A hospital water system was filled “too early”, increasing the opportunity for contamination, a microbiologist has told the Scottish Hospitals Inquiry. The inquiry heard that the water system at the
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There are 100 spaces left in men’s prisons in England and Wales, it is understood. The system, already in the middle of an overcrowding crisis, is normally under greater pressure
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Sir Keir Starmer has defended stopping all pensioners receiving the winter fuel payment, amid warnings it could create a “public health emergency”. The Prime Minister used a speech in Downing
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The world’s oldest living man has turned 112 at his care home in Southport, Merseyside. John Tinniswood (pictured) was born in Liverpool on August 26 1912, the year the Titanic
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The Government has branded the NHS hospital discharge system “broken” as a survey revealed almost a fifth of care providers across the UK reported weeks-long waiting times for people to
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A man has been placed under the detention of mental health professionals following his arrest in connection with a triple stabbing in Greater Manchester. A 43-year-old woman died after the
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A convicted murderer who permanently disfigured a prison guard and injured another while trying to escape custody during a hospital visit has been jailed for more than three years. James
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There were almost 30,000 asylum seekers in hotels across the UK at the end of June, Government figures showed. The total of 29,585 on June 30 was down from 34,530
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Almost a million more people could have unpaid caring responsibilities across the UK in the next decade, according to an estimate by a charity which described the situation as a
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A charity has urged the Health Secretary to step in after it emerged a drug that has been shown to slow the progression of Alzheimer’s disease may not be rolled
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