The reforms follow the murders of Star Hobson and Arthur Labinjo-Hughes Families with vulnerable youngsters will be given extra support before they reach crisis point under a sweeping shake-up of children’s social care. The plan, which follows criticism of the safeguarding system in the wake of the murders of Arthur Labinjo-Hughes and Star Hobson, will see early interventions for families with addiction, domestic abuse or mental health problems to help them stay […]

The Prime Minister will mark his centenary of days in Downing Street facing questions over his judgment Rishi Sunak’s political rivals said the first 100 days of his reign as prime minister have been “dogged by a festering swamp of Tory sleaze scandals”. The Prime Minister will mark his centenary of days in Downing Street on Thursday facing questions over his judgment as an investigation into one of his Cabinet ministers […]

That's according to the Nationwide The average UK house price fell by 0.6% in January, according to an index. Annual house price growth slowed to 1.1%, from 2.8% in December, and the typical property value is now 3.2% lower than its August peak, Nationwide Building Society said. The average UK house price in January 2023 was £258,297. The annual growth rate of 1.1% is the lowest since the early months […]

Chelsea and Manchester United beat the clock in the final minutes of the transfer window with the Blues breaking the British transfer record by signing Enzo Fernandez from Benfica. The 22-year-old midfielder has signed a deal that will run until 2031, with Chelsea paying £106.8million (121m euros) for the Argentina World Cup winner. Announcing the deal, Benfica said: “In a statement sent to the Securities Market Commission (CMVM) at 12:13am […]

A four-year-old girl has died after reports of a dog attack in Milton Keynes, Thames Valley Police said. Officers were called by the ambulance service just past 5pm on Tuesday after a report that a dog had attacked a child in the back garden of a property in Broadlands, Netherfield. It was confirmed shortly after that the child had died at the scene. The dog has since been “humanely destroyed”. No-one else was hurt and the […]