Care worker ‘laid into boys’ while his wife watched and laughed, court hears
A care worker at a children’s home took off his glasses and rained down blows on vulnerable boys as his wife laughed and “egged” him on, a court has heard.
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Social workers secure FGM protection order for diplomat’s baby daughter
Social workers fear the baby daughter of a west African diplomat based in England could be subjected to genital mutilation. A family court judge has made the youngster the subject
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Pauline Cafferkey leaves hospital after third Ebola alert
Ebola nurse Pauline Cafferkey has been discharged from hospital after being treated for the third time for a complication linked to the disease. The Royal Free Hospital said the Scottish
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Richard Gere visits Glasgow to promote new film on homelessness
Hollywood actor Richard Gere has been in Glasgow promoting a film in which he plays a homeless man in New York. The star attended the closing night of the city’s
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Benefit fraud hotline defended despite 85% of tip-offs proving unfounded
Welfare officials have defended using the public to root out suspected benefit cheats despite figures showing the vast bulk of tip-offs have proved unfounded. More than 1.6 million cases were
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New Chief appointed to take over reigns of Care Council for Wales
Sue Evans has been appointed the new Chief Executive of the Care Council for Wales. She is currently Chief Officer, Social Care and Housing, at Torfaen County Borough Council, and
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New digital resources for direct care and support workers in Wales
The Care Council for Wales has launched a new interactive resource aimed at direct care and support workers that will help them get to grips with what the Social Services
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Christian kicked off social work course over anti-gay marriage remarks
A Christian social work student has been expelled from his course after voicing anti-gay marriage opinions on Facebook. Felix Ngole, 38, was a second-year masters student at Sheffield University when
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FOI request reveals 30,000 vacancies across NHS trusts and health boards
Thousands of NHS doctor and nursing posts are lying vacant, trusts and health boards have said. More than two-thirds of trusts and health boards in the UK are looking to
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Charity in plea for action as rough sleepers increase 30% over a year
Rough sleeping has increased by almost a third in England over the past year and has doubled since 2010, according to new statistics. “Snapshot” figures published by the Department for
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