The Liberal Democrats are calling on Chancellor Jeremy Hunt to scrap planned tax cuts for banks to fund a pay rise for carers. In a speech to the party’s spring
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An NHS trust has been fined for a “catalogue of failures” which saw a dementia patient abscond from a hospital three times and die after hitting his head on concrete.
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A former caretaker has been found guilty of killing his girlfriend’s young son after a campaign of “sadistic” abuse. Drug addict Jake Drummond, 33, fatally shook and hit 15-month-old Jacob
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A senior Tory MP is being investigated by Parliament’s Standards Commissioner over paid advocacy and declaration of an interest. Steve Brine (pictured), the current chairman of the Commons Health Committee,
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Unions have suspended further strikes by ambulance and other NHS staff and will recommend acceptance of a new pay offer to NHS workers. The breakthrough follows days of talks with
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A stepmother who filmed her autistic three-year-old stepson as he lay dying from a brain injury has been jailed for 15 years for manslaughter. Leila Borrington (pictured) killed Harvey Borrington
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A Scottish rugby star who admitted pushing, hurling abuse at, and tracking his girlfriend has been ordered to do 120 hours of unpaid work. Rufus McLean, 22, was given the
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Tackling so-called incel culture is among the actions being considered by police in their strategy to deal with violence against women and girls. The strategy was presented in a report
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A judge has refused to hand a police force evidence from a private family court dispute involving a woman and her estranged husband. Thames Valley Police wanted documents used in
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The minister for social care has insisted the Government backs the sector after a new report argued it had dropped down the list of priorities in favour of tackling inflation,
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