Plymouth study shows impact of poverty and gender on children’s welfare
New research shows that children all over the world are more likely to be at risk if they’re female and below the poverty line. A new research paper by a
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European study finds young male suicide on rise as result of austerity
Young males between the ages of 10 and 24 have committed suicide in growing numbers as a direct result of austerity measures brought in across Europe following the 2009 recession.
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Police hit out at BBC over Panorama programme on historic sexual abuse
Scotland Yard has hit out at the BBC after it broadcast a Panorama programme focusing on the claims of a man who made allegations of child sex abuse by a
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Archbishop denies cover-up as ex-bishop Peter Ball jailed for sex abuse
A former Archbishop of Canterbury today denied presiding over a “cover-up” as one of his senior clergymen was jailed for sexually abusing aspiring priests – 22 years after it first
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Home not always best or preferred place to die, says end-of-life expert
Home is not always the best or preferred place to die, an expert has said. Kristian Pollock, from the University of Nottingham, said evidence suggesting most people would prefer to
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Psychiatrist tells of significant care failings at Charlotte Bevan inquest
A psychiatrist has told an inquest there were “significant failings” in the months leading up to a mentally-ill women throwing herself off a cliff while cradling her newborn baby. Charlotte
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Theresa May faces backlash for ‘vilifying’ immigrants in conference speech
Theresa May faced an angry backlash from business leaders and refugee charities for falsely “vilifying” immigrants in a bid to boost her own political career. The Institute of Directors (IoD)
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Vulnerable suffering as councils decline over one million social care requests
Hundreds of thousands of elderly and disabled people have their requests for help with social care declined, new figures show. Just under 1.85 million new requests for adult social care
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Former care services minister joins City University London
The former Minister of State for Care Services Paul Burstow has been appointed as a Professor of Health and Social Care at City University London. Professor Paul Burstow will work
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Minister criticises social services for ‘using and abusing’ police
Social services and other agencies have been “using and abusing” the police for years to deal with mental health patients, according to the policing minister. Mike Penning criticised other services,
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