Boy to live with relatives after mother ‘exaggerated and fabricated’ child’s illness
A woman has lost a family court fight over the care of her son after a judge said she had repeatedly claimed he was sick when he was “perfectly normal
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Number of LGB people in UK increases to 1.1 million in latest figures
The proportion of the UK population identifying as lesbian, gay or bisexual (LGB) has increased from 1.5% to 2% over a five-year period, new figures show. There were an estimated
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Famous sporting brothers ‘shamed’ after being jailed for children’s charity fraud
A famous sporting family has been “shamed” for milking a charity set up for poor African children, it can now be reported. Ex-footballers Efe Sodje, 46, and Stephen Sodje, 43,
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More than 2,000 calls made to ambulance service from one address in a year
More than 2,000 calls were made to the ambulance service from one address in the North West of England in the space of a year, figures show. A total of
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PM in U-turn over £65 fee for EU citizens to stay in Britain after Brexit
Theresa May has scrapped a £65 fee for EU citizens wanting to stay in Britain after Brexit on the same day as its registration policy was rolled out. The Prime
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Minister helps launch home care company’s latest recruitment campaign
The Minister of State for Care has officially kicked off a home care company’s latest campaign to encourage more people to consider a career in care. MP Caroline Dinenage (pictured)
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Home office warned over ‘new Windrush scandal’ as it rolls out EU citizen scheme
The Home Office is being warned it risks creating a new “Windrush scandal” as the roll-out of its post-Brexit scheme to register an estimated 3.5 million EU citizens living in
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Domestic abusers to be banned from cross-examining their victims in court
Domestic abuse victims will no longer face cross-examination by their abusers in family courts. The change is part of a Government package to tackle domestic abuse and the draft Bill,
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Tim Loughton warns failure to invest in children’s social care is ‘false economy’
The cost of child neglect is £15 billion every year, an MP has told the Commons. Tory MP Tim Loughton said failing to spend more on prevention was “a false
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Sexual abuse victim in Rotherham ‘felt sick’ to be named on live radio, court told
A victim of sexual exploitation in Rotherham screamed and was “quite hysterical” after she heard her identity revealed in a live BBC radio broadcast, a court has heard. Senior BBC
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