It is “very concerning” that an inquiry into child sexual exploitation in Telford has taken so long to start, the Prime Minister has said. Theresa May told MPs it was
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Two people have appeared in court after making a series of hoax 999 calls – with one man costing the NHS almost £25,000. Thomas Exhall, who was often intoxicated and
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A High Court judge is reconsidering evidence surrounding the death of a ten-year-old girl whose body was found in her bedroom more than two years ago. Mr Justice Hayden has
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A woman with learning difficulties whose three daughters are already with adopters must now have a fourth child taken from her care, a family court judge has decided. Judge Sarah
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People who are mentally ill are 2.4 times more likely than claimants with non-psychiatric conditions to lose their existing benefits following a Personal Independence Payment (PIP) eligibility assessment, research has
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The Department for Education (DfE) “still does not fully understand what is driving demand for children’s social care”, the National Audit Office (NAO) has said. This comes after the NAO
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Nearly half of unmarried couples who live together wrongly believe they share the same rights as others who have tied the knot, according to a survey. Some 48% of people
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An inquiry into the online abuse of disabled people triggered by a petition started by Katie Price has said self-regulation of social media has failed and current laws are not
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Technology such as artificial intelligence could be used help to identify those at risk of suicide under the Government’s new prevention strategy. The document, published on Tuesday, pledges a focus
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Social services bosses have been criticised by a High Court judge over the way they handled the case of two children who have been placed for adoption. Mrs Justice Theis
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