Who cares after young people leave care?
“They come from a system where they are supposed to be looked after and it feels like they leave the system and they just get left and thrown away.”
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Thousands of vulnerable children and families are being left without access to vital services because of the government cuts, according to one of the country’s biggest children’s charities.
Forecaster Liam Dutton is to join Channel 4 News, becoming the programme’s first dedicated weather presenter. He trained at the Met Office and previously worked at the BBC.
Channel 4 News has announced that Morland Sanders will join the programme as North of England Correspondent.
Channel 4 News has announced that it will be refreshing its weather forecast by hiring a weekday Weather Presenter.
Channel 4 News has announced two new roles within its onscreen team, as part of a series of changes to the programme.
Channel 4 News has today announced new appointments to the core presenting team, as well as the Washington and Social Affairs posts.
Jackie is joined by the historian Anna Whitelock who’s professor of the history of monarchy at City University London and the royal commentator Peter Hunt.
“They come from a system where they are supposed to be looked after and it feels like they leave the system and they just get left and thrown away.”
It costs more to keep a child in care than the fees for Eton, but the average care leaver still faces poor educational achievement and higher rates of mental health issues or imprisonment.
Some of the biggest and boldest promises being made by the Scottish yes campaign are on welfare – but can Scotland afford to be fairer for those on benefits?
Rachel Reeves’ optimism and excitement are perhaps a little premature, even after today’s government defeat in parliament over reform of the spare room subsidy.
The home secretary says a new chair will be appointed “soon” to handle an overarching inquiry into child sexual exploitation in Rotherham, as Labour suspends three Rotherham councillors.
South Yorkshire police and crime commissioner Shaun Wright resigns from the Labour Party – but insists he will not leave his post.
At least 1,400 children have been subjected to horrifying sexual abuse in Rotherham since 1997, with a report criticising the police for failing to act and prosecute offenders.
South Yorkshire’s police and crime commissioner apologises after a report found 1,400 youngsters suffered sexual exploitation over a 16-year period, but says he will not resign.