An over-sterile germ-free environment in the first year of life is one of the major causal factors behind childhood leukaemia, a controversial study suggests. Coupled with unlucky genetics, it can
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The health watchdog has made assumptions that the standard of health and social care may deteriorate this year, one official has said. In an interview with the Health Service Journal
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Research into the adequacy and consistency of knowledge on gender variance in social work training and continuous professional development. This review takes a systematic approach, providing an overview of the
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This evaluation was commissioned by the Department for Education in 2015, as part of a series of studies into the implementation and impact of the Step Up to Social Work
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A mother and stepfather have been jailed for the rape of a girl who was returned to their care after social services dismissed her as “troublesome”. The parents, now both
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Schools have been given new guidance to deal with allegations of child-on-child sexual violence and harassment. The Department for Education guidelines, which will come into force in September, set out
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A baby suffered brain damage after choking while feeding and being shaken by his anxious father, a family court judge has concluded. The little boy, who is now approaching his
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Former youth football coach and scout “Kit” Carson is to stand trial accused of the historical sexual abuse of boys aged under 16. Michael “Kit” Carson, 74, pleaded not guilty
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A paedophile who drove 130 miles with the intention of having sex with a 10-year-old girl has been jailed for eight years. Police officers had been tracking the online activities
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Children as young as three are being coerced into live-streaming their own sexual abuse from their homes, a study has found. Researchers discovered more than 2,000 videos of live-streamed child
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