3 d. ago Skills shortage jeopardising pledge to build 1.5 million homes, report warns

City & Guilds said the construction industry needs to recruit 239,300 workers by 2029.

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6 d. ago Reality star charged with murder as boyfriend's decapitated body found at home

Beauty And The Geek star Tamika Sueann-Rose Chesser's boyfriend Julian Story was found dead and decapitated at their home after a report of a small fire

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9 d. ago Parents introducing teens to alcohol at home are 'doing lasting harm'

Community Alcohol Partnerships report says giving alcohol to teens at home does not teach them to drink responsibly as Government plans to tackle booze advertising

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1 week ago Britain ‘must prepare for wartime scenario on home soil’, security report warns

Cabinet Office minister Pat McFadden says whole country must be ‘clear-eyed and hard-edged’ about threats faced major powers like China

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1 week ago Quarter of women fleeing abuse unable to secure suitable refuge vacancy, new report finds

The Independent launched its Brick by Brick campaign in response to the national shortage of refuge spaces

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1 week ago Majority of UK children will be overweight or obese in nine areas by 2035

Nine worst affected areas predicted to see child obesity rates rise above 50 per cent over next decade

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1 week ago Revealed: The exact age you should have left your hometown if you are 'clever'

The decision to leave your hometown is always a big one. But a new report reveals the exact age by which 'clever' people have moved away.

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2 w. ago Remove decisions on lone child asylum seekers from Home Office, report says

Call for root-and-branch reform of treatment of children, many of whom are wrongly classified as adults Decisions relating to lone child asylum seekers should be removed from Home Office officials because of fundamental problems with the way they treat this vulnerable group, a report has found.The report calls for root-and-branch reform of the treatment of thousands of children who have fled persecution in their home countries and made hazardous journeys in search of safety, often crossing the Channel in a dinghy or concealing themselves in the back of a lorry. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli welcome Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant to their London home ahead of India vs England Test series: Report

Anushka Sharma and Virat Kohli welcome Shubman Gill and Rishabh Pant to their London home ahead of India vs England Test series: Report  Times of India

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2 w. ago Real Housewives star's care home gets damning Ofsted report and and is forced to close

Moss Farm Children's Home in Altrincham, Cheshire, was run by Real Housewives of Cheshire star Ampika Pickston and her company AP Care Homes Limited, but it's been forced to close

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2 w. ago Real Housewives star's care home gets damning Ofsted report and is forced to close

Moss Farm Children's Home in Altrincham, Cheshire, was run by Real Housewives of Cheshire star Ampika Pickston and her company AP Care Homes Limited, but it's been forced to close

Society

2 w. ago What is the new grooming gangs inquiry going to do after the Casey report?

A full statutory inquiry into UK grooming gangs will soon begin work

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2 w. ago Home secretary outlines key changes after 'disturbing' report into grooming gangs

Yvette Cooper set out a series of reforms in response to Baroness Casey's report

Society

2 w. ago Makers of air fryers and smart speakers told to respect users’ right to privacy

Information Commissioner’s Office takes action as people report feeling powerless over data gathering at homeMakers of air fryers, smart speakers, fertility trackers and smart TVs have been told to respect people’s rights to privacy by the UK Information Commissioner’s Office (ICO).People have reported feeling powerless to control how data is gathered, used and shared in their own homes and on their bodies. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Brits urged to check their broadband as Ofcom reveals best and worst providers

Ofcom has released its latest report on home broadband and mobile services, revealing who comes out on top among Sky, Virgin Media, BT and Plusnet

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4 w. ago Labour missing housebuilding target by 170,000 homes a year, report finds

A bleak report by the Home Builders Federation yesterday dealt a blow to the Government's vow to build 1.5million properties by 2029.

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