned. The regulator
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A housing boss responsible for the flat where a two-year-old boy died due to mould has refused to resign, claiming that conversations about his position have “begun to overshadow” the
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The number of unaccompanied asylum-seeking children (UASC) being looked after in England has risen by a third in a year, figures show. There were 5,570 UASC being looked after as
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The architect of the original plans for a social care cap has said he is “astonished” over the “really distressing and deeply regrettable” decision to postpone long-awaited reforms. Sir Andrew
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A man who claimed he had accidentally killed his ex-girlfriend when throwing an axe has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 32 years for her murder. Andrew
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More than 3,000 children were strip-searched by police in a year, and more than a third were black, figures show. There were 65,336 strip-searches carried out by 28 of 43
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Key social care reforms will be delayed by two years, the Chancellor has confirmed, with billions of funding to be provided to help deliver more care packages. Jeremy Hunt (pictured)
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A new network for LGBTQ+ people over the age of 50 has been launched. Age Scotland officially launched the network in Edinburgh on Wednesday, attended by Christina McKelvie MSP, minister
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Housing Secretary Michael Gove has vowed to hold landlords to account following the death of a two-year-old boy who suffered prolonged exposure to mould in a housing association flat. Awaab
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