Thousands of National Trust sites at risk from floods and rising temperatures due to climate change

Thousands of National Trust sites are at risk from climate change as floods, humidity and higher temperatures could pose hazard at locations such as Ham House and Lyme Park, bosses say National Trust has developed ‘game-changing’ map to illustrate the risks  Without action on emissions, the number of sites at highest level from climate change … Read more

Police watchdog warns forces ‘risk losing trust’ over use of stop-and search

A police watchdog has warned forces ‘risk losing trust’ over the use of stop and search as it admonished them for failing to explain why black people are more likely to be targeted. It found police forces are still unable to explain the disproportionate use of powers, such as stop and search and use of force … Read more

Police use of stop and search risks losing trust of black community, watchdog warns 

Police use of stop and search risks losing the trust of the black community, a damning report by their own official watchdog has warned – as the number of black murder victims has hit a 20-year high.   HM Inspectorate of Police said forces are still unable to explain a ‘disproportionate’ use of the controversial powers … Read more

£400m in Child Trust Funds opened 18 years ago waiting to be claimed

Teenagers are sitting on £400 million in childhood savings they may not know exist. Around 200,000 Child Trust Funds (CTF) are still waiting to be claimed – with an average of £2,000 in each, figures reveal.  The investment and cash savings accounts were opened for every child born between September 1, 2002, and January 2, … Read more

VICTORIA BISCHOFF: Clean up the mess over missing child trust funds

VICTORIA BISCHOFF: Lost child trust funds that could make the world of difference to so many young people By Victoria Bischoff for the Daily Mail Published: 22:01 GMT, 23 February 2021 | Updated: 22:33 GMT, 23 February 2021 If young adults ever needed a windfall, it’s now. Many have lost a year of education and … Read more

£400m in Child Trust Funds opened 18 years ago waiting to be claimed

Teenagers are sitting on £400 million in childhood savings they may not know exist. Around 200,000 Child Trust Funds (CTF) are still waiting to be claimed – with an average of £2,000 in each, figures reveal.  The investment and cash savings accounts were opened for every child born between September 1, 2002, and January 2, … Read more

National Trust rents out medieval manor owned by great-grandmother of Lady Jane Grey

A medieval manor house which was owned by the great-grandmother of Lady Jane Grey is to be closed to the public by the National Trust to allow it to be permanently rented as holiday accommodation.  Shute Barton, in the village of the same name near Axminster, Devon, dates from the 14th century and was owned … Read more

Mama June attempts to regain her family’s trust after not seeing them for a YEAR

Mama June attempts to regain her family’s trust after not seeing them for a YEAR in the teaser for Mama June: Road to Redemption By Caitlyn Becker For Dailymail.com Published: 19:14 GMT, 22 February 2021 | Updated: 19:22 GMT, 22 February 2021 Mama June Shannon has fallen on hard times recently but is ready to … Read more

Why do I have to wait to go to court to access my daughter’s Child Trust Fund?

Tammie Squire has been allowed to manage her disabled youngest daughter’s benefits for 18 years, but still faces a trip to court to try and unlock more than £7,000 she has saved for her future. The mother-of-two, from Tettenhall Wood, Wolverhampton, saved thousands of pounds into a Child Trust Fund, and later a Junior Isa, … Read more

Ministers again refuse to back proposals aimed at helping disabled trust fund savers

The Government has again refused to publicly back proposals designed to make it easier for the parents of disabled children to access Child Trust Fund savings, as it was warned as much as £107million could be ‘lost’ over the next decade. Responding to questions in the House of Lords on Thursday, justice minister Lord Wolfson … Read more