Give kinship carers paid leave on par with adoptive parents, charity urges
Relatives who step up to look after a child in what is known as kinship care should be given paid leave instead of feeling forced to cut their hours or
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Mother and partner jailed over ‘sadistic’ killing and torture of nine-year-old Alfie Steele
A mother has been jailed for 27 years and her partner has been ordered to serve at least 32 years in prison for killing nine-year-old Alfie Steele, who was repeatedly
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Hospice sector at risk without long-term funding settlement, MPs warn
The hospice sector is at risk unless the Government and the NHS provide a long-term funding settlement, ministers have been warned. Conservative MP Paul Holmes opened a debate in Westminster
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Cabinet Office refusal to hand over evidence ‘corrosive’, Covid Inquiry hears
The Cabinet Office’s refusal to hand over requested documents to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry is “corrosive” and will damage confidence in the process, the opening hearing has been told. Sam
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No plans for abortion law reforms following backlash over jailed mother
Rishi Sunak has no plans to alter abortion laws despite calls for reform after a mother-of-three was jailed for using abortion tablets to end her pregnancy illegally during the coronavirus
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Opposition parties renew calls for ‘VIP lane’ loopholes to be closed in Procurement Bill
Opposition parties have renewed calls for an amendment to a Government law in order to close so-called “VIP lane” loopholes for public contracts. The proposed changes to the Procurement Bill
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Disability aggravated hate crime in Scotland at highest rate on record, figures show
Charges against people subjecting disabled people to hate crime because of their condition is the highest on record, figures have shown. Charges against people accused of committing disability aggravated hate
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Neighbours raised concerns months before nine-year-old boy killed by mother and partner
Neighbours had raised concerns for months before a nine-year-old boy was killed by his mother and her partner, who have been convicted over his death, with a safeguarding review now
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Mother, 33, murdered baby son by shaking him and striking his head, court told
A mother murdered her baby son by shaking him and striking his head on a hard surface, a court heard. Eloddie Goncalves, 33, told a 999 call handler “my son
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Woman, 19, accused of murdering son denies knowing she was pregnant, court hears
A teenage mother accused of murdering her newborn son has denied ever knowing she was pregnant, a court heard. Paris Mayo (pictured) is accused of inflicting complex skull fractures on
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