This week is Loneliness Awareness Week and, to mark the fact, a new study has been published, revealing that loneliness among boys and young men in England may be far more common than official figures suggest, with researchers warning that stigma stops many from speaking out.

Within hours of the government announcing a ban on social media for under-16s, many have argued the policy will do little to keep children safer online.

A new report shows the Care Quality Commission (CQC) is failing to keep pace with assessing the quality of social care services in England.

There was a time when Ultimate Thunder didn’t think their documentary would make it onto the big screen, but it is now set to premier at Sheffield DocFest. 

Social workers have warned chronic underfunding is putting vulnerable people at risk, with leaders calling for faster government action on long-promised reforms. 

When we heard of police treating victims of domestic violence as criminals, one survivor came to us with her story. Years on, she explains the experience still haunts her: ‘it never leaves you’.