Parson Green tube bomber jailed for minimum of 34 years
A “ruthless” teenage asylum seeker has been jailed for at least 34 years for planting the Parsons Green Tube bomb which injured 51 passengers. Iraqi Ahmed Hassan, who claims to
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Council apologies over social service failings in dealings with Parsons Green bomber
A council has said sorry over failings in its dealings with Parsons Green bomber Ahmed Hassan. The 18-year-old, who lived in Sunbury, Surrey, told immigration officials he had trained with
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Corbyn calls on all councils to sign charter against modern slavery
People toiling against their will in factories, farms and restaurants in Britain today are “slaves just as much as any slave ever was”, Jeremy Corbyn has said. The Labour leader
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NHS working with councils after report finds poor housing costing £1.4 billion a year
The NHS is working with councils to improve “housing health” to boost the wellbeing of vulnerable residents after a report found poor housing is costing the health service £1.4 billion
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Funding for scheme to support care leavers only enough for one in five, councils warn
A scheme which helps provide practical and emotional support for young people leaving care only has enough funding for one in five, councils have warned. The Local Government Association (LGA)
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Social care costs ‘could account for half of council revenues by 2035’
Adult social care costs could account for half of the local taxes raised by councils unless ministers rethink their local government funding reforms, a leading economic think tank has warned.
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Judge orders council to review ‘irrational’ decision on housing for autistic girl
An autistic girl at risk of harming herself in her “dangerous” family home has won a High Court action for an immediate review of her living situation. The six-year-old, who
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Parliamentary Group told Oxfam scandal ‘tip of the iceberg’ in aid sector abuse
The Oxfam sex scandal in Haiti is just the “tip of the iceberg”, a parliamentary gathering has been told. The All Party Parliamentary Group on Haiti heard calls for a
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‘I didn’t cause any injury to Ellie and will prove it’, father tells inquest
A father convicted of murdering his daughter 11 months after she was put back in his care has denied causing her “any injury” at an inquest into her death. Ben
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Council failing on effective action to help Grenfell survivors, independent task force
An independent task force set up in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire has accused Kensington and Chelsea Council of failing to take effective action to help survivors of
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