Matt Hancock has been accused of “despicable” behaviour after leaked messages suggested he discussed withholding funding for a learning disability centre to pressure an MP not to rebel against coronavirus
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A nine-year-old boy has written to Prime Minister Rishi Sunak telling him his parents feel “failed and forgotten” as he pleaded for better support for disabled children and their families.
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Children’s social workers should be equipped with body-worn cameras to spot signs of domestic abuse, an MP has suggested. Conservative MP Bob Blackman told the Commons that introducing the technology
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The parents of a 16-year-old girl with disabilities who died after being severely neglected by them told a court they “lacked support” from authorities. Sarah Lloyd-Jones, 40, and Alun Titford,
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A mother and father who left their morbidly obese daughter in bed-ridden squalor have been jailed for gross negligence manslaughter. Kaylea Titford, 16, was found in conditions described as “unfit
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Aristocrat Constance Marten and her partner Mark Gordon have been further arrested on suspicion of gross negligence manslaughter as police hopes of finding their baby begin to fade. The pair
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A charity has launched a new campaign to raise awareness about criminal gangs targeting children as young as eleven to carry drugs and money around the country. Fearless – the
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Around 1.5 million council workers have been offered a pay rise of at least £1,925 from April, it has been announced. Employers representing 360 local authorities in England, Wales and
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Vulnerable young people are being failed at a cost of £23 billion a year, MPs have warned, as they called on the Government to report annually for the first time
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More nurseries and childminders are likely to close their doors due to cost pressures and staff shortages, childcare leaders have warned. Childminders and nursery staff are leaving the sector as
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