Mothers using ‘informal childcare’ more likely to return to work, new survey finds
Mothers are more likely to go back to work after having a baby if they have relatives who are willing to look after their child, a study has found. Around
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Paedophile hunters ‘overstepped the mark’ when confronting suspects, court told
A group of paedophile hunters “overstepped the mark” when they falsely imprisoned and used violence against men they suspected of being child sex offenders, a court has heard. The group,
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Woman who alienated son from ex-husband loses custody over boy’s care
A woman has lost a fight over the care of her 12-year-old son after a High Court judge concluded that she had alienated the youngster from his father. The boy,
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Apprenticeship levy restrictions ‘leaving more than £200M unused by NHS’
More than £200 million is lying unused by cash-strapped health trusts in England because of restrictions in the Government’s apprenticeship levy scheme, a study suggests. Unison said figures based on
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Judge sanctions DNA testing on dementia sufferer thought to have fathered children
Specialists have been given the go-ahead to swab the mouth of an elderly dementia sufferer so DNA tests can be carried out in a bid to establish whether he fathered
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Teenager jailed for life for murdering youth mentor in knife attack
A teenager has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 19 years after being found guilty of murdering a youth mentor in a knife attack. Hamed Hussein, 19,
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Coroner condemns ‘failure to provide basic medical attention’ to cancer patients
A coroner has blasted a doctor and NHS trust over the deaths of 10 cancer patients, some of whom may have lived if they were treated properly. A state of
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Lung cancer patients at mercy of ‘woefully poor’ NHS equipment leading to delays
Patients with lung cancer – the disease that killed former Emmerdale actress Leah Bracknell – are at the mercy of “woefully poor” NHS equipment, according to a new report. The
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‘More than 1,000 modern slavery victims’ discovered by councils in last year
Councils have discovered more than a thousand potential victims of modern slavery in the last year, research suggests. The referrals of victims made by authorities in England have soared by
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Schools facing ‘unexplained surge’ in pupils requiring special educational needs, MP says
Schools are facing an “unexplained surge” in pupils with special needs and disabilities – with some claiming advances in medicine are having a “knock-on impact” on the education system, an
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