Almost quarter of people in Wales living in poverty – highest in the UK
Nearly a quarter of people in Wales are living in poverty – the highest rate in the UK, a report has claimed. Despite an overall gradual decline in the number
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Suicide and self-harm prevention plan launched in North Wales
Public Health Wales has led the launch of a new plan to prevent suicide and self-harm in North Wales. Public Health Wales, Betsi Cadwaladr University Health Board (BCUHB), local authorities,
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Residential child care worker receives two year suspension for inappropriate behaviour
A residential child care worker from Flintshire has been suspended from working as a registered social care professional for two years after Social Care Wales found his fitness to practise
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Minister urges more LGBT people to adopt or foster children in Wales
There is a real need for more LGBT people to adopt or foster children in Wales, Minister for Children and Social Care, Huw Irranca-Davies said today. To mark LGBT Adoption
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Lack of placements leaves troubled teenager facing wait for suitable secure accomodation
A “troubled” 16-year-old girl will have to wait more than a month before she can be admitted into a secure accommodation unit because of the lack of placements available, a
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Children’s support worker not guilty of attempted murder following machete attack on wife
A support worker who fractured his wife’s skull with a machete after finding out she might be leaving him for another man has been found not guilty of attempted murder.
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Opportunity missed to ‘potentially save’ five-year-old with asthma, coronor rules
The opportunity to potentially save a five-year-old girl with life-threatening asthma was missed after she was turned away from an emergency appointment because she was late, a coroner has ruled.
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Father of April Jones ‘relearns of daughter’s murder after suffering memory loss’
The father of murdered schoolgirl April Jones suffered the devastation of learning of his daughter’s death for a second time after a virus damaged his memory, her mother has said.
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Education Secretary challenged over lack of secure accommodation for troubled teenager
A High Court judge has asked Education Secretary Damian Hinds to explain why a troubled 16-year-old girl has not been found a place in a secure accommodation unit. Mr Justice
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Charles praises ‘remarkable’ children’s hospice on visit to meet residents and staff
The Prince of Wales described a children’s hospice in South Wales as “remarkable” during a visit to meet children with life-limiting illnesses and their families. Charles was in good spirits
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