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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A watchdog has expressed astonishment at the failure to introduce a “properly resourced” national strategy for older prisoners after a dramatic rise in inmates aged over 60. Nigel Newcomen, the
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Campaigners are launching a High Court challenge over the number of unaccompanied child refugees accepted into the UK under the Dubs scheme. The charity Help Refugees claims the consultation process
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A Holocaust survivor who complained that being in a care facility made her feel ”like a prisoner again in the German concentration camp” should not travel to Israel for a
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Public sector workers have seen their incomes fall “drastically” because of the Government’s cap on pay rises, forcing many to cut back on food shopping, a study shows. A survey
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Gloria Hunniford OBE was guest of honour at an event to mark the opening of a brand new care home in Sevenoaks, Kent, the 29th Care UK has opened since
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An attack on a group of worshippers near a mosque by a man in a white van is being treated as terrorism, police said. One man died after the driver,
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The death toll from the Grenfell Tower fire has risen to 79, police said. Metropolitan Police Commander Stuart Cundy said five people had been formally identified and the rest were
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