More than 300 people have been killed by offenders being monitored by part-privatised probation firms in the last six years, according to new data. A Freedom of Information (FoI) request
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A drug has shown promising potential to tackle the debilitating movement side effects of medication used to treat Parkinson’s disease, a study has suggested. Researchers looked at the effects of
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People turning to the internet to learn new skills is helping to boost the UK’s economic output, new research around online learning suggests. The report indicates that many working people
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Scientists are hoping to find a way to track down paedophiles just from their hands. The pioneering programme aims to discover whether our hands are truly unique by looking at
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A care worker targeted “the most vulnerable” people in a care home so they would not be able to speak out when she sexually abused them, according to a new
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The ‘Promoting sexual safety through empowerment‘ report looks at how adult social care services keep people safe from sexual incidents. It also looks at how services can support them to
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Too many children are still being “criminalised” and held in police stations, according to a report. The Inspectorate of Constabulary and Fire and Rescue Services (HMICFRS) has called for police
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A decision to destroy Government reviews into cases where benefit claimants killed themselves has been branded “secretive and unsatisfactory” by a senior MP. Stephen Timms, chairman of the Commons work
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A £236 million initiative aimed at helping get rough sleepers off the streets has been unveiled by the Prime Minister. As part of the move, Boris Johnson said that former
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A paedophile fraudster with more than 40 aliases who evaded justice for 28 years after absconding from prison has been jailed for three years and eight months for attempting to
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