New figures confirm 30% of rape victims are girls aged under 16
Nearly a third of female rape victims are girls aged under 16, new figures indicate. The findings emerged as the first detailed breakdown of the age and gender of victims
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Scots abuse victims keep up calls for inquiry scope to be widened
Victims say they will continue to press Education Secretary Angela Constance to increase the scope of an independent inquiry into childhood abuse. Andi Lavery, who founded the support charity White
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Number of nurse training places in Wales to increase by 10%
The number of nurse training places will increase by 10% in 2016-17 as part of an £85m investment package by the Welsh Government in the next generation of healthcare professionals,
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NHS bosses cited in letter ‘don’t back imposition of junior doctor contracts’
Several NHS chief executives who apparently put their names to a key letter used by Jeremy Hunt to justify imposing new contracts on junior doctors have withdrawn their support for
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Government accused of ‘devolving blame for cuts to local government’
The Government is “devolving the blame for their cuts” through changes to the local government funding settlement, Labour has claimed. Shadow communities and local government minister Steve Reed (pictured) argued
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Forcing women to seek abortions overseas is ‘shame on Northern Ireland’
Forcing vulnerable women to travel outside Northern Ireland to access abortion services is “shameful”, the devolved Assembly has heard. The comments were made during a lengthy debate on amending the
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Trial seeks to improve life chances of Wales’s looked after children
Improving the life chances of looked after children across Wales is the focus of a major new trial led by Cardiff University. Recent figures from a foster charity show that
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Sturgeon unveils £27m to help GP and nursing recruitment ‘challenges’
Scotland faces “real challenges” in recruiting GPs over the next decade, the First Minister has acknowledged, as she announced funding of £27 million to train more doctors, nurses and midwives.
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Child abuse inquiry taking some evidence ‘as a matter of urgency’
An independent inquiry into the abuse of children in care is to take evidence from some seriously-ill and elderly victims “as a matter of urgency”, its chair has announced. Susan
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Judge to independently review Met’s handling of historical sex abuse probes
Britain’s top police officer Sir Bernard Hogan-Howe has spoken of a “moral crisis” as he announced a judge will probe the controversial handling of claims of a VIP paedophile ring
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