Victim of paedophile monk tells of devastating impact of abuse in emotional court statement
One of the victims of paedophile monk Peter Turner has said the abuse he suffered at his hands is just as likely to kill him as disease or old age.
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Duchess hails homelessness charity ‘making a real difference’ on visit to Aberdeen
The Duchess of Cambridge has praised a cafe run by homelessness charity Social Bite for “making a real difference”. Kate, known as the Countess of Strathearn while in Scotland, heard
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Charity director honoured for tackling homelessness calls for more affordable housing
The solution to rough sleeping is simply providing enough affordable housing, a director at one of the UK’s largest homelessness charities has said. Speaking after collecting an MBE at Buckingham
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Care workers sleeping on overnight shifts should get minimum wage, Supreme Court told
Carers who have to sleep at their workplace in case they are needed overnight are ready to work and should be paid minimum wage for their whole shift, Supreme Court
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Ombudsman warns councils in England of their duties around care home top-up fees
Councils across England are being reminded by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman of their duties under the Care Act to administer ‘top-up fees’ for people contributing towards relatives’
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Former monk at Catholic boarding school given 20-year prison term for child sexual abuse
A former monk at a Catholic boarding school who continued to abuse young boys after confessing to having sexual contact with a pupil has been jailed for more than 20
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Services for older people in Scottish Borders improving, follow-up inspection reveals
Services for older people in the Scottish Borders are improving, say inspectors after a follow-up inspection by Healthcare Improvement Scotland and the Care Inspectorate. A 2017 inspection had identified some
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Government face legal threat over ‘inappropriate’ accommodation for people with learning difficulties
A human rights body is threatening the Government with legal action over its “repeated failure” to give people with learning difficulties and autism the appropriate accommodation. The Equality and Human
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Government to announce ban on councils from placing vulnerable children in unregulated homes
The Government has announced plans to ban local authorities from placing vulnerable children in unregulated accommodation amid growing concern over grooming and county lines drug gangs. Under the plans, all
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Officials working to trace patients of coronavirus-hit healthcare workers in Brighton
Officials are working to trace patients of two healthcare workers who are among eight people in the UK to be diagnosed with coronavirus. The pair, who were working in general
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