Supreme Court to consider role of councils in protecting vulnerable children
The Supreme Court is to hear a landmark case which could have an impact on the rights of thousands of abuse victims. It concerns two people, known as CN and
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Smokers face ‘discrimination’ as charity reports 75% decline cessation aids being prescribed
Patients who smoke are being “discriminated against” with a 75% decline in stop smoking aids being prescribed by GPs and pharmacists in England, according to analysis by a charity. The
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Sir Elton John and Duke of Sussex to launch global coalition to treat HIV
Sir Elton John and the Duke of Sussex will join forces to launch a new global coalition focused on treating HIV infections in men, it has been announced. The musician,
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Scandal-hit Presidents Club breached ‘key charity law duties’, Charity Commission
The trustees of the Presidents Club, a controversial black-tie event mired in sexual harassment allegations, have been censured by the Charity Commission. A report by the Commission found “significant failures”
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NHS leaders urge new Health Secretary to ‘grasp social care challenge’
NHS leaders have written to new Health and Social Care Secretary Matt Hancock urging him to “grasp the social care challenge”. The letter calls for a joint plan that covers
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Court of Appeal rules carers not entitled to mininum wage for sleep-in shifts
Carers who have to sleep at their workplace in case they are needed overnight will not be paid minimum hourly rates after a Court of Appeal ruling. In a decision
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‘Despicably greedy’ care home owner jailed for fleecing pensioners out of millions
A “morally bankrupt” care home owner who took millions of pounds from wealthy pensioners has been jailed for 21 years. David Barton, 64, was sentenced at Liverpool Crown Court on
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Teacher becomes fifth at private school convicted for sexually abusing students
A history teacher at a top private school has been jailed for 17 years for raping one of his pupils, leaving her suffering a “life sentence” of suicidal thoughts and
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Major report explores relationship between poverty, care and interventions in children’s lives
A major new report highlighting how social care has become a postcode lottery for children across the UK has been published following research conducted by the University of Sheffield. The
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Family members jailed for killing teenager left to rot like ‘second world war camp’ victim
A teenager who died at home looked “hauntingly reminiscent of starving victims in the extermination camps of the Second World War”, according to a judge who jailed his mother, grandmother
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