The Labour leader of Haringey Council is quitting after condemning “sexist and bullying” behaviour during a bitter party battle over a controversial redevelopment scheme. Claire Kober will not seek re-election
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A Government minister has described claims from an SNP MP that people have “taken their own lives as a result of Government’s benefit policies” as “appalling and unsubstantiated”. Work and
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A troubled boy has been placed in secure accommodation hundreds of miles from home because of a shortage of specialist units for children, a family court judge has said. Judge
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A survivors’ group has hit out at “unconvincing” apologies from a religious order that ran a controversial care home where children were allegedly abused. John Scott QC, representing In Care
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New legislation aimed at ensuring women make up at least half the board members for all public authorities is expected to be approved by Holyrood. MSPs at the Scottish Parliament
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Too many young people are killing themselves because NHS professionals are not sharing information with their families, a charity has warned. Ged Flynn, chief executive of youth suicide prevention charity
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A council leader who suggested rough sleepers in Windsor be moved on ahead of the royal wedding has survived a vote of no confidence. Conservative Simon Dudley said beggars could
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Voters in Ireland will be going to the polls in May to cast their vote on liberalising the country’s restrictive abortion laws. The Irish Government has formally backed proposals to
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A campaign group backed by Professor Stephen Hawking has been granted permission to challenge Jeremy Hunt in the High Court over plans to allow private companies to play a greater
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Almost one in four parents are skipping meals because they cannot afford to buy food, revealing shocking levels of “hidden hunger”, according to a new report. A survey of over
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