Lack of respite sees many long-term carers without a day off in five years
Almost a third of long-term carers (32%) have not had a day off in five years, according to a new report. The study found a lack of respite available for
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276 potential suspects and 741 victims identified in football child sex scandal
Police investigating football’s child sex abuse scandal have identified 276 potential suspects and 741 victims. Some 328 football clubs, spanning all tiers of the game from the Premier League down
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Think tank warns over hidden homelessness crisis in rural areas
People are sleeping rough in barns and outhouses as a hidden homelessness crisis hits rural areas, an influential think tank has warned. The Institute for Public Policy Research (IPPR) warned
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Cancer diagnoses more common than getting married or having a first baby
Developing cancer is now more common than getting married or having a first baby, research suggests. Analysis by Macmillan Cancer Support shows there were 361,216 cancers diagnosed in 2014 in
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Greenwich secures £1.95m funding for innovative domestic abuse project
The Royal Borough of Greenwich has won £1.95m of funding from the Department for Education’s Innovation Programme for a three year project which will transform help for children and families
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Men jailed for setting up dark web chat room for ‘disgusting’ child porn
Two perverts have been jailed for setting up a chat room on the dark web to distribute hundreds of thousands of “the most disgusting” child porn images. David Buckley, 54,
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Care home worker found guilty of spraying aerosol can in elderly woman’s face
A care home worker who sprayed an aerosol can in the face of a 77-year-old woman with dementia has been convicted of an ill-treatment offence. Susan Draper, 43, is the
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Study finds disturbed sleep increases levels of protein linked to Alzheimer’s
One night of disturbed sleep increases levels of a brain protein linked to Alzheimer’s disease, research has shown. A week of tossing and turning boosts another molecule implicated in the
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Prison nurse jailed after smuggling mobile phone into prison
A prison nurse has been jailed after smuggling a mobile phone into jail and forming an “inappropriate relationship” with an inmate, police have said. Elizabeth Hutton, 50, was sentenced at
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Nasal spray hormone treatment ‘can boost some autistic children’s social abilities’
Treatment with the “cuddle” hormone oxytocin can improve the social abilities of some children with autism, research has shown. Scientists used a nasal spray to administer the hormone or an
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