Efforts to tackle and uncover the scale of modern slavery and trafficking have received a £10 million Government boost to build a new research base. Funded by the UK Research
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Victims of modern slavery and sex trafficking are being “failed” by the Home Office, with reports of women being detained for months or being released back to the addresses where
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People with dementia have spent almost £15 billion of their own money in the last two years waiting for Government care reforms, a charity has claimed. The Alzheimer’s Society said
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More than half of unpaid carers are unable to save for their own retirement, a report has found. And more than two-thirds (68%) are dipping into their own income or
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A charity has lost a High Court challenge against the Home Office over the use of children as informants by police and other investigative bodies. Just For Kids Law argued
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A people smuggler has been jailed for bringing migrants across the Channel in tiny inflatable boats. Sarbast Mohammed Hama (pictured), 31, of no fixed UK address, admitted assisting unlawful immigration
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A jury has been discharged in the trial of a care assistant accused of placing a plastic bag over the head of an elderly hospital patient. Santosh Bhatta (pictured), 32,
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A petition has been launched to change the law which prevents alleged sexual abusers being prosecuted for the same crime after they have been acquitted. A lawyer acting for six
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NHS waiting lists are soaring because senior doctors are refusing to take on extra work in order to protect their pensions, health leaders have warned. NHS Providers said it was
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Unaccompanied child asylum seekers are in danger of not getting the care they need due to a breakdown in Government plans to support them, it has been claimed. The situation
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