Action for Children charity workers suspend planned pay strike
A planned strike by workers at the charity Action for Children has been suspended to allow talks to continue aimed at resolving a pay row. Members of Unite and Unison
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Public sector pay rise of 1% denounced as ‘miserly’ amid widespread criticism
The Government has come under attack after announcing a “miserly” 1% pay rise for public sector workers, including doctors and nurses. The awards, following recommendations from pay review bodies (PRB),
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Bullying culture stopped staff speaking out over heart surgery unit, says report
A culture of bullying prevented staff at an NHS trust from speaking out about the fact too many heart surgery patients were dying, a damning report has found. Inspectors from
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Violent domestic abuser Sharon Edwards gets life for murder of husband
A “bullying and violent” new bride has been jailed for life after she was convicted of murdering her solicitor husband. Sharon Edwards, 42, stabbed to death criminal defence lawyer David
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More than 4,000 emergency orders granted to protect domestic abuse victims
More than 4,000 emergency orders have been issued to protect victims from suspected domestic abusers, new figures have revealed. Domestic Violence Protection Orders (DVPOs) were rolled out nationally in 2014
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Reported child sex offences in England and Wales increases by third
The number of reported child sex offences has risen by a third to the equivalent of more than 113 per day, a leading children’s charity has said. Police in England
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South-east England escaping ‘relatively lightly’ from Government welfare cuts
Government welfare reforms will “further entrench deep-seated regional inequalities across Britain”, campaigners have claimed after a new report said poorer areas will be hit hardest by new changes. The research
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Housing chief warns England could lose 300,000 socially rented homes by 2020
An estimated 300,000 socially rented homes could be lost in England by 2020, a housing chief has warned. The Government’s drive to boost home ownership will radically change the housing
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‘More can be done’ to integrate physical and mental health care – report
More needs to be done to address the psychological problems associated with being ill, a new report states. Health officials also need to address the physical issues that come as
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Ex-social worker ‘used position at children’s home to carry out sex attacks’
A former social worker used his position at a “brutal” children’s care home to carry out a string of sex attacks in the early 1980s, a court has heard. Andris
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