More than 1,800 women were forced to declare their child was born as a result of rape or coercive control to receive benefit support, official figures show. Ministers faced renewed
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A boom in older people living in rural parts of England could see the quality of social care and access to services decline without extra funding from the Government, a
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Delays to building secure schools are leaving vulnerable young people, especially girls, in unsafe conditions, according to a new report from MPs. The report found that delays in building secure
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The Government should formally apologise to unmarried women who were “railroaded” into unwanted adoptions between the 1950s and 1970s, MPs and peers have said. The Joint Committee on Human Rights
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Another 10 women have claimed they are victims of sexual misconduct by DJ Tim Westwood, with one alleging he had sex with her when she was 14. The teenager, who
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Abortion law is impacting the self-worth of disabled people, a lawyer representing a woman with Down’s syndrome has told the Court of Appeal. Heidi Crowter (pictured), 27, from Coventry, brought
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A man who lost his grandmother to coronavirus has said free testing and other measures should never have been axed, as he reflected on the “absolutely heart-rending and tragic” milestone
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God was “weaponised” by priests to help silence their victims and justify their abuse, an inquiry report has found. A report into the psychology of people who abuse children was
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A Parliamentary committee has called for increased efforts to vaccinate people in vulnerable groups against Covid-19 as infection rates continue to rise again. A report by the Public Accounts Committee
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All ambulance services in England are on the highest level of alert and are under “extreme pressure”. A combination of Covid absences among staff, difficulty caused by the hot weather
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