Nine in ten people say they are confident they know what it means to have good mental wellbeing according to a new report from NatCen’s British Social Attitudes survey. The
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Dame Lowell Goddard has resigned as head of the independent inquiry into child sexual abuse Dame Lowell, 67, a New Zealand high court judge, was appointed to lead the inquiry
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A man who kidnapped a teenager and sexually assaulted her in a “dungeon” has been jailed after police tracked him down more than 30 years later. David Green, 60, approached
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One in every 14 adults in England and Wales was sexually abused as a child, according to the first research of its kind. Some 11% of women and 3% of
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Britain’s troubled inquiry into child sex abuse has been thrown into doubt as New Zealand high court judge Dame Lowell Goddard became its third chairman to resign. Dame Lowell said
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Disability charities have urged ministers to “end the uncertainty” around future funding for supported housing for disabled people who want to live independently. The 15 charities wrote to the Government,
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More than half a million people in Greater Manchester are living in poverty despite its economic success, a report has found. Greater Manchester – which is the UK’s third largest
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Dame Lowell Goddard, the head of Britain’s inquiry into child abuse, has spent more than 70 days working abroad or on holiday in her first year in the role. This
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The Amy Winehouse Foundation – the charity set up following the singer’s death – is opening a home for women recovering from drug and alcohol addiction. Called Amy’s Place, the
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A leading Aids charity has won a High Court battle over whether a preventative treatment for HIV which charities say is a “game-changer” can legally be funded by the NHS.
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