A watchdog has raised “acute” concerns over how the Metropolitan Police investigates child abuse online and warned this could put youngsters in danger. Inspectors found probes into the viewing and
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Afghans who worked with the British government and military will be able to move to the UK permanently, the Home Office has confirmed. The department announced the decision on Wednesday
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Proposals to increase the age that people become entitled to free prescriptions has been branded a “thoughtless” false economy by a coalition of charities. The Prescription Charges Coalition warned that
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Ministers from Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland have called on the UK Government to scrap plans to axe the £20 increase to Universal Credit and instead make the higher rate
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Manchester City defender Benjamin Mendy allegedly raped a woman while on bail accused of four other sex offences, a court has heard. Mendy, 27, was remanded in custody after appearing
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Chronic staff shortages in the NHS are getting worse, experts have warned, as new figures showed there were 10,000 more vacancies in June than a year ago. NHS Digital data,
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Care workers are earning less than the minimum wage thanks to a “loophole” that means they are not paid for time travelling between visits, Labour has said. The party’s deputy
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Two women bringing a legal challenge over what they describe as a failure to protect those living in care homes from Covid-19 have lost a bid for the Government to
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Managers fear an “exodus” of social care staff by the autumn due to opposition to mandatory vaccination, Covid burnout and a staffing crisis which is already compromising safe care. Senior
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A High Court judge has invited Education Secretary Gavin Williamson to contribute to litigation centred on a troubled teenage girl who has been “detained” in the side room of a
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