Children
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'I was welcomed. Now I work for the NHS': views on Dubs from former child refugeesAs the government plans to end the scheme for child refugees in Europe, we speak to people who came to the UK as children for sanctuary
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Measuring persisting effects of Sure StartLetters: David Lammy recognised years ago that fathers should be accorded the same respect as mothers in the difficult job of bringing up children on a low income
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Durex maker moves into baby food with $16.6bn purchaseReckitt’s Benckiser takeover puts it in prime position to compete with Nestlé and Unilever, and break into China
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Why has the UK ended its 'Dubs' child refugee scheme?The government is scrapping Britain’s pledge to take in 3,000 unaccompanied child refugees, sparking fury. Will critics be able to force Home Secretary Amber Rudd to rethink and reverse the decision?
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Lord Dubs calls on home secretary to accept more child refugeesPeer criticises decision to axe scheme he fought to set up and says local authorities are still willing to accept more children
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May accused of lying about impact of EU migrants on UK by Czech Europe secretary - Politics liveRolling coverage of the day’s political developments as they happen
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G4S to take over welfare support for families facing deportationHome Office expected to announce controversial contractor will provide services rather than Barnardo’s charity
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Stopping the Dubs scheme for child refugees is shameful and heartlessIf the government doesn’t rethink this decision some of the most helpless, vulnerable children in the world will pay a heavy price for indifference
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Loose canon: The bishops are in denial that there is a connection between the caning of young men and a theology of the atonementThe church’s strategy on protecting the child is designed to protect itself
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PM accused of closing door on child refugees as 'Dubs' scheme endsCampaigners voice dismay as minister announces only one more group of children will come to UK under plan
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Yemen's food crisis: 'We die either from the bombing or the hunger'Conflict has driven Yemen to the brink of famine. Few areas have been hit harder than al-Hudaydah, where many people are now bereft of hope
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Judy Garland 'sexually harassed' by munchkin co-stars on Wizard of Oz setPosthumous memoir by Garland’s ex-husband Sid Luft claims teenage star was groped by actors on set
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What can be done to tackle the youth mental health treatment gap?Too few children and young people are getting the care they need. A new commission at Birmingham university is trying to help
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Sure Start and unsure future of poor childrenLetters: Whether Sure Start or other bodies are best placed to deliver interventions along these lines remains up for debate
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Solutions to the housing crisis are needed nowLetters: Tenants need an emergency housing bill which places an immediate freeze on rent increases prior to introducing rent controls
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Developmental delay in 'moderate to late' preterm babies, study findsCompared with full-term births, those at 32-36 weeks are three times more likely to result in language and motor delay
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Sure Start worked. So why is Theresa May out to kill it?The government should be honest about why a service that did so much to address poverty and inequality for the youngest in society is being allowed to die
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Dear parents, thank you for Simply Red, the bowl haircut – and not being thereChelsea Cameron, an 18-year-old head girl from Dundee, shared a thank you letter that she had sent to her parents. We asked writers to do the same
Parents on zero-hour contracts 'could miss out on free childcare'