A COUPLE at the centre of a fostering row because of their membership of the UK Independence Party are demanding an apology and fear they may be barred from looking after children after claiming their names have been “besmirched” by their local council.

Essex CC has today awarded the country’s first-ever social impact bond in children’s services to protect vulnerable adolescents at risk of going to jail.

Loneliness, social isolation and its ‘harmful effects’ in older people, will be tackled by identifying the areas where it is most prevalent, health secretary, Jeremy Hunt has announced.

SOCIAL services in Stockton have come under fire for “serious failures” after a dad was allowed to repeatedly harm his children.

An awards ceremony is being held on 28 November to recognise the achievements of 40 care homes in providing quality end-of-life care.

Today has seen England’s care regulator publish its ‘State of Care’ report, an in-depth study into the reasons why some care services are falling short of standards.

The deputy leader of Leicestershire County Council has stepped down after it emerged he watched pornography on a work computer.