Domestic abuse continues to be a “scourge” on society more than 40 years after the introduction of historic legislation designed to protect women, according to the most senior family court
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“Far too little” is being done to prevent child domestic abuse and repair the lasting damage it does, a report has found. The second of a two-part “targeted area inspection”
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Social workers are facing “intense pressure” to ration social care for some of the most vulnerable people in society, a report has claimed. Local authorities are “scrabbling” to fulfil their
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The world is running out of antibiotics, global health leaders have warned. The World Health Organisation (WHO) said that “antimicrobial resistance is a global health emergency”. Growing resistance to drugs
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Two men who were fostered by the same British couple are being questioned by police investigating the Parsons Green bombing, it has been claimed. An 18-year-old, understood to be suspected
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Girlguides in Manchester have launched a UK first with a new badge to tackle loneliness in old people. Youngsters have been visiting homes for the elderly and sheltered housing centres
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A former Church of England priest has been jailed for 12 years for a string of sexual offences against two boys dating back to the late 1980s. Jonathan Graves, of
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An NHS trust has said it is “truly sorry” about the death of an epileptic teenager who drowned in a bath while in its care, after it admitted failings that
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The Duchess of Cambridge has made her first public appearance of sorts since her pregnancy announcement – launching a national mental health campaign with a video message. The message, recorded
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A three-year-old girl was hidden in the boot of a car with two adults as a gang tried to smuggle Albanian nationals into the UK. Six people have been jailed
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