The benefits freeze has pushed 200,000 people into poverty, according to analysis by social reform think tank the Joseph Rowntree Foundation (JRF). Chancellor Philip Hammond was urged to use next
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A crowdfunding campaign has been launched to fund treatment for two terminally ill siblings who captured the heart of the Duke of Sussex. The GoFundMe page for Ollie Carroll, eight,
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An “alarming” fall in rape charges will be examined in a major review announced as part of a new Government crackdown on violence against women and girls. The probe will
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A 54-year-old woman has been jailed after posting information relating to family court litigation on Facebook. Sara Root, who believes her children were unfairly taken from her, published information about
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The ordeal of a teenager who was groomed and passed around as a “sex toy” between a large number of men “transcends the imagination of most people”, the top judge
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A father has been jailed for plotting a “monstrous” acid attack on his three-year-old son which left the youngster “scarred for life”. The parent and five other defendants were all
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More than half of parents whose children have speech, language or communication problems have to wait longer than six months for help, a survey suggests. A YouGov poll of more
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Adult social services will face a £1 billion funding gap despite council tax rises, the Local Government Association (LGA) has warned. Extra money raised by local authorities will “do little”
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No sufficient evidence of police misconduct has been found in almost all of the operations into alleged child sex abuse linked to Westminster, an inquiry has heard. The police watchdog
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A London hospital patient is the second person in the world to be cleared of the Aids virus, doctors have said. The male patient has achieved “sustained remission” from HIV
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