All news on the topic: Social workers

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

Former Prime Minister Gordon Brown recalls tales of poverty from around the country as data shows there are 3.8million people, including one million children, destitute in Britain

Heather Anne McCarroll, 38, was handed a four month jail sentence for her behaviour aboard a Jet2 flight to Turkey, which forced a pilot to declare an emergency

A family suffered a bed bug infestation so bad they feared leaving their flat in case they passed it on to others, before their council eventually acted and moved them into a hotel

Catia Teixeira, 35, and Lawrence Hagland, 31, have shared how a random moment in a cafe was their sign to have a baby - we celebrate their joy as part of National Adoption Week

WARNING DISTRESSING: The girl was raped by a 14-year-old she had 'met on the internet' and got pregnant - but wanted to keep it as it made her feel 'special' and meant she would miss school

Claire Holland has not been seen for more than 10 years since she was spotted leaving a pub in the centre of Bristol in June 2012. Darren Osment is accused of her murder

Payton Shires was charged by Columbus Police with having unlawful sexual conduct with a minor after the boy's mother began suspecting her of 'predatory behaviour' when she spotted phone text messages

Pastor Lorraine Jones lost her son Dwayne in 2014 when he was stabbed in the heart. She has since worked tirelessly against violence, but says the government needs to provide support instead of fuelling cuts

Lord Shaun Bailey launched an extraordinary attack on Sadiq Khan at the Tory Party Conference, but then refused to give an update on his own legal woes after a rulebreaking lockdown bash

Cheryl Shaw says she is at breaking point as her family of eight are forced to live on top of one another in the damp, mouldy, one bed flat in Manchester and her pleas for help go unanswered

Savannah Wiley thought a harmless cyst was the cause of her painful sores underneath her large breasts. After a reduction surgery, she received the shock of her life when the doctors told her it was a large cancerous lump

These are the people who don’t have close relationships, can’t rely on others for help, aren’t active in community groups or religious organisations and live in neighbourhoods that feel unsafe

Dairo Antonio Úsuga, known as Otoniel, was the boss of Colombia’s notorious Gulf Clan group which he ran in a 'reign of terror' for over ten years before law enforcement brought him down. He was sentenced Tuesday after he pleaded guilty in January to a number of charges

Miche Zephany Sheldon, 26, was snatched by Lavona Solomon who was then arrested after a DNA test in 2015 revealed she and her husband, Michael, were not Miche’s biological parents

Joan Hobbs, 89, was on July 17 beaten 'black and blue' with a walking frame by a male resident at the IRT Thomas Holt Aged Care Centre in the southern Sydney suburb of Kirrawee

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

Back in October 2020, Ben Peters started feeling unwell but after a trip to the doctors he was told he had tonsillitis and given some antibiotics

WARNING MENTIONS SUICIDE: Edward Weeks recorded himself on motion-sensitive cameras around his bedroom as he sexually assaulted and raped vulnerable girlfriend Tina Lewis while she slept

Former social worker Anita Goundry was told she may only have five years to live after her devastating diagnosis – but she’s defying the odds

In a bruising TV encounter Veterans Minister Johnny Mercer said the armed forces earn a 'good wage' and blamed 'personal decisions' for their use amid reports RAF personnel are using food banks

The TV actor and presenter was motivated to make a BBC documentary by a Government review into kids’ social care, which found the system has been woefully underfunded for years

Strictly Come Dancing star Ellie Simmonds shares how she reconnected with her birth mother and found answers to the questions she has 'carried around for years'

Martin becomes even more suspicious of teacher Theo after he offers to tutor Lily for free while she’s off school

King Charles's list ranges from a grieving mother who turned a tragedy into a charity honouring their legacy, a 106-year-old fundraising through exercise, and those aiding Ukrainian refugees