Potentially crucial evidence was lost and a suspect was free to carry on offending because of “unacceptable” delays in child sex inquiries at a police force, a report by watchdogs
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Reductions to council’s public health grants are “cuts to the NHS in all but name”, council leaders have said. The Local Government Association warned there would be a “major impact”
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Troubled welfare reforms will reduce benefits for millions of working families and leave the “poorest running up the down escalator”, it has been claimed. Critics have seized on three reports
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A “breathing space” scheme should be introduced so that people in debt crisis can still afford to heat their homes and feed their families, according to consumer champion Martin Lewis
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Working parents in eight pilot areas of England will be the first to take advantage of 30 hours of free childcare from September. Eligible parents in Wigan, Staffordshire, Swindon, Portsmouth,
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Rape and sex assault victims are being let down in as many as one in three cases, a study by the prosecution watchdog suggests. Inspectors found specialist CPS units had
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MPs have called for a “radical change” in charity regulation to prevent a repeat of the “extraordinary catalogue of failures of governance and control” across the board that led to
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More than 25,000 jobs are under threat because of cuts to council spending across the country, new research has revealed. Local authorities in many areas are proposing job losses, ranging
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A surge in the number of children as young as 10 seeking help for sex abuse has seen demand on services more than double in just five years, according to
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Care home gardens will be landscaped with scented flowers, seats and bird feeders using a National Lottery grant, in a bid to provide familiar settings for people with dementia. Outdoor
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