All news on the topic: Social services

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Dad threatened to kill wife and 'chop her up' in brutal attack
Anthony Young, 47, was jailed at Teesside Crown Court after he launched a brutal attack on his wife Victoria Jackson, 42, at their home in Middlesbrough and threatened to kill her
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Babies attacked by cockroaches in filthy B&Bs that thousands of kids call home
In Birmingham alone, there are more than 4,000 families who have nowhere permanent to call home, including 8,560 children - 1,420 of them forced to live in B&Bs and hotel rooms
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Mum fears losing her six kids as she's placed in homes with 'rats and sewage'
Kathleen Chambers, 38, claims she has been waiting over a year to be offered a property that's suitable for her and her six children, after being placed in rat-infested and sewage-leaking homes
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Mystery death of mum, 31, who was 'completely normal' just before sudden death
Mum-of-three Sarah Stephens died within minutes of an ambulance arriving. Her bereaved father Paul explained he had called the ambulance only as a precaution, with "everything seeming normal"
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Disabled mum 'hasn’t showered in years' due to 'gaslighting' housing association
Sara, a disabled woman in West London, who says she struggles to clean herself after the toilet and can’t use her shower, accuses the housing association which owns her flat of “gaslighting” her
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'Rishi Sunak's Rwanda plan is a disaster for all women - this is just the start'
Rishi Sunak has faced his biggest blow yet as Prime Minister after the Supreme Court ruled his Rwanda scheme unlawful. His sinister plans to save the illegal project should worry us all
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Use Autumn Statement to pump cash into crisis-hit social care, Jeremy Hunt told
Almost a quarter of a million people are waiting to have their social care needs assessed - prompting calls for Jeremy Hunt to tackle the crisis in next week's Autumn Statement
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Company criticised for 'offensive' 'woke-free zone' flag outside HQ
Net World Sports has three large flagpoles outside its new base where it employs 200 workers - one of which is flying an anti-liberal message
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Chris Whitty says everyone should follow 'old fashioned' tricks to live longer
Sir Chris Witty has published his annual report, sharing that he believes ill health is not inevitable, and he's urging people to live healthier lifestyles, and for the government to encourage it too
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Toddler stabbed in stomach for crying during mother's drinking session
WARNING, DISTRESSING CONTENT: Police reports say the toddlers intestines were "coming out" after 22-year-old Aida stabbed her son in Russia. If found guilty, she could face up to seven years in prison
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Man trapped in chronic pain nightmare as he can't get vital treatments
Paul Farrelly, 41, has lived with cerebral palsy all his life and is now struggling because he can no longer afford to pay for private treatment, which can be costly
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'I'm a Black mum who's fostered 19 babies in 10 years - and I'm exhausted'
Sarah Livingstone, 55, from Camden, began fostering after her own children had grown up and has spoken to the Mirror about the joys and struggles it brings, as well as how it needs to change
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Landlady who kept vulnerable woman as slave for decade ordered to pay her £200k
Farzana Kausar, 59, who was jailed for keeping the vulnerable woman as a slave for 10 years and making her cook, clean and look after her children has now been ordered to pay her £200,000
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London's two-try hero must now sort his day job after Broncos' shock promotion
Winger Iliess Macani, 29, helped his home city get back in Super League with two tries in stunning Championship Grand Final win at Toulouse which means he could now be packing in his day job
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Woman raped aged 8 by stepdad shares his pathetic excuse when she confronted him
Michelle Sallis, 27, from Wigan, was abused by her stepdad who callously told her years later 'I just wanted to know what it felt like to have sex with someone else'
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Social services illegally send boy, 13, to live in caravan 200 miles from family
A 13-year-old boy was told to leave a privately-run children’s home for being disruptive and was sent 198 miles away from his family to live in a static caravan park
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All the policies announced by Keir Starmer's top team at Labour Party Conference
The Mirror has collated all the policies announced by Labour's top team after Keir Starmer pledged a 'decade of national renewal' if he becomes the country's next Prime Minister
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Channel 5 show shines a light on the shocking lives of 'farmed' foster children
Between 1955 and 1995, more than 70,000 West African children were privately fostered by White Britons, and many of them have lived with the long-lasting impact
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Charlotte Dawson praised she shows off real body days after trolling nightmare
Charlotte Dawson has been praised by her followers for a body-positive post just days after sharing her nightmare of trolls calling social services over false allegations
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EastEnders fans spot huge plot hole over Linda's custody battle for Mick's baby
EastEnders' Linda Carter considered fighting for custody for Mick Carter and Janine Butcher's baby in Wednesday's episode but, viewers have spotted a huge plot hole with her plan
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Charlotte Dawson fights back tears as troll reports her to social services again
Vicious online bullies have targeted Charlotte to report unfounded accusations against her in a campaign of hate seemingly with the objective of having her children removed from her
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'My son, 15, was hero who died to save my life,' says mum as ex jailed for 30yrs
Katarzyna Bastek recalled how her hero son Jakub Szymanski, 15, tried to tackle her former partner Suleman Altaf after he crept into their home before he was stabbed to death
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Family of girl, 16, murdered by brother say social services has 'blood on hands'
Amber Gibson, 16, was sexually assaulted and murdered by her brother Connor Gibson, 20, in November 2021 - with a family member claiming social services blocked their grandparents from taking them in
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Charlotte Dawson left devastated as trolls make false report to social service
Reality star Charlotte Dawson was left heartbroken after social media trolls made fake complaints to social services about the safety of her children
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Tearful Charlotte Dawson shares 'terrifying' time as trolls call social services
Influencer Charlotte Dawson has been left in tears after trolls made calls to social services over 'concerns' for the safety of her two-year-old son Noah and her unborn child