Plans to slash benefits for disabled people by £1,500 defeated in Lords
Plans by the Government to slash benefits for disabled people by £1,500 a year in order to “incentivise” them into work have been defeated in the Lords. Peers voted by
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Children and young people prescribed serotonin ‘may be at higher risk of suicide’
Children who are prescribed a common antidepressant could be at a higher risk of suicide and aggressive behaviour, it has been claimed. Researchers said that children and adolescents have a
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Charities hail potentially ‘ground-breaking’ plans to take in refugee children
Charities have hailed potentially “ground-breaking” plans for Britain to take in vulnerable refugee children who have become separated from their families in Syria and other conflicts, the Government has announced.
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Camilla ‘left visibly moved’ after hearing harrowing domestic abuse stories
The Duchess of Cornwall has pledged to try and help victims of domestic abuse after hearing the harrowing testimonies of women who have suffered at the hands of partners or
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Nine in ten professionals say trauma support for abused children is inadequate, NSPCC
Children are often left alone to deal with the “corrosive consequences” of abuse, a charity has warned. The NSPCC said more must be done to give youngsters who have been
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Court rules ‘bedroom tax’ discriminates against domestic abuse victim and carers
A victim of domestic violence and the grandparents of a severely disabled teenager have won the latest round of their challenges against the lawfulness of the so-called ”bedroom tax”. Three
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Child abuse survivors take their former Catholic diocese to court
Survivors of child abuse within the Catholic Church are taking their former diocese to court after allegations of an institutional cover-up going back decades. The claims – dating back to
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Lamb calls for probe into rise of unexpected mental health deaths
Unexpected deaths among mental health patients under NHS care have soared by more than a fifth over the last three years, according to new figures. The data, obtained by the
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Mother slams NHS 111 as report finds 16 mistakes led to baby’s death
The mother of a baby whose death has thrown doubt on whether the NHS’s out-of-hours helpline can identify when children have potentially deadly illnesses has described the whole situation as
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Managerial oversight blamed for inmate abuse at Medway secure training centre
Managerial oversight failed to protect young people from harm at a facility for young inmates which is at the centre of abuse claims, the Chief Inspector of Prisons has said.
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