Unaccompanied child asylum seekers are in danger of not getting the care they need due to a breakdown in Government plans to support them, it has been claimed. The situation
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Survivors of child sexual abuse are being let down by the “persistent failure” of the criminal justice system, a report by MPs and peers has found. The parliamentarians said they
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Tax cuts for the rich in recent years have deprived the public of almost £14 billion – money that would fund plans to end the social care crisis for two
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More than a dozen NHS Trusts are taking the Government to court to argue that they should have an 80% reduction in business rates – the same discount given to
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Young people are suffering from “poverty of hope”, with more than two-thirds believing they will be worse off than their parents, a children’s charity has said. A Barnardo’s-commissioned study also
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Children’s homes in parts of the country are calling the police as many as 200 times a year, charity research suggests. The Howard League for Penal Reform warned its latest
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The “fantasist” accused of inventing a VIP Westminster paedophile ring has refused in court to fully identify another alleged victim who he said could corroborate his claims. Carl Beech, 51,
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A High Court judge in London has taken steps to protect two sisters living more than 4,000 miles away in Africa after social workers said they were at risk. Mrs
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A hospital visitor inadvertently gave staff a cake laced with cannabis as a thank you for their care, a health trust has said. The gift was taken into Warrington Hospital
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Cameras will follow people living with dementia for two years in a new BBC documentary. Described as “unique for television”, Living With Dementia will feature up to six people at
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