A watchdog has called on the Home Office to examine why planned removals of detained immigrant families “routinely” fail. Chief Inspector of Prisons Peter Clarke recommended the step as he
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Older hospital patients with dementia may be “suffering in silence” because they are unable to communicate the pain they are in, a new study suggests. Experts from the Marie Curie
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Survivors who were abused as children after being sent abroad under state-backed programmes are suing the Government for compensation. Thousands of Britons, many in care or from poor families, were
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Former Scottish first minister Alex Salmond has resigned his membership of the SNP amid allegations of sexual harassment. Mr Salmond made the revelation in a video message posted on social
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A man has lost a fight to regain the care of his teenage daughter after a family court judge concluded that he found it “difficult to say no” to her.
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Dozens of school friends joined two teenager brothers to hand in an 85,000-signature petition to the Home Office to prevent their deportation to Pakistan. Somer Umeed Bakhsh, 15, and his
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A new national response unit will be established to help local authorities support vulnerable children at risk of exploitation by criminal gangs, Children and Families Minister Nadhim Zahawi has announced.
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A Windrush migrant who died while trying to prove his British citizenship was described as a “shadow of himself” by his lawyer. Dexter Bristol collapsed in the street and died
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Firms in hospitality, hairdressing and social care are being urged to offer jobs to the victims of modern slavery. A programme launched by the Co-op is already being supported by
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Housing developers and associations have signed up to an NHS scheme which will see them make people’s home environments a healthier place. The partnerships with NHS England aim to expand
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