SIX fire crews rushed to Bridge House care home in Barham on today after a blaze tore through its roof.

The man given the task of deciding how social care in England should be funded says the status quo “is not an option”.

A SOCIAL worker from Broadstairs has been jailed for four years after admitting sexually abusing a girl.

Social workers are endangering the lives of vulnerable children by failing to engage with men in child protection cases, the Fatherhood Institute has warned.

Ex-drug addict Natalie’s children were forcibly adopted, Amy was never allowed to take her babies home, and Jayne had 12 children removed from her care. But when is it appropriate for the state to come between mother and child? And is the fundamental right to have children now coming under threat?

More than half of local authorities in England fear budget pressures will affect care services that help elderly people and adults with disabilities to live at home, according to a new survey.

The number of complaints about adult social care in Kent has more than doubled in the past five years.