Remains of five children found at Haut de la
Garenne
Jersey police have discovered the partial remains of at least
five children at Haut de la Garenne, the former children’s home at
the centre of the island’s child abuse investigation.
However, the grim discoveries of the bone fragments - believed
to have come from children aged between 4 and 11 - may not result
in a murder inquiry because experts have been unable to pinpoint
when the children died, the detective leading the investigation has
admitted.
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100 years after reform, poverty in old age remains
rife
When the first state pension was paid, there was widespread
celebration. David Lloyd George, Charles Booth and the other
founding fathers were certain that their reforms would end poverty
in old age.
Yet 100 years on, 2.5 million pensioners — more than a fifth of
all those aged over 65 — still struggle to pay their bills and keep
their homes warm.
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UK drugs policy 'has no impact on supply'
Law enforcement has "little adverse effect" on the availability
of drugs in Britain, new research claims. A report from the UK
Drugs Policy Commission published yesterday said drug markets were
"extremely resilient. They are highly fluid and adapt to law
enforcement interventions".
The commission, a charity made up of specialists in drug
treatment, public policy, policing and medical research, said
attempts to tackle Britain's £5.3bn drug habit were not
working
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Why being married halves the risk of developing
dementia
Being married halves your risk of developing Alzheimer's
disease, say researchers. A study shows the importance of close
companionship in midlife, with a 50 per cent lower rate of dementia
affecting those who have a partner.
It found those who stay alone after divorce have a threefold
risk of suffering Alzheimer's in later life.
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'Pushover parents to blame for generation of children
who lack discipline'
A decline in parenting skills has created a generation of
children without moral boundaries, a teachers' leader has said.
Philip Parkin warned that teachers are increasingly forced to
discipline bad behaviour and take on the role of bringing up
children because parents too often pander to their demands.
He blamed the increasing commercialisation of childhood, long
working hours, the decline of traditional family structures and the
'shortening of the length of many relationships'.
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