Local authorities in England have warned they are facing a £13 billion funding gap by the end of the decade following George Osborne’s spending review, even if they raise council
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Thousands of people with cancer will feel “cold and lonely” this Christmas because they do not have enough money to celebrate or heat their homes, a charity has warned. Almost
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A 100,000-name petition will be handed in to 10 Downing Street by campaigners against a controversial trade deal being negotiated between the EU and the United States. Suffragette actress Anne-Marie
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A landmark legal challenge to relax Northern Ireland’s strict abortion laws has been successful. The challenge was brought by the Northern Ireland Human Rights Commission (NIHRC), which wants access to
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A new research study launched today identifies the key factors that influence how well children in care do in schools in England. The fact most children in care lag behind
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The new Universal Credit system will mean a less generous benefit entitlement for working families, a respected economic think tank has said. An estimated 2.6 million working families can be
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Powerful “skunk weed” cannabis causes significant damage to vital nerve fibres linking the two halves of the brain, a study has found. The damage occurs in the corpus callosum, the
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Institutions facing investigation in the independent abuse inquiry are set to be identified. Justice Lowell Goddard, who is leading the probe, will make a statement on its progress later. It
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A local authority has accepted a family judge’s criticism that it should have issued care proceedings involving the siblings of Poppi Worthington at an earlier stage. A 2014 fact-finding judgment
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Council social services staff unlawfully moved a vulnerable woman from her home and placed her in a care facility, a senior judge has said. Sir James Munby said the woman,
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