News round up: Drain hunt at Jersey home

March 14, 2008 in Community Care

Kid drain hunt at Jersey home
Forensic cops are to search the drains of the Jersey hell home for human remains.

Chancellor accused of widening poverty trap for poorest workers
More than 1.8 million low-paid workers face losing 60p more for every extra £1 they earn as a result of tax changes that come into effect next month.

Brain-damaged woman clears way for victims to sue over baby scandal
Families of patients with severe brain damage after heart surgery as children are preparing to sue the NHS after a profoundly disabled woman won her case for compensation in the wake of the Bristol heart babies scandal.

Half of the children who fail key tests ‘have learning difficulties’
Half of children who fail key school tests are likely to have dyslexia or other learning difficulties, according to research published today.

Reprieve for gay Iranian who fears he will be killed
A gay Iranian teenager is to be allowed to stay in Britain because his case is now so notorious that it would be dangerous to deport him to Tehran.

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Opiates are used more in jails than cannabis
The abuse of heroin and other opiates is more widespread than cannabis in jails in England and Wales, according to figures published yesterday.

Public sick of yobs, judge tells phone attack gang
A judge told three teenagers involved in beating a man to death, including a schoolgirl who filmed the attack, that they were typical of the “young, drunken, violent yobs, of whom the public are sick and tired”.

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Schools fear that forced marriages poster campaign will upset parents
Schools in areas feared to have high rates of forced marriage are refusing to display posters on the issue because they are too hard-hitting, according to a government report.

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Cult of celebrity ‘is harming children’
The cult of celebrity is producing a generation that believes education and hard work are not important in achieving success, claims the Association of Teachers and Lecturers

Ed Balls ‘tried to bury schools bad news’
Ed Balls, the Schools Secretary, used a high-profile announcement about secondary admission rules being flouted to divert attention from embarrassing figures showing nearly a fifth of pupils failed to get into their preferred school this year, critics claimed.

2.6m on incapacity benefits face tough ‘back to work’ tests
All of the 2.6 million people who are claiming incapacity benefits will have to take a rigorous test by April 2013 to see if they are capable of working, a move that will cost the Treasury £30m, the work and pensions secretary, James Purnell, said yesterday in a Commons budget debate.

Dodgy data: Millions put at risk from faulty Government ID records
Millions of Britons face having their lives made a “misery” by mistakes on Government databases, it was claimed last night.

Schoolboy found hanged in his bedroom after Ritalin prescription was increased
A schoolboy who was taking Ritalin has been found hanged in his bedroom.