Two care workers who admitted neglect after a pensioner fell at a residential nursing home are due to be sentenced. Pensioner Norah Boyle suffered a head injury as Benter Ouma
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Lord Janner has been ordered to appear in court in person for a hearing over child sex charges despite suffering from severe dementia. The former Labour peer and MP did
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Children who “grow out” of attention deficit hyperactivity disorder (ADHD) have higher IQs than those who do not, a study has shown. Around one in 20 children are affected by
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Age UK North Tyneside has announced the launch of EveryDay – the new name of its professional independent care at home company – an enterprise which helps people keep their
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Healthcare regulators in the UK are largely ineffective and are costing around £600 million a year to run, according to a report from the Professional Standards Authority (PSA). There are
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Kids Company has closed its doors on thousands of young people after running out of money as its high profile founder Camila Batmanghelidjh blamed “rumour-mongering civil servants” and “ill-suited ministers”
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Jeremy Corbyn has called for a standing commission on child abuse. He said the official inquiry into the “trauma” of victims could become permanent and vowed there should be no
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The Government will today hold a crisis meeting to draw up emergency plans to provide support for children following the sudden closure of Kids Company. It comes as the charity’s
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The Government’s current alcohol guidelines are unrealistic and largely ignored because they have little relevance to people’s drinking habits, according to a new report by the University of Sheffield’s Alcohol
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It is “complete rubbish” to claim there was serious financial mismanagement at collapsed charity Kids Company, chairman of trustees Alan Yentob has insisted. Mr Yentob, a senior BBC executive, said
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