Children of childhood sex abuse victim removed from her care after ruling
A woman who was a victim of sexual abuse throughout her childhood has had her three children taken from her care after judges concluded that they were also at risk.
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NHS to consider funding HIV medication after losing a ‘who pays’ legal case
NHS England will “formally consider” whether to fund PrEP, a “game changer” service in the fight against HIV/Aids, after losing a “who pays” legal battle in the Court of Appeal.
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Government suffer defeat as three win Supreme Court rulings over ‘bedroom tax’
A spina bifida sufferer and a couple who look after a grandson with severe disabilities have won rulings at the UK’s highest court over the controversial so-called “bedroom tax”. Supreme
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Grandmother wins appeal in care dispute with council over breaching court orders
A 71-year-old grandmother given a six-month jail term after social services bosses complained that she had breached orders made in the Court of Protection is to be freed after mounting
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Hampshire care home fined £80,000 over death of frail pensioner
The family of a disabled grandmother who choked to death at a care home have hit out at its owner after it admitted health and safety offences. Margaret Humphreys, 84,
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Children’s home worker jailed for 1980s sexual abuse in Hampshire
A children’s home worker has been jailed for nine years for the sexual abuse of boys dating back to the 1980s. Jack Jones (pictured,left), previously known as Eamonn Tallon, from
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Eight men jailed for ‘degrading and violent’ sexual exploitation of girls in Rotherham
Eight men have been given jail sentences of up to 19 years for sexually exploiting teenage girls in Rotherham. A month-long trial at Sheffield Crown Court heard how the men
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Couple cleared of abuse give up fight to regain care of child
A couple have given up a fight to regain care of their child despite being cleared of abuse at a criminal trial. The man and woman had complained of being
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Three men jailed over ‘degrading, violent and horrible’ sex abuse ring in Bristol
Three Somali men who were part of an inner city sex ring involving the abuse, rape and trafficking of young British girls have been jailed. Victims as young as 14
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Judge rules girl should be brought up by foster carer instead of family members
A three-year-old girl whose parents cannot look after her should be brought up by a foster carer rather than a relative, a family court judge has ruled. Judge Stephen Wildblood
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