Almost half a million young people who are worried about their feelings or behaviour are not asking anyone for help, according to a children’s charity. A survey of 2,300 people
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A lower income has the greatest impact on the development of child brought up by a single mother, not poor parenting skills, a study has found. Researchers at the universities
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A visually impaired woman is warning of the dangers of electric vehicles, branding them “silent killers”. Debra Roffey, 52, and her five-year-old guide dog Crystal were almost hit by a
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Urgent investment in housing benefit needs to be made by the next government so that it truly covers rental costs and does not push families towards homelessness, a charity has
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The criminal justice system will receive an extra £15 million to speed up prosecutions for rape if the Conservatives win the General Election, the party has pledged. The package of
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A woman who was jailed after jurors concluded that she had fractured her baby son’s skull had already been cleared by a senior judge who analysed the case in separate
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An “extremely kind, thoughtful and talented” former teacher who suffered from a severe eating disorder took her own life while awaiting clinical decisions regarding her psychiatric care, an inquest has
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A Tory candidate says “nuisance” council house tenants should be forced to live in tents and pick vegetables for 12 hours a day as punishment. Lee Anderson (pictured), the Conservative
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A woman who has fostered more than 250 children over five decades said the Duke of Cambridge was shocked to learn of how many children she has helped. Christine Lunn,
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A terminally ill motor neurone disease sufferer has vowed to continue his legal fight against the “blanket ban” on assisted dying after High Court judges rejected his case. Phil Newby,
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