The Health Minister Mike Nesbitt tells assembly members "we have run out of time" to change the law.

For most young people, turning 18 is a milestone filled with excitement and possibility. For many care leavers, however, reaching adulthood often marks an abrupt and accelerated transition from care ...

Anela Anwar, the head of a charity for children in care and young care leavers, calls for greater support across housing, health, education and employment At Become, the national charity for children ...

Those under-25 to receive help while a pilot will trial paid internships in NHS and a guaranteed interview scheme Young people leaving care in England will receive free prescriptions, and dental and ...

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It was January 2025, the temperature was hovering just above zero, and for the third month in a row Rica had no hot water or working shower in the studio flat of her east London hostel. Her complaints ...

Remembered for his athleticism at school and his steadfast support for the police service frontline in his role as union president, family and friends paid tribute to the man known by many simply as ...

Mr Leavers, who died suddenly at the age of 57 on November 10, was the state’s first Cross Border Commissioner after serving 15 years as president of the Queensland Police Union. Former Labor premier ...

Mr Leavers, who was the president of the police union for 15 years, was found on Monday morning in his Brisbane home. He was 57. In a media statement, police said they were called to a non-suspicious ...

Former Queensland Police Union president Ian Leavers has been found dead at his Brisbane home. The 57-year-old, who led the police union for 15 years from 2009 to 2024, was found dead just before 10am ...

Queensland's cross-border commissioner and former long-time police union president, Ian Leavers, has died. The 57-year-old was found at his home in Brisbane on Monday morning after police were called ...