Fugitive jailed for sex offences after being flown back from Spain
A man who went on the run in Spain has been jailed for nine years for sexual offences involving teenage victims after being flown back to the UK. Paul Michael
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Local authority wins appeal over damages awarded in foster care case
A local authority has won its appeal against a decision to award £20,000 damages to a couple whose eight children were wrongly kept in foster care. The proceedings were sparked
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Hospital death Down’s syndrome sufferer not in ‘state detention’, judges rule
A middle-aged Down’s syndrome sufferer who died in a hospital intensive care unit was not in “state detention”, senior judges have ruled. Lawyers say the decision by three judges following
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Homelessness campaigner and ‘inspirational leader’ Jimmy Carlson dies aged 69
A former alcoholic who spent nearly a quarter of a century sleeping rough before turning his life around and becoming a campaigner for homeless people has died aged 69. Jimmy
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Foster carer had no support for six years following dispute with LB Tower Hamlets
A family and friends foster carer who took on three vulnerable children after their mother was unable to care for them, failed to get council support for the arrangement for
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North London care home placed in special measures following CQC inspection
A care home in Holloway, north London, has been rated Inadequate by the Care Quality Commission. St Mungo’s Broadway – 2 Hilldrop Road, has been rated Inadequate overall. It was
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Former boyfriend says rape trauma took its toll as tributes paid to Jill Saward
The trauma suffered by Ealing vicarage rape victim Jill Saward along with her heartfelt campaign against sexual violence must have had a terrible impact, her boyfriend at the time has
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‘Tragic case’ sees mentally ill carer who killed father locked up indefinately
A mentally ill carer has been locked up indefinitely for battering his 81-year-old father to death while under the “intolerable” pressure of looking after both his handicapped parents. Mohsin Manji,
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Woman on GBH charge as police probe alleged assaults on pensioners at care home
A sixth woman has been arrested by detectives investigating alleged assaults on pensioners at a care home, police said. She was held on December 19 on suspicion of grievous bodily
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Theresa May pledges £20m to tackle rough sleeping in London
Theresa May has spoken of putting “prevention at the heart of tackling homelessness” as she has unveiled £20 million of funding to stop people becoming rough sleepers on the streets
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