Relatives of vulnerable patients allegedly abused in hospital in Northern Ireland have urged the health minister to call a public inquiry. Police suspect 1,500 criminal assaults over a number of
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A doctor who worked with the same private healthcare firm as rogue breast surgeon Ian Paterson has been suspended over concerns about patient treatment. Mike Walsh had been working at
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A widow who is in the end stages of dementia and has chronic renal failure should not be forced to undergo kidney dialysis sessions, a judge in a specialist court
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Prosecutors may have pressed ahead with assault charges against Caroline Flack due to high public concern around domestic violence, lawyers have said. Questions have been raised over whether the case
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The chief executive of Action for Children has announced her resignation in a social media post this morning. After 18 months in the role, Julie Bentley cited personal reasons for
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Images of child sexual abuse can be accessed on the open web in just three clicks, investigators have warned. The National Crime Agency (NCA) said offenders can orchestrate attacks on
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Having more than 10 sexual partners over a lifetime is linked to increased odds of getting cancer, according to researchers. And women with a higher number of sexual partners are
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A project to divert children from a life in organised crime is being launched in Edinburgh following its “astonishing” success in Glasgow. Mentors with similar backgrounds and experiences work with
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More than 1,200 potential victims of slavery and trafficking were held in detention centres last year, figures suggest. Some 1,256 people were found to be possible trafficking victims before, during
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The family of a woman who “effectively starved to death” while in psychiatric care have won a High Court fight for a new inquest into her death. Jennifer Lewis, 45,
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