Teenage daughter makes appeal for mother missing for more than six months
The teenage daughter of a woman missing for more than six months fought back tears as she appealed for her mother to get in touch. Patricia Henry has not been
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Elderly trapped in ‘nightmare of bureaucracy’ while waiting months for home care
Too many older people are living in misery as they are left waiting for months to receive care in their own home, a charity has warned. Older people and their
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One in four early years workers ‘have condidered quitting due to stress’
One in four early years workers have considered leaving the profession due to stress and mental health issues, according to a poll. It suggests that many nursery workers and childminders
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Report warns of thousands of ‘pinball kids’ being shunted around care system
Thousands of “pinball kids” are being shunted around the care system, facing multiple changes to their home, school or social workers, a report warns. Just one in four children in
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Pro-choice campaigners take abortion pills at Northern Ireland’s main court buildings
Pro-choice campaigners have taken abortion pills outside Northern Ireland’s main court buildings in defiance of the strict laws governing terminations. Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK where
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Young women more likely to suffer partner abuse than older age groups
Girls and women in their late teens and early twenties are significantly more likely to suffer abuse at the hands of a current or former partner than those in older
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Dagenham carer who knocked down and killed 100-year-old avoids prison
A carer who fatally knocked down a 100-year-old grandmother in an Asda car park after “accidentally pressing the accelerator” of a van has been spared jail. Cherise Lyons, 57, was
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Mother barred from seeing daughter loses legal fight to go public about case
A woman who was barred from seeing her daughter by a family court judge 16 years ago has failed in a bid to lift a “gagging order” which prevents her
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First Minister backs new tartan created to raise funds for cancer research
A new pink tartan created to raise funds for cancer research has been modelled by the First Minister. Nicola Sturgeon was presented with a Friends of Cancer Research UK scarf,
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Senior Tory presses PM to allow free vote on abortion law in Northern Ireland
Theresa May should allow a free Commons vote on abortion law reform in Northern Ireland, senior Tory MP Dr Sarah Wollaston has said. Following last week’s overwhelming vote in favour
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