Victims of violent and sexual crimes are being let down by “wholly unsatisfactory” probation services in London, according to a watchdog report. Inspectors found that in at least a fifth
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The UK has violated its human rights obligations through sustained and widespread cuts to social support, a UN poverty expert has found. UN Special Rapporteur on extreme poverty and human
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Children’s charity Barnardo’s has raised concerns over ignorance of sexual grooming revealed by an Emmerdale storyline. The ITV soap has featured a plot line in which the character of teacher
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Councils could be facing a £51.8 billion funding “black hole” over the next six years, according to a new report. Such a financial shortfall would mean yearly council tax rises,
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Drug addicts can stay on heroin replacement methadone for 30 years “walking around like zombies”, former users have told MPs. A group of recovering addicts said instead of giving people
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A homeless man found living in a filthy car with his two malnourished toddlers has been handed a suspended jail sentence for child neglect. The 24-year-old man, who cannot be
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An investigation into a gang that groomed and sexually abused underage victims has led to more convictions after a vulnerable girl was repeatedly raped. Mohammed Akram was found guilty by
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A woman who married her British husband almost 50 years ago is “petrified” after being told to leave the country by the Home Office. South African national Carolyn Hirst moved
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A haemophiliac infected with hepatitis from contaminated blood products has spoken publicly about his ordeal for the first time. Paul Kirkpatrick, from Londonderry, gave evidence to the first Northern Ireland
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A 55-year-old woman with a history of mental illness beat her neighbour to death in her own garden and left her body lying beneath a stone bird bath. Sherry Moore
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