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Ministers are ignoring the plight of pupils who have been left behind, says Children’s Commissioner

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Ministers are ignoring the plight of pupils who have been left behind after months away from school during Covid-19 pandemic, says Children’s Commissioner Anne Longfield blamed remote officialdom for plight of millions of children   She asked ministers: ‘Are you serious about ”building back better”?’  Ms Longfield also pointed to the ‘scandal’ of almost a fifth … Read more

Duke and Duchess of Cambridge tell Kate Garraway they’d hug her over Derek Draper’s plight

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Prince William told TV presenter Kate Garraway that he and the Duchess of Cambridge wanted to give her a hug after hearing that her husband was critically ill with Covid. The royal couple, who met Kate while attending a Pride of Britain award at a London hospital yesterday, were clearly moved by the plight of … Read more

Rashford accuses ministers of ‘turning a blind eye’ to plight of vulnerable kids over free meals

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MPs have rejected a bid to provide free school meals during the Easter holidays after England ace Marcus Rashford, who backed the move, accused ministers of ‘turning a blind eye’ to vulnerable children.   The Manchester United forward lashed out on Twitter this morning ahead of tonight’s vote on extending free school meals to the holidays … Read more

Legendary vet James Herriot would be ‘turning in his grave’ at the plight of family farms in Britain

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His heart-warming memoirs of life as a vet in Yorkshire are winning another generation of fans thanks to the new TV adaptation of All Creatures Great And Small. But James Herriot would ‘turn in his grave’ if he could see British farming today, according to his son.  Jim Wight said his father would be championing … Read more

Tormented father reveals his five-year plight to save his daughter, 9, from a cult

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The blank, almost ghostly stare that Graham’s six-year-old daughter gave him was quite troubling enough. But what came next sent a sliver of ice through his heart. ‘You are not love, Daddy,’ she told him, quietly. ‘Serge is love.’ By themselves, the words made little sense. But to Graham, they were the realisation of his … Read more

DR MAX THE MIND DOCTOR: We are shamefully ignoring the plight of middle-aged men 

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When it comes to mental health, there’s a group of people we are systematically letting down. No, not ethnic minorities, gay people or women, but middle-aged men. Doctors, campaigners and politicians all ignore them and as a result many are living in misery, blighted by mental illness that goes unnoticed and untreated. It’s a myth … Read more

Stories reveal the plight of the vulnerable people who are stranded in their own homes 

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These are testing times for 70-year-old Elaine Yates. She suffers from lung disease, asthma and arthritis – yet by comparison with her husband, Michael, she might be considered a beacon of health. Until 2004, when Michael fell and incurred brain damage following a stroke, he was a fit former Royal Pioneer Corps soldier. Today, aged … Read more