Charity Save the Children UK “let down” complainants, employees and the public through “serious failures” in its handling of sexual harassment allegations against senior staff, according to a watchdog’s damning
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The way domestic abuse is referred to in film and TV classifications will change following new research. The British Board of Film Classification (BBFC), which decides on the certification of
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The support given to a suicidal teenager who died in prison was “inadequate” and he should have been in hospital instead, an inquest found. Jamie Osborne took his own life
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Black and minority ethnic (BME) women who are sexually abused are being let down by racialised responses from health professionals, police and social services, a report has suggested. Research by
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Dozens of children with suicidal thoughts are being supported by Childline each day, amid a rise in demand for counselling. An average of 67 children are receiving help each day
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Hundreds of children died or were victims of abuse and neglect after concerns for their welfare had already been raised with social services, according to a report. The Child Safeguarding
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Britain is at risk of “lagging behind” other European countries when it comes to child health, leading doctors have warned. The nation is “in danger of failing a generation”, children’s
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Campaigners have expressed their “disappointment” over plans to increase prescription charge in England. From April 1, the single prescription cost will rise from £9 to £9.15. The Government also announced
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The coronavirus outbreak could lead to a fifth of workers being absent, cause the police to drop low-priority cases and force the NHS to delay non-urgent care, according to the
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Priti Patel is under renewed pressure from Labour to quit as Home Secretary over allegations that she bullied officials in her department. Diane Abbott insisted Ms Patel should stand down
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