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• Abuse survivors sent from UK to Australia as children given fresh hope of redress from Prince's Trust

  17-05-2020 07:30
  
  The charity says it has provided funds to compensate those sent to Australia by the Fairbridge Society, many of whom suffered physical and sexual abuse Former child migrants sent from the UK to Australia by the Fairbridge Society may be a step closer towards receiving compensation for sexual and physical abuse, after the Prince’s Trust said it was providing funds to allow survivors to make claims.Many of an estimated 2,500 child migrants sent to most Australian states by the Fairbridge Soc
  
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• Isolated in care home lockdown hell | Letters

  17-05-2020 07:00
  
  Coronavirus has drawn attention to those with dementia in homes, but for people with hearing loss the situation is worseNicci Gerrard is right to draw attention to the damage imposed on care home residents with dementia by isolating them from family and friends (“How did we end up turning our care homes into jails of enforced loneliness?”, Comment). The needs of care home residents with hearing loss are also in danger of being overlooked. There is no requirement for homes to maintain
  
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