New draft law calls for child abusers to be imprisoned for life
Child abusers will be imprisoned for life under a new draft law brought in by Conservative MP Tom Tugendhat. The move was sparked by the case of a baby called
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Call to give patients with late-life depression better access to therapy
Elderly patients with depression should be given better access to therapy and community activities instead of antidepressants, researchers have said. Up to 9.3% of adults over the age of 75
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Financial pressures ‘forcing social care providers to hand back contracts’
Three out of five social care providers have had to close down parts of their work or hand back contracts to local authorities because of financial pressures, according to a
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Government launch adult social care campaign to tackle workforce shortages
The Government has launched a recruitment campaign to try to plug a hole of 110,000 vacancies in the social care workforce. More than 1.45 million people work in social care
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Calls to halt Universal Credit after Rudd admits it has increased food bank use
Work and Pensions Secretary Amber Rudd is facing calls to halt the roll-out of Universal Credit, after admitting that its introduction had increased reliance on food banks. Answering questions in
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Former day nursery manager admits viewing sexual abuse of children online
A former day nursery manager has admitted viewing the sexual abuse of children online. The woman, who cannot be identified for legal reasons, pleaded guilty to using a chatroom to
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Man detained after ‘severe’ fire breaks out at mental health facility
A man has been detained on suspicion of arson after a fire ripped through a mental health facility. The 43-year-old was held as firefighters tackled the “severe” blaze which broke
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Rudd accused of ‘compounding injustice’ towards Windrush citizens over benefits
Amber Rudd was accused of “compounding and extending the injustice” towards Windrush citizens by a Labour MP after her constituent was denied benefits. Helen Hayes (Dulwich and West Norwood) said
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Women at risk of breast cancer ‘should be screened in their thirties
Up to 86,000 women in their thirties with a family history of breast cancer should receive annual mammograms, researchers say. A new study funded by the charity Breast Cancer Now
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‘Evil and controlling’ husband shows no remorse as he is jailed for wife’s murder
An “evil and controlling” man who strangled his wife and set fire to her body has been jailed for life. Plasterer Thomas Peter, 50, rammed a flannel into Karen Peter’s
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