The former head of a charity for the disabled has been warned he faces a substantial prison sentence, after he pleaded guilty to defrauding the pension scheme of the charity
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The father of a seven-year-old boy who was strangled by his mother has told an inquest how he pleaded with social services staff to protect his son, but was “repeatedly
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GPs no longer have the capacity to offer home visits and a separate arrangement is needed for patients, doctors have said. Kent local medical committee (LMC), an independent body which
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Jurors became tearful and upset as a string of charges were read out ahead of the trial of an alleged serial rapist. Joseph McCann, 34, is accused of a catalogue
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A paramedic has denied 10 sexual offences against four women, including the alleged rape of one patient. Andrew Wheeler, 45, who is due to stand trial next year, denies seven
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Nurseries should be able to ban sugary and junk food from lunchboxes, according to a poll of nursery workers. More than one in four staff say there are children in
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A qualified counsellor will be employed at every secondary school in England under Labour proposals to help young people live happier, healthier lives. The party said the number of children
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Many childcare providers believe they will close within a year because their costs are not covered by a Government subsidy, a new study suggests. Virtually all of over 260 nurseries
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A charity is calling for greater focus on mental health treatment after figures suggest the NHS cancelled 175,000 appointments for children and young people in the past year. Mental health
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Councils will need billions of pounds of extra funding over the course of the next parliament to pay for adult social care, a leading economic think tank has warned. The
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