Gangs targeting vulnerable children to expand drug networks
Runaway and missing children are being housed by gangs and used to sell drugs in the UK in a form of “child trafficking”, a report has claimed. Vulnerable children without
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Suspended jail term for man who abused adoption social worker
A man who was abusive to a social services manager after his son was placed for adoption has been given a suspended jail term. Kaine Hancock was given a six-month
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Leon Brittan named in files found after child sex abuse review
Former Cabinet minister Leon Brittan has been named in top secret files uncovered following a review into historical child sex abuse in Westminster. Peter Morrison, who was an aide to
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Thatcher was warned about MP with ‘penchant for small boys’
Spy chiefs warned the Thatcher government that allegations an MP had a “penchant for small boys” risked causing it political embarrassment, documents have revealed. Child abuse investigators found no consideration
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Glasgow homelessness workers reach agreement with council
UNISON have announced that the striking homelessness caseworkers have voted to accept a new offer from Glasgow City Council. After 17-weeks of action, the new offer secures the central demand
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Study on health of homeless patients in Aberdeen wins award
Academics and health professionals who have been investigating the health of homeless patients in Aberdeen have collected an award for the best research abstract presented at a large NHS Scotland
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Suicide prevention for middle-aged men ‘must be made a priority’
The prevention of suicide in middle-aged men should be made a priority, a study has urged, warning that deaths in mental health patients have become “substantially more common”. Factors including
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Alzheimer’s breakthrough as drugs which slow pace of disease unveiled
Drugs that could be the “first” to slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease have been unveiled today. Researchers revealed the the promising results of studies into the use of solanezumab
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Border Force stage trafficking simulation in anti-FGM campaign
Identifying victims of female genital mutilation (FGM) is like “looking for the needle in the haystack”, a Border Force official has said. Border Force staff at Heathrow Airport simulated the
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NI abortion campaigners vow to fight on despite court ruling
A young woman and her mother have vowed to continue their legal fight for women from Northern Ireland to receive free abortions on the NHS in England. Their lawyer announced
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