Children in care experience frequent disruption as they grow up which translates into poor education, a high risk of involvement in crime and a one in three chance of living on the streets.
In the News
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November 7th, 2008
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November 7th, 2008
More than a million extra people in Scotland will soon be eligible to claim financial help for the cost of civil court cases.
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November 7th, 2008
Same-sex marriages have been banned in California?just six months after gay and lesbian weddings were given the go-ahead in the liberal, trend-setting US state.
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November 6th, 2008
Scripps Research Institute have identified a combination of small molecules that significantly improve the reprogramming of general adult cells into pluripotent stem cells, which can then develop into all cell types.
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November 6th, 2008
A glut of opium on the world market fuelled by a record Afghan harvest threatens a new heroin crisis in Britain, the European Union drug agency warns today.
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November 6th, 2008
Pope Benedict XVI calls upon Muslims for peace, respect and solidarity in one family with God.
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November 6th, 2008
A judge attacked a violent video game as he jailed a teenager for a string of 'horrific' sex assaults. Ryan Chinnery, high on skunk cannabis, prowled the streets searching for women victims.
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November 6th, 2008
Pope Benedict XVI has called for mutual respect between Christians and Muslims to heal tension between the two faiths.
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November 5th, 2008
The four main churches in Northern Ireland have announced a joint plan to help end the 11-plus stalemate.
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November 5th, 2008
A study of sexual attitudes among 14 to 16-year-olds found teenage boys thought it was acceptable to pressure girls into sex and to use alcohol to get them into bed, a research team has said.