Children who “grow out” of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have higher IQs than those who do not, a study has shown. Around one in 20 children are affected by
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Age UK North Tyneside has announced the launch of EveryDay – the new name of its professional independent care at home company – an enterprise which helps people keep their
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Healthcare regulators in the UK are largely ineffective and are costing around £600 million a year to run, according to a report from the Professional Standards Authority (PSA). There are
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Kids Company has closed its doors on thousands of young people after running out of money as its high profile founder Camila Batmanghelidjh blamed “rumour-mongering civil servants” and “ill-suited ministers”
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Jeremy Corbyn has called for a standing commission on child abuse. He said the official inquiry into the “trauma” of victims could become permanent and vowed there should be no
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The Government will today hold a crisis meeting to draw up emergency plans to provide support for children following the sudden closure of Kids Company. It comes as the charity’s
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The number of people working nights has increased to more than three million since the recession and is set to rise further because of plans to extend services and the
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Dependency on heroin and cocaine is more prevalent among homeless women than men, according to research. A third (33%) of homeless women reported having used heroin in the last month
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A fifth police force has received allegations against Sir Edward Heath. It was known that detectives in Wiltshire, London, Kent and Jersey were looking at sex abuse allegations linked to
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Charity Kids Company has reportedly told ministers it will close – just days after it received a £3 million grant from the Government. The youth organisation has been hit by
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