Academics warn of ‘appalling decline’ in child health in the UK
Children are being “betrayed” as the UK fails to give them a healthy start to life, academics have said. Experts warned of the “appalling decline” of the health of children
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Coroner to examine seven ‘unnatural’ care home deaths during coronavirus pandemic
A coroner is to examine the circumstances that led to a number of deaths in a care home at the height of the coronavirus pandemic. Some 11 deaths were reported
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Man jailed for 27 years for ‘brutal and merciless’ murder of father-of-two
A man who repeatedly stamped on a father-of-two’s head, stopping only to try to buy a sandwich using his victim’s bank card before continuing his “brutal and merciless attack”, has
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Government launches £6.5m-backed recruitment campaign for more childcare staff
The Government has launched a £6.5 million-backed recruitment campaign to encourage people to work in the early years sector just two months before the first phase of its flagship childcare
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Teenagers jailed for life for ‘frenzied and ferocious’ killing of schoolgirl Brianna Ghey
A girl and a boy who murdered teenager Brianna Ghey have been jailed for life and given minimum terms of 22 and 20 years before parole. Scarlett Jenkinson and Eddie
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Cleverly requests emergency £2.6bn after Home Office overspend on asylum hotels
The Home Office has asked for parliamentary approval for an emergency £2.6 billion in cash after spending more than expected on asylum accommodation. James Cleverly made the request for a
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Cramped Bibby Stockholm conditions could breach human rights, MPs warn
Asylum seekers on the Bibby Stockholm barge are facing “claustrophobic” conditions that could amount to a breach of human rights, a Commons committee has warned after MPs visited the Portland
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Ex-children’s commissioner: Urgent reform needed amid autism assessment crisis
Thousands of children are struggling without the support they need while parents “battle their way through a nightmare process” amid lengthy waits for autism assessments, a former children’s commissioner has
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Grieving father feels ‘worthless’ after Supreme Court compensation claim ruling
A grieving father whose baby daughter died due to maternity failings has said he feels “worthless” following a Supreme Court ruling likely to bar him from claiming compensation. Robert Miller’s
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Teenage killers of schoolgirl Brianna Ghey named after being found guilty of murder
The girl and boy who murdered teenager Brianna Ghey can be named for the first time as 16-year-olds Scarlett Jenkinson and Eddie Ratcliffe. The killers, both 15 at the time,
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