Councils say they plan to spend less money fighting obesity. Figures from the Local Government Association (LGA), which represents more than 370 councils, show they are forecast to spend £127
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A care home assistant who stole thousands of pounds from an elderly resident in her charge has avoided jail. Angela McIntyre was handed a 12-month prison term, suspended for two
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A family court judge has told of the “very difficult” reality of life in England for one Romany couple who emigrated from Slovakia three years ago. Judge Clifford Bellamy said
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New Cabinet Minister Andrea Leadsom has been branded “ignorant” after saying it would be sensible not to employ a man to look after children in case they are a paedophile.
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Women who believe they have overcome breast cancer are being failed “every step of the way” when they experience symptoms of the disease coming back, a damning report has found.
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Over a third of families, more than 2 million households, in the UK are earning below the minimum income needed for an acceptable living standard. This is among the key
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Death threats have been made to Labour’s Luciana Berger, with one message allegedly telling her she is going to “get it like Jo Cox did”. She has reportedly received a
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The Duchess of Cornwall will urge society to challenge the “corrosive” silence that surrounds domestic violence. Camilla will host a reception for survivors of domestic abuse and those working in
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An extra £12 million will be spent over the next 2 years to expand services that make mental health assessments available to those arrested. The funding will see a roll
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The mother of a 13-month-old girl who was sexually abused by her father before her death has said she is “angry and disappointed” with the decision not to bring about
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