Shocking accounts of aid workers abusing children have been set out to MPs investigating exploitation in the charity sector. Young boys and girls revealed a decade ago that they were
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Prison staff have become “inured” to conditions in jails that are unacceptable in 21st century Britain, a watchdog has warned. In a scathing critique, Chief Inspector of Prisons Peter Clarke
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A member of the Windrush Generation forced to pay for cancer treatment is bringing a High Court challenge against a key part of the Government’s “hostile environment” immigration policy. The
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The mother of a six-year-old epileptic boy has legally brought medicinal cannabis oil through the border in the first known successful attempt since the Government paved the way for reforms.
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Tenants receiving Universal Credit are collectively in £24 million worth of rent arrears, housing associations have warned. The findings were compiled from surveys of 118 housing associations across Britain. They
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The role of senior police commanders in the Rotherham child sexual exploitation scandal is to be investigated, the police watchdog has said. The Independent Office for Police Conduct’s (IOPC) Operation
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Abortion law in England is “no longer fit for purpose”, experts have said. The president of the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG), along with other leading reproductive health experts,
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The mother and grandmother of a teenager who was allowed to “rot to death” on an inflatable mattress have been convicted of his manslaughter. Jordan Burling (pictured) was said to
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Jordan Burling was “invisible to the authorities”. The young man had a very troubled life but only had minimal contact with state agencies, including the education system. Prosecutor Nicholas Lumley
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Cambian shares surged 33% after the social care services firm confirmed it had received a potential takeover offer worth £405 million. The two firms are now “in discussions” after CareTech
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