Judge labels woman ‘disgraceful’ after lying to social worker in adoption case
A woman who wanted a new partner to adopt her 11-year-old son and dishonestly told a social worker that she did not know who the boy’s father was has been
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Girl, 16, who stabbed inclusion support worker gets seven-year custodial sentence
A 16-year-old girl who stabbed a school welfare officer, leaving her seriously injured, has been given a seven-year custodial sentence by a judge who said she would probably have killed
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Teenage girl held after children’s welfare officer stabbed at Lincolnshire school
A 16-year-old schoolgirl has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder after a welfare officer was stabbed at a secondary school. The victim, a 61-year-old woman, suffered non-life threatening wounds
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Traveller family jailed for running modern day slavery ring which abused vulnerable adults
The head of a traveller family who helped to run a modern day slavery ring has been jailed for 10 years and nine months. Martin Rooney, aged 57, was among
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Traveller family convicted of decades of slavery after keeping vulnerable adults captive
Members of a traveller family have been convicted of running a modern slavery ring which kept one of its captives in “truly shocking” conditions for decades. Vulnerable people were forced
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New imaging system using protons could help improve cancer treatment
A new imaging system has been developed that could help doctors pinpoint and treat cancer more accurately using cutting-edge proton therapy. Three dimensional computerised tomography (CT) images were created using
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Woman held for 30 hours after failing to produce son’s passport in care case
A 50-year-old woman whose son has been taken into local authority care was arrested and held in custody for 30 hours after failing to hand over his passport. Social services
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New research shows dogs significantly de-stress families with autistic children
Owning a pet dog reduces stress and significantly improves functioning in families who have a child with Autism Spectrum Disorder (ASD), new research has shown. The study, carried out by
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Ofsted pulls report ‘criticising nursery over cultural diversity failings’
An Ofsted report which allegedly criticised a nursery for failing to teach children about cultural diversity has been withdrawn, the watchdog has said. Town and Country Kiddies Nursery in Chestnut
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Highly drug resistant gonorrhoea outbreak triggers national alert
An outbreak of highly drug resistant gonorrhoea has been detected in the north of England, triggering a national alert. Fifteen cases have been detected by Public Health England (PHE) so
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