Cuts of £68m to Birmingham’s children’s services have been rubber-stamped in a move that will mean the loss of around 750 jobs.

Chief medical officer for England demands big increase in take-up for 2011-12 ‘flu season’, warning health authorities to order enough supplies now

Sharon Shoesmith is set to begin her appeal against the High Court ruling that upheld the decision to sack her in the aftermath of the Peter Connelly case.

A leading Norfolk charity is planning a wholesale shake-up in the way it delivers services across the county to meet the twin challenges of coping with cuts in funding while giving older people more say in their own lives.

LIVERPOOL council has started asking for views on plans to axe social services for people with “moderate” needs.

A care worker stole cash from a 71-year-old man she was supposed to be helping.

Local authorities could save in the region of £1.2m each if they invest in prevention schemes to tackle youth homelessness, research has revealed.

An innovative scheme in which health and social care services work side by side to cut hospital admissions has been hailed a major success.

Ministers told that councils will find it ‘exceptionally difficult to maintain a basic youth offending team’