An MP has called for every workplace to have domestic abuse policies in place to ensure survivors receive “life-changing support”. Equalities minister Bridget Phillipson (pictured) said there is more employers
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Sara Sharif’s father has confessed to killing the 10-year-old but insisted he did not mean to “harm” her, even when he whacked her with a metal pole as she lay
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Sara Sharif’s father was attracted to her stepmother because she was a vulnerable young victim of “honour-based abuse”, a court has heard. Taxi driver Urfan Sharif, 42, is on trial
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The Government is to end the National Citizen Service scheme for young people, a decision described as a “backwards and regrettable step” by former prime minister Lord Cameron. The citizenship
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Government officials will be sent in to oversee the running of an east London council after inspectors uncovered major failings and a “toxic” culture. An inspection report found a lack
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A lack of funding is a barrier to the provision of residential rehab in more than three quarters of areas, new figures show. A survey of Scotland’s 30 Alcohol and
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A former Church of England vicar could face life imprisonment as he is set to be sentenced for a third time for child sex offences. Ifor Whittaker (pictured), 80, admitted
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An asylum seeker who died after being run over on a motorway slip road was “upset” that a social worker did not believe he was a child, an inquest has
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A disability rights campaigner opposed to the assisted dying bill has argued care services should be prioritised over the “naive” proposal. The Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life) Bill will
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An MP has tabled a Bill to end the “appalling injustice” of older people being victimised by “unscrupulous individuals” through Lasting Powers of Attorney (LPA). Labour MP Fabian Hamilton (pictured)
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