Around half of children in care identified by their local council as being a victim of exploitation went missing between 2018 and 2020, figures show.

More than 150,000 Britons have registered their interest in taking in Ukrainians.

More than 150,000 Britons have registered their interest in taking in Ukrainians.

More than 122,000 Britons have registered their interest in taking in Ukrainians.

The UK Government’s Homes for Ukraine scheme is due to formally open on Friday.

Equalities minister Kemi Badenoch released the 97-page plan.

A safeguarding review found that ‘racism (whether deliberate or not) was likely to have been an influencing factor’.

The Independent Office for Police Conduct said it has completed its investigation and is finalising its report.

Outdoor civil ceremonies will be legalised permanently following ‘overwhelming support’ from the public, faith groups and the wedding industry.

The number of children arriving into countries alone after fleeing Ukraine is also rising, the Disasters Emergency Committee said.

A refugee from Ukraine said he feels ‘awful, neglected, angry’ after being taken to a hotel around 70 miles from other refugees.

Roksolana Mokhnenko fled Kyiv with her brother, mother, husband and their cat.

Campaigners accused the care minister of failing to listen after an emotional two-hour meeting in Westminster.

Infants under one in Glasgow City had the lowest life expectancy in the UK for 2018-20, according to the Office for National Statistics.

The figures also suggest increasing numbers of adults are being hit by the cost of living crisis.

People should stay at home and avoid visiting elderly relatives if they have symptoms, the UK Health Security Agency said.

A fifth of adults (21.1%) who were victims of any crime, excluding fraud and computer misuse, reported symptoms of depression in the last year.

Outgoing Four Seasons Health Care chief executive Jeremy Richardson said depriving residents of their liberty was the ‘big scandal’ of the pandemic.

Care minister Gillian Keegan said the Government “did the right thing for the right reason” to protect vulnerable residents.

There were 2,226 deaths of babies and 789 deaths of children aged one to 15 in 2020, the Office for National Statistics said.