A mother-of-two accused of being part of a “family network” of “Isis extremists and sympathisers” has won a High Court fight with council social services bosses. Council chiefs wanted a
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Theresa May’s offer on residency rights for EU citizens following Brexit is “a first step, but not sufficient”, the president of the European Commission has said. Jean-Claude Juncker’s comment came
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The follow-up check for new mothers needs to be improved to ensure women with mental health problems do not fall through gaps in the system, a parenting charity has said.
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The chief executive of Kensington and Chelsea council has quit after a barrage of criticism for its response to the Grenfell Tower fire tragedy. Nicholas Holgate said the Communities and
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A charity has called for “firmer commitments” on mental health reform following the Queen’s Speech. Rethink Mental Illness said the Government’s commitment to reforming mental health legislation was an “important
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A key plank of controversial probation reforms shows no sign of improving re-offending rates and could be ditched immediately with little impact being felt, a highly critical report concludes. So-called
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Britain is “flat-lining” on key measures of social progress compared to other developed nations, according to a new international study. And the 2017 Social Progress Index identified a “correlation” between
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There has been a “huge increase” in reports of emotional abuse against children, a leading children’s charity has warned. NSPCC said that it has seen a 200% increase over seven
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People with motor neurone disease (MND) have to shell out almost £10,000 because of costs associated with the disease. A new cost analysis from the think tank Demos showed that
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Poor children should be given as much high-quality early education and care as possible, a leading expert has said. There is a huge “pay off” for youngsters from disadvantaged homes
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