Actress Joanne Froggatt urged people to talk more openly about curbing sexual violence as she relived her character’s rape scene in Downton Abbey. She said she was shocked when the
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Youth clubs and youth support services are set to receive £40 million in Government and lottery funding aimed at helping over 300,000 disadvantaged children across the country. The Youth Investment
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The Government has taken control of Croydon’s children’s services after a damning Ofsted report revealed “widespread and serious” failures were leaving youngsters at risk. It blamed weak management at all
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Six children have been taken from the care of a couple whose “fundamental” disagreements over parenting led to “turbulence and worse” in their home. A family court judge said the
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A vicar at the “Beatles church”, where John Lennon met Paul McCartney, was allowed to carry on working for 24 years after he was convicted of abusing a schoolboy. Rev
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A toddler was stamped to death by her mother after care professionals allowed concern for the killer to “overshadow” the child’s needs, a serious case review has found. The report
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A woman who allegedly falsely claimed her husband died in the Grenfell Tower fire and obtained more than £10,000 in funds allocated for survivors has appeared in court. Joyce Msokeri,
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The head of the British Red Cross has admitted it took too long to reach out to community groups helping in the wake of the Grenfell Tower fire. Mike Adamson
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The agency which deals with compensation claims from victims of child sexual assault is re-examining its guidelines, the Justice Secretary has said. David Lidington said the Criminal Injuries Compensation Authority
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Nursery workers’ wages could have to be slashed to pay for the Government’s 30 hours of free childcare scheme, according to new research. The New Economics Foundation think tank found
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