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Sarah Kilgariff, who lives near Stoke-on-Trent, Staffordshire, applied for an EHCP for her son Freddie last July, after the five-year-old suffered a stroke because of a complication from chickenpox. Ms Kilgariff says Freddie now suffers from fatigue, struggles to regulate his emotions, and is back to wearing nappies.She says because of his needs, her son cannot attend school full-time. The family are still waiting for their EHCP – more than five months after the 20-week deadline. “It’s horrific because I can’t do anything because it’s out of my control, and that’s really frustrating,” she says. “He’s been neglected for a…

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Recounting her own experience of giving birth to her first child, Ms Atkins said she had had “amazing care” but before the birth had been put on a ward with mothers who had had “very, very traumatic experiences”. “Seeing other mums in a great deal of distress, it was quite frightening actually,” she said. The hospital had since “rejigged things” and there were “better services and facilities available”.”But it’s why for me, this is personal,” Ms Atkins said.”I want every woman to feel safe and happy as she goes in to give birth.”Someone in pain, in distress or frightened could…

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He invested only 1.6% of that sum – while spending millions on luxury cars, flights on private jets and lakefront mansions, according to court documents. Mr Pleterski was still in high school when he began dabbling in cryptocurrency, using it to make purchases in video games like Call of Duty.At the same time, he started noticing people “posting luxury cars, posting luxury lifestyles” on social media, he said during an interview for his bankruptcy case. Mr Pleterski looked into it and found many said they made their money from cryptocurrency investments. “That’s what sparked my interest,” he said. By 2020,…

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