A mother and stepfather have been found guilty of raping a girl who was returned to their care after being dismissed as a “troublesome teenager” by social services. The parents,
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Drug gangs are “regularly taking over the homes” of the vulnerable and mentally ill to use as a base for their nefarious activities, ministers have heard. Tory MP Gillian Keegan
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A suicide prevention charity helpline experienced its “busiest day ever” after troubled Coronation Street character Aidan Connor killed himself, prompting a flood of requests for help from young people. Papyrus,
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A drug user who claimed his girlfriend was alive and living in South Africa after he beat her to death and then chopped up her body and disposed of it
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Victims of the Windrush scandal are being invited to submit details of their ordeals as the Government draws up a compensation scheme for those affected. The Home Office launched a
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Disabled people are being trapped inside their homes because of a “chronic” shortage of suitable housing, a new report warns. The Equality and Human Rights Commission said 365,000 disabled people
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Home Secretary Sajid Javid is facing a call from more than 150 MPs to press ahead with a review into demonstrations outside abortion clinics. The review was originally ordered by
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Apps which allow NHS workers to book onto empty shifts could be rolled out across the country to reduce reliance on “expensive agency staff”. Under the trial, thousands of doctors,
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An attempt to provide fairer access to more affordable credit for people living in poverty moves a stage further on Friday. A Bill put forward by Lord Bird, founder of
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A teenager has been found guilty of killing a youth worker who confronted a group of drug dealers outside his home. Omid Saidy (pictured) was knifed in the neck after
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