Some £88 million destined to help feed the poorest children is feared “lost”, ministers have been warned. Former welfare reform minister Frank Field raised concerns over what happens to cash
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MP Jess Phillips has criticised UK abortion laws as “backwards and draconian” ahead of her appearance at Glastonbury Festival. The Labour MP (pictured) said being tough on abortion had become
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Victims of sexual assault are getting a “terrible deal” from the criminal justice system and are often only believed if they have behaved like saints, Baroness Newlove has warned. The
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Work to rehabilitate child criminals in the West Midlands is suffering under budget cuts and could be putting the public at risk, according to inspectors. HM Inspectorate of Probation rated
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School funding and NHS recruitment must be the first priorities of the new prime minister, according to a watchdog. The Public Accounts Committee (PAC) – Westminster’s public spending watchdog –
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A High Court judge has ruled that doctors can give a sick five-year-old girl from a Jehovah’s Witness family a blood transfusion. The little girl’s parents said their religious beliefs
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The failure of successive governments to address long-term funding for adult social care puts thousands of old and disabled people at risk of losing vital support, care chiefs have warned.
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A man who refuses to register his son’s birth because he does not want the state to control the youngster has defended his stance after losing a High Court fight.
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A “genuine crisis” in funding for young people with special educational needs could “blight their lives forever”, the High Court has heard. Lawyers representing three families who are bringing a
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The police watchdog has launched an investigation after a mentally ill man who stabbed himself was tasered. Officers from the Metropolitan Police were called to an attempted break-in at a
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