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Care Home Operator Fined £29,000 After Worker Injured in Lift Fall

Care Home Operator Fined £29,000 After Worker Injured in Lift Fall

A care home operator has been fined after a worker suffered serious injuries in a fall caused by a faulty lift. The incident happened at Fairland House in Attleborough and was investigated by Breckland Council, which found that Ashley Care Homes Limited had breached health and safety regulations and failed to maintain safe systems of

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Farage Pledges to End Permanent Settlement Rights for Migrants

Farage Pledges to End Permanent Settlement Rights for Migrants

Nigel Farage has pledged that Reform UK would abolish the right for migrants to gain permanent settlement after five years, promising to end what he described as the “era of cheap, low-skill foreign labour.” Under current rules, migrants can apply for indefinite leave to remain (ILR) after five years in Britain, a key stepping stone

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‘Culture of Entitlement’ Driving School Behaviour Crisis, Says Report

‘Culture of Entitlement’ Driving School Behaviour Crisis, Says Report

Scotland’s classrooms are facing a growing crisis of poor behaviour, with education experts warning that a “culture of entitlement” among pupils is undermining teaching, learning and the authority of schools. A new report from the Commission on School Reform, a body of education leaders set up by the public policy institute Enlighten, calls for urgent

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Calls for Reform as Children’s Residential Care Market Risks “Failure”

Calls for Reform as Children’s Residential Care Market Risks “Failure”

The cost of residential care for looked-after children has almost doubled in five years, reaching £3.1 billion in 2023–24, according to the National Audit Office (NAO). Rising demand, a shortage of placements particularly for children with complex needs and a profit-driven market are driving unsustainable costs. In its latest report, Managing children’s residential care, the

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