Administrators to attempt to find millions lost in care home investor scandal
Investors in a series of hotels and care homes – some of which were never built – have moved a step closer to finding out what happened to millions of
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Woman with dementia battered by thug at roadside cafe on Yorkshire coast
A woman with dementia has told how she was brutally attacked by a man at a roadside cafe and left with a broken eye socket despite wearing a badge saying
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Same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland a step closer after commons vote
Same-sex marriage in Northern Ireland has taken a step closer after MPs voted to legalise it if a new Stormont Executive is not formed by October. The House of Commons
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Government ‘sleepwalking’ into childhood crisis as charity calls for action
Experts have warned a “childhood crisis” is on the way as youngsters face unparalleled social pressures amid Government cuts to children’s services. A survey of 5,000 youngsters and adults carried
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Home Office ‘unduly heavy-handed’ with children claiming British citizenship
The Home Office is “unduly heavy-handed” when dealing with children as young as 10 who are claiming their right to British citizenship, politicians have warned. Parliament’s Human Rights Committee expressed
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Hundreds of possible trafficking victims in detention centres, figures suggest
Hundreds of potential trafficking and slavery victims were held in immigration detention centres last year, figures suggest. Home Office statistics show more than 500 potential victims were detained under immigration
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Government announce new £10M research base to tackle of modern slavery
Efforts to tackle and uncover the scale of modern slavery and trafficking have received a £10 million Government boost to build a new research base. Funded by the UK Research
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Vulnerable detainees held at Yarl’s Wood ‘failed’ by Home Office, report claims
Victims of modern slavery and sex trafficking are being “failed” by the Home Office, with reports of women being detained for months or being released back to the addresses where
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Abortion and equal marriage in Northern Ireland ‘out of scope’ of new bill, says MP
Abortion and equal marriage in Northern Ireland are “out of scope” of new legislation, an MP has said, amid calls for a focus on “rights, not policy”. Tory MP Fiona
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People with dementia ‘have spent almost £15BN of own money’ waiting for care reforms
People with dementia have spent almost £15 billion of their own money in the last two years waiting for Government care reforms, a charity has claimed. The Alzheimer’s Society said
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