Schoolchildren were among alleged victims who contacted police in England and Wales in the six months since the creation of the new upskirting law, an investigation has found. The first
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Children excluded from school are at a “heightened risk” of being drawn into county lines drugs gangs, a report suggests. Police officers “reported a strong link between school exclusion and
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Gaps in the legal system are allowing sex offenders such as Gary Glitter and Richard Huckle to travel abroad and target vulnerable children in less developed countries, the Independent Inquiry
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A Cabinet Office investigation into former Welsh secretary Alun Cairns’ knowledge of a collapsed rape trial has been branded a “sham” by the female victim. The MP for the Vale
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One of the first people in Scotland to take part in a new trial for Huntington’s disease (HD) says the programme has taken him from a “real place of darkness”.
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Increasing numbers of patients are waiting more than four hours to be seen at A&E departments, which also saw a record number of attendances and ambulance callouts in December. Data
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Exploitation of vulnerable youngsters by drugs gangs is a “sad reflection” of the current state of child protection services, a former watchdog has said. Lord Laming, who served as chief
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MPs have voted down proposals to enshrine protections for child refugees as part of the Government’s Brexit agreement. Following his election victory, Boris Johnson re-drafted his European Union (Withdrawal Agreement)
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New figures revealing the number of children in care has hit a 10-year high point to a care system “in crisis”, the Children’s Commissioner has said. According to Department for
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A “dire shortage” of mental health care workers amid rising demand is leaving staff overworked and demoralised and compromising care, according to the doctors’ union. More than half (52%) of
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