Society “cannot duck” the issue of adult social care any longer, council leaders have warned, as they called for a debate on the future of services. The Local Government Association
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An emergency payment scheme for homeowners flooded during Saturday’s heavy downpours in Northern Ireland has been opened. Belfast International Airport recorded more rainfall than the average for the whole of
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A cap on care fees should be set as low as £50,000 to allow most people to benefit, new figures from England’s largest councils show. The cap on care costs
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Social workers are on high alert to check on people having difficulties in the heat, council leaders said. But the Local Government Association (LGA) also urged the public to check
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A troubled county council has issued a second order to confine spending to “only the most essential services” amid fears that its budget shortfall could reach £70 million this year.
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A baby suffered serious injuries when his frustrated father forced a bottle into his mouth while trying to settle and feed him, a family court judge has decided. The boy
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The Supreme Court is to hear a landmark case which could have an impact on the rights of thousands of abuse victims. It concerns two people, known as CN and
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A major new report highlighting how social care has become a postcode lottery for children across the UK has been published following research conducted by the University of Sheffield. The
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A father and his three-year-old daughter who were separated for months while he was detained under immigration powers are to receive £50,000 damages from the Home Office. Approving the settlement
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A woman who left Wales and travelled to the Republic of Ireland when pregnant after her first son was taken into council care is facing fresh family court litigation in
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