Grandparent carers – the invisible industry

Grandparent carers – the invisible industry

They provide £3.9bn of childcare every year, yet grandparent carers are barely acknowledged by the political and legal worlds.

Life after Baby P

Amelia Gentleman spends a week with a child protection unit in north London.

Alzheimer’s research links postponed retirement with later onset

Working until 65 or beyond could postpone the onset of dementia. A study of 382 men found a significant association between later retirement and later onset of Alzheimer’s disease.

Read more on this story in The Times

Home loan ‘error’ by Labour’s golden couple Mr & Mrs Balls

Married cabinet ministers Ed Balls and Yvette Cooper made a claim for almost four times the amount of mortgage interest to which they were entitled.

The couple, who are among Prime Minister Gordon Brown’s closest allies, submitted the claim for £2,600 for two months in 2007.