32 h. ago Pupils 'punished for incorrect uniform' as parents struggle with costs

"Every child should be able to attend school without fear of detention, isolation, or exclusion because of uniform costs their families cannot afford"

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32 h. ago Pupils punished for incorrect uniform due to cost pressures, charity warns

A survey found most parents believe there should be a limit on the number of branded uniform items that schools can require.

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8 d. ago Patients dying of sepsis because medics too slow to spot it, warns NHS watchdog

Recognition remains an ‘urgent safety risk’ and relatives’ concerns are too often ignored, says Health Services Safety Investigations BodySepsis is causing thousands of deaths a year, a charity has said, as the NHS’s safety watchdog warned that doctors and nurses are too often slow to identify and treat it.“The recognition of sepsis remains an urgent and persistent safety risk”, despite previous reports highlighting the large number of deaths it causes when diagnosed too late, according to the Health Services Safety Investigations Body. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Only around one in four children enjoy writing in their spare time – report

The National Literacy Trust charity has warned that writing for pleasure is in a ‘worrying state of decline’ among young people.

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2 w. ago Autistic schoolboy hooked on trendy snus after being forced to buy vapes for other kids

A mum, from Wishaw, spoke out as a leading advice charity warned of a worrying surge in reports of young people experimenting with nicotine pouches - widely used by sports stars and celebrities.

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2 w. ago Moment ‘paedophile’ calls a child safety hotline as charity warns women now one in 10 offenders

Standard hears simulated call from ‘disgusted’ 23-year-old on visit to Lucy Faithfull Foundation’s headquarters in south London

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3 w. ago Starmer’s welfare cuts will see 340,000 more people in poverty than previously predicted, charity warns

340,000 more people in disabled households could face hunger and hardship by the end of the decade, new report says

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3 w. ago Disability cut impact could be even worse than expected warns food bank charity

Research commissioned by food bank charity Trussell found that 340,000 people in disabled households will be pushed into severe hardship by benefit changes being brought in by the Government

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4 w. ago Martin Lewis’s charity warns Starmer’s PIP disability cuts will be ‘catastrophic’

Martin Lewis’ charity Money and Mental Health Policy Institute has revealed research on the impact of changes to PIP as it calls on the government to drop the plans

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4 w. ago Police warning after man knocks on doors pretending to collect charity donations

South Wales Police said it has received reports of people pretending to represent local businesses

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