All news on the topic: Social services

A teacher will die in jail for the murder and sexual abuse of his adopted baby son. Teacher Jamie Varley, 37, has been sentenced to a whole life order for the murder and sexual abuse of his adopted baby, Preston Davey.

A British couple arrested yesterday for abandoning their children at their Costa del Sol hotel ‘to go out partying’ have been sentenced.

Mum of five Constance Marten is on trial with her partner Mark Gordon at the Old Bailey, where they are accused of manslaughter by neglect of their baby daughter Victoria

Constance Marten is on trial for the manslaughter of baby Victoria at the Old Bailey alongside her partner Mark Gordon. Victoria was found dead in a Lidl bag for life

An estimated 17,000 children are affected by having a mum in prison every year and many will be separated on Mother’s Day this Sunday as experts call for more support

Constance Marten and Mark Gordon are accused of killing their newborn baby Victoria by taking her on the run in January last year to prevent her being taken away by social services, allegations they deny

Jeremy Hunt's Budget on Wednesday will bore the pants off you, says Fleet Street Fox. Here's what you'll miss

Constance Marten told police, in an interview played to the jury today, about the moments after her newborn daughter's death whilst her and Mark Gordon went on the run in South Downs from social services

Nathan Lee Davies gave up social activities for years - instead saving up the money to spend on a dream trip. But when he told his support worker the council demanded the money back

Constance Marten and Mark Gordon are accused of killing their newborn baby Victoria through gross negligence after they allegedly took her on the run from social services

A police warrant accused camp staff at Trail Carolina of stopping them investigating the death of the boy by preventing them speaking to other young people staying there at the time

Constance Marten, an aristocrat, and partner Mark Gordon had already had four children taken into care by social services before they had little Victoria and went on the run with her

Since 2010 when the Tories first came into government there have been swingeing cuts to local authorities which have seen services like bin collections, bus routes and school crossing patrols take a hit

Constance Marten, 36, and her lover Mark Gordon, 49, are on trial at the Old Bailey, accused of causing their newborn baby daughter Victoria's death through negligence

Amy Kavanagh, 31, suffers from Rett Syndrome and was left without a bed at Glasgow’s Haydale Care Home after flooding caused water damage to her floor and ceiling

More than 60 calls were made to professionals by people who were concerned about Alfie's welfare in the years leading up to his death, it has been revealed.

Following the death of Bronson Battersby, found curled up next to his deceased dad Kenneth in Skegness, Lincolnshire, the Mirror looks at other tragedies, such as Baby P

Melanie Battersby, 60, from Sheffield, said her father done the best for her brother Bronson 'until his last breath' - she has welcomed an inquiry to see whether any failings from social services took place

Bronson Battersby was found curled up in the dark beside the body of his dead father Kenneth Battersby weeks after his mum, who looked after him occasionally, had last seen him alive

Bronson Battersby, two, and his dad - and sole carer - Kenneth were found dead on January 9 in Skegness and Lincolnshire County Council is now conducting a rapid review

Rebecca Loughrey, 27, said she didn't think she would have made her way through one freezing night on Exeter's icy streets if it hadn't been for local businesses and charities offering help

A single father has admitted to purposely excluding one child from his daughter's birthday party because she has headlice and he doesn't want his kid catching it again

Joanna Hickey has been inundated with supportive messages on Twitter after sharing her pay slip amid the INMO's dispute with the government over their salaries

Masie Lomax-Newton, two, along with her one-year-old brother accompanied her mum Emma Lomax-Newton, 30, and gran Cindy Molyneux, 52, to Crab Fold Farm on November 8 2021, but tragically drowned in a pond after being left unattended for 30 minutes

Coronation Street's Bernie Winter is leaving the cobbles this Christmas, leaving fans devastated. But what is actor Jane Hazlegrove's life like off-screen?