A bursary scheme should be introduced to help children from disadvantaged backgrounds take part in extra-curricular activities, the Social Mobility Commission has recommended. Young people aged between 10 and 15
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Universal Credit claimants are being “blocked” from challenging decisions they disagree with, a campaign group has claimed. The system is throwing up so many obstacles for those seeking reviews of
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Music may offer an alternative to drugs for calming down patients, researchers say. The drug midazolam is sometimes prescribed as a sedative for NHS patients undergoing a range of procedures.
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A shake-up of parental leave entitlements could see fathers spend more time with their babies. A consultation on changes to the system has been launched by Theresa May in one
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A probe is under way into how claims of abuse against 13-year-old Lucy McHugh were handled by social services in the months before she was murdered. The trial of Stephen
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Care worker Stephen Nicholson has been found guilty of the “execution-style” murder of schoolgirl Lucy McHugh who he killed to prevent her revealing his year-long abuse of her. The 25-year-old
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The Health Secretary is being called on to intervene after senior doctors raised concerns about a hospital trust’s handling of bullying complaints. Medical trade union the Hospital Consultants and Specialists
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A High Court judge says guidance may be needed to solve a “serious procedural problem” related to efforts to prevent forced marriage. Mr Justice Holman said Foreign Office officials may
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A new law to crack down on attacks on police and emergency services staff did not go far enough as a deterrent, according to an MP who campaigned for the
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Claims that children are being put at risk in unregulated accommodation have prompted Children’s Minister Nadhim Zahawi to say he is considering how the sector can be improved. The minister
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