Labour manifesto vows £2.5bn ‘time to care’ funding
Labour’s manifesto confirmed the party’s pledge of a £2.5 billion “time to care” fund to boost spending on health, but did not match Conservative and Liberal Democrat promises to meet
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Child abuse images being traded using bitcoin currency
Paedophiles are using the digital currency bitcoin to buy child sexual abuse images online, a UK internet watchdog has found. In its annual report for 2014, the Internet Watch Foundation
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Cameron pledges to double free childcare launching election manifesto
David Cameron promised 30 hours a week of free childcare for three and four-year-olds as he insisted the Tories were the “real party of working people”. Launching the Conservatives’ election
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Father ‘did everything possible’ to obstruct Medway social workers
A Ukrainian concert pianist who became embroiled in a row with social workers after his son was taken into foster care has been criticised by a family court judge. The
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Early years experts issue warning over Tory childcare plans
Early years experts have warned that the Conservatives’ pledge to double free childcare for pre-schoolers may not be practical. Under proposals announced in the party’s manifesto today, all three and
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Tory candidate rapped over mental health ID wristbands
A Conservative candidate’s suggestion that people with mental health issues could wear identifying wristbands to help ensure they are not unfairly dealt with by authorities has been attacked by opponents.
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Campaigners welcome ‘huge step forward’ on new revenge porn laws
People who share sexually explicit images without consent could be jailed for up to two years from today, as new revenge porn laws come into force. Campaigners and victims have
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Research funding for Dementia and Stroke ‘far too low’
The amount of money spent on research into dementia and stroke in the UK is still far too low, health experts have said. Analysis of funding for research into the
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Online child sex abuse images soar as watchdog removes 31,000 files
The number of web pages found with images of child sexual abuse soared by 137% last year, a UK internet watchdog has revealed. The Internet Watch Foundation (IWF) said it
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Starkey attacks ‘victimhood status’ of ethnic minorities and disabled
Ethnic minority groups and disabled people should not “assume the status of victim”, according to historian David Starkey. In a wide-ranging interview with the Daily Telegraph, the television presenter, 70,
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