A woman who lives in “constant fear” of her ex-husband should be allowed to give their two children new identities, a High Court judge has ruled Mr Justice Cobb said
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A fundamental review of the NHS is needed to address a financial crisis, Lord Kerslake said, after quitting as the boss of a major hospital trust in protest at funding
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Cash-strapped councils could see their funding halved over the next two years, “threatening the existence” of vital services, the Local Government Association has warned. Councils are facing a 54% reduction
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Spending on children’s services was slashed by nearly £1 billion under David Cameron, according to Labour. The party’s shadow education secretary Angela Rayner expressed concern, saying the Local Government Association
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A scheme to relieve pressure on local councils caring for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children is set to be rolled out. Under new legislation the National Transfer Scheme (NTS), which allows hard-pressed
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The prisons watchdog has delivered a scathing assessment of one of Britain’s most famous jails, raising the alarm over chronic staff shortages, food supplies and a surge in violence. Wormwood
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A warehouseman found to have shaken his baby daughter and caused a brain injury could be allowed to care for the youngster again if therapy is successful, a senior family
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A “barbaric and wicked” rapist who bludgeoned a woman with a paving slab on his 17th birthday and then left her for dead has been found guilty of attempted murder.
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The NHS is under “severe pressure” as it faces potentially the worst flu season in two decades, health service experts have warned. NHS Providers said the health service in England
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Around 30,000 people with mental illness will spend Christmas with the prospect of a tribunal hanging over them, having attempted to claim disability benefits, campaigners have said. Analysis of Government
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