Fans of The Archers have raised almost £100,000 for a domestic violence charity after another dramatic plot twist on the daily radio programme. The BBC Radio 4 soap shocked listeners
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Former England captain Rio Ferdinand has kicked off a campaign to stop cuts to youth services. He is fighting Government proposals to slash resources for children through the Rio Ferdinand
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The number of under-16s admitted to hospital in England for self-harming has increased by 76% in the last five years, according to new statistics. Data from the Health and Social
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Lord Janner told an inquiry he had no contact with a convicted child abuser despite another probe finding there was an “abundance of evidence” the pair knew each other, according
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Hospitals are paying locum doctors for hours they have not worked to bypass a Government cap on agency staff pay, it has been reported. Some doctors are claiming for extra
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A judge has decided that the identities of everyone involved in a family court case she oversaw must stay secret – including the lawyers. Local authority social services bosses asked
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Councils have spent more than £200 million on settlements with staff – most of which include “gagging orders”, an investigation has found. Over the past five years, 17,571 “compromise agreements”
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Town halls will be offered cash incentives as part of an overhaul of social services for troubled children, the Education Secretary has announced. Nicky Morgan has urged councils and charities
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Greater Manchester has taken control of its £6 billion annual health budget in a “landmark” power transfer. It is the first time the Government has devolved health spending to a
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Victims of crime should be able to call on one professional so they are not “passed from pillar to post”, the Victims’ Commissioner has said. Baroness Newlove said having a
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