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Stone was installed at Llandudno as a flood prevention measure but thousands have now signed petition calling for a return to sand

A council whose children's services will be transferred to an independent trust next year has improved its provision for care leavers, Ofsted has found.

In Part 1 of my soon-to-be-famous Let’s Read Our Little Cotton Socks Off mega-mini-series, we closed with my noting that much of what I know (or, at least, what I think I know) leads me to believe that life in one form or another is pervasive throughout the universe. We also posed the question: “But…

Social workers at Bradford council felt uninvolved in its efforts to improve since an inadequate rating in 2018, a report has said

“I wanted to capture the humanity and fragility behind the masks, PPE and the ‘hero’ labels.    “Dr Johnston’s face may be covered, but his eyes speak volumes about the emotional and mental toll of the pandemic.”  Rosselli, whose previous work has been exhibited at The National Portrait Gallery and The Louvre, worked on the portrait throughout the year in between commissions, and as the pandemic unfolded, the message of the painting began to evolve in tandem, taking on an increas...

Published: 12:15 AM February 11, 2021    Doctor J, Heath Rossellis portrait of the Addenbrookes critical care doctor Andrew Johnston, which captures the strain of the past year as ICU staff deal with Covid-19 - Credit: Heath Rosselli A haunting portrait of an ICU doctor by a leading Suffolk artist has captured the emotional and mental toll that the Covid-19 pandemic has wrought on frontline workers, one year into the crisis. The painting, by artist Heath Rosselli from Worlington, near Mildenh...