Concern over way council handled case of baby whose parents were homeless
Council social services bosses have been criticised by a family court judge over the way they have handled the case of a baby girl whose parents are trying to turn
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Cross-party MPs urge Home Secretary to sanction drug consumption rooms
Home Secretary Sajid Javid has been urged by a group of cross-party MPs and peers to sanction drug consumption rooms. Tory Crispin Blunt, Labour’s Jeff Smith and crossbench peer Baroness
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Scandal-hit immigration centre makes £14.3M profit despite alleged abuses
An immigration centre where there was alleged “awful abuse by staff against detainees” has made £14.3 million in profit for the company that runs it. Labour MP Yvette Cooper, chairwoman
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Care worker jailed for life for ‘brutal and ferocious’ murder of 13-year-old
A care worker jailed for life for the “brutal and ferocious” murder of 13-year-old Lucy McHugh had previously been detained for holding a group of youngsters and staff hostage at
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Call for scheme to help poorer children take part in extra-curricular activities
A bursary scheme should be introduced to help children from disadvantaged backgrounds take part in extra-curricular activities, the Social Mobility Commission has recommended. Young people aged between 10 and 15
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Benefit claimants being ‘blocked from challenging decisions’, campaign group warn
Universal Credit claimants are being “blocked” from challenging decisions they disagree with, a campaign group has claimed. The system is throwing up so many obstacles for those seeking reviews of
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Music ‘medicine’ may offer alternative to drugs for calming down patients
Music may offer an alternative to drugs for calming down patients, researchers say. The drug midazolam is sometimes prescribed as a sedative for NHS patients undergoing a range of procedures.
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Prime Minister launches consultation on shake-up of parental leave system
A shake-up of parental leave entitlements could see fathers spend more time with their babies. A consultation on changes to the system has been launched by Theresa May in one
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Pro-choice campaigner wept after vote to make abortion lawful
A woman who has campaigned for six years to liberalise Northern Ireland’s abortion laws broke down in tears as the House of Commons supported legislation repealing a law criminalising terminations
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Probe launched into how social services handled Lucy McHugh abuse claims
A probe is under way into how claims of abuse against 13-year-old Lucy McHugh were handled by social services in the months before she was murdered. The trial of Stephen
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