内容摘要："I’m almost mid-30s now and having my own home is no closer a reality than it was 10 years ago.”

"I’m almost mid-30s now and having my own home is no closer a reality than it was 10 years ago.”

Next year's settlement includes an extra £200m to help councils with responsibility for adult social care to provide subsidies for care costs, taking total funding in this area to £3.7bn next year.Although the cash boost is likely to be welcomed by the sector, providers have expressed concern about the impact of rising National Insurance (NI) costs.

Charitable and private sector providers are ineligible for a funding pot reserved to compensate public sector bodies, although the prime minister's spokesman said a plan to alleviate the rise for hospices would be announced before Christmas.Although councils will share £515m to offset NI rises for their employees, the CCN argued the sum would not be enough to offset indirect costs from council services delivered by private providers.The LGA has also argued extra costs for contractors will mean some council services will become more expensive to deliver.

Shadow local government minister David Simmonds said the government's funding boost was "beautifully packaged" but councils would find the "box is somewhat emptier than people were expecting" given funding pressures.He added that councils also faced uncertainty over the costs of funding local elections next year, after the government confirmed plans this week to merge councils as part of a

Children's services in Bradford are improving after "a long history of inadequate practice across children's social care", according to Ofsted.

A report into council-run Bradford Children and Families Trust shows "very positive" action has been taken to improve children's services."Next are usually very commercial, their models are very 'girl-next-door'. This model has 'the look' of a model," she said, adding however that it was "important not to stigmatise either way".

The ruling comes as there is increased focus on the effects of advertising unrealistic or unhealthy body images on mental health.The "body positivity" movement which began around 2010 focused particularly on promoting a more diverse range of models.

But Ms Moss told BBC Breakfast she thinks the body positivity movement is "slightly under threat"."The wider industry is veering towards a very thin model look," she said.