Young offenders institutions are failing to curb re-offending by child criminals once they are released, according to a report. Children are being let down because the centres are “largely failing”
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A Downton Abbey star has delivered a petition to Downing Street, demanding changes to the benefits system for people living with terminal illness. Jim Carter, who plays butler Charles Carson
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The 27-year prison sentence for the teenager who abducted, raped and murdered Alesha MacPhail was “excessive and a miscarriage of justice”, an appeal court has heard. Aaron Campbell took the
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Victims of crime are being “robbed” of the chance to have their voice heard in court, according to a report. Just one in seven people were offered the opportunity to
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Most people support a tax increase to tackle the UK’s adult social care “crisis”, new research suggests. Three out of four of 1,000 members of the public surveyed for the
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The teenager who abducted, raped and murdered Alesha MacPhail will appeal against his 27-year sentence later on Wednesday. Aaron Campbell took the six-year-old from her bed at her grandparents’ home
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NHS pension rules blamed for deterring senior doctors from taking on additional shifts for fear of being hit with hefty tax bills are to be overhauled, ministers have announced. Health
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Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease accounted for more than a tenth of the registered deaths in England and Wales in 2018, new figures show. Last year saw the highest number of
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The children of inspirational fundraiser Jane Tomlinson have launched a new service to support young people struggling with grief after losing a loved one. One of the wishes of Mrs
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Dame Barbara Windsor and husband Scott Mitchell have called on Prime Minister Boris Johnson to solve the dementia care crisis as they were named ambassadors of charity Alzheimer’s Society. The
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