Qualified nurse has one-year-old son removed over ‘basic parenting skills’ concerns
A qualified nurse has had a one-year-old boy taken from her care after a social worker raised concern about the way she let him sit in a Bob The Builder
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Boy who slipped into coma after being given drug removed from family care
A little boy who slipped into a coma after being given a “potentially life-threatening” dose of a drug used in the treatment of epilepsy must live with a foster carer,
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Dover man jailed for shaking his nine-week-old baby daughter to death
A man has been jailed for eight years after admitting shaking his baby daughter to death. James Ring, 21, was caring for nine-week-old Aria at home in the Crabble area
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Six pilot projects announced to support Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities
Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities will benefit from a new fund to improve their health, education and integration, Communities Minister Lord Bourne said today. Six pilot projects will each receive
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Charlie Gard’s parents launch foundation to invest in research for sick children
The parents of baby Charlie Gard, who died after being at the centre of a High Court treatment battle, have launched a foundation to provide a “brighter future” for other
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Early years workers urged to play their part in teaching young children life skills
Some parents do not appreciate the importance of early education and teaching young children life skills such as how to communicate or use the toilet, it has been suggested. Some
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Judge raises concern for woman with low IQ whose baby was placed for adoption
A family court judge has raised concern about the welfare of a woman with a low IQ who has had a baby taken from her care and placed for adoption.
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Service supporting families with children at risk of going into care goes Wales-wide
A service providing support for women at risk of having their children taken into care is being made available across Wales, Social Care Minister Huw Irranca-Davies has said. The Reflect
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Mother barred from seeing daughter loses legal fight to go public about case
A woman who was barred from seeing her daughter by a family court judge 16 years ago has failed in a bid to lift a “gagging order” which prevents her
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Woman tells abuse inquiry of ‘life stolen’ at Glasgow children’s home
A former orphanage resident has told an inquiry she was sent to a shrine in France to cure her of a “mental illness” by a nun who called her evil.
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