A former boarding school pupil has told how he “can’t explain” why the smell of toast makes him feel affectionate towards a priest who would strip and beat him. The
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Unions representing 1.4 million workers in schools and councils have submitted a 10% pay claim. Unison, the GMB and Unite said the increase, which would see the lowest paid employees
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Some hospitals are “gaming the system” to make their A&E waiting times data look better than it is, medics have claimed. Senior staff said patients are being sent to same
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Ministers have been told to stop “dithering” after they ruled out fast-tracking legislation to provide compensation to historical abuse survivors in Northern Ireland before the summer recess. Northern Ireland minister
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A University of Salford mental health nurse has graduated at a ceremony, after overcoming a life-threatening illness. Jennifer Wiles joined Salford in the September 2015 intake but contracted Viral Encephalitis
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Children will not be sent to a high-profile young offender institution after the country’s most senior prisons inspector demanded the Government take immediate action over an “extraordinary” plunge in safety.
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An under-fire police force is still not effectively managing children at risk, a report has concluded. Northamptonshire Police were told there were a number of areas to improve in child
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A justice minister does not believe permission could be secured for a judicial review of the Parole Board’s decision to release paedophile nursery worker Vanessa George. Robert Buckland told MPs
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An investigation into child sexual abuse will examine the protection policies of religious schools and summer camps in England and Wales. The inquiry into child protection in religious organisations and
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Female detainees will be entitled to free sanitary products when they are held at police stations. In one of the last acts of Theresa May’s premiership, from August 21 custody
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