Illiterate people may be nearly three times more likely to develop dementia than those who can read and write, new research suggests. A study looked at 983 people with an
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The number of children in England abused due to belief in witchcraft has risen by more than 30% in the last three years, according to new data. Abuse of children
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A former high-flying auditor who said the devil told him to execute his sister has been detained under the Mental Health Act after psychiatrists said the killing was “entirely attributable
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Stella Creasy has hit back at an anti-abortion party who are focusing their general election campaign on unseating her. The Labour candidate for Walthamstow, a vocal campaigner for abortion rights,
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The brother of Simple Minds singer Jim Kerr has been found guilty of stalking two “superfans” of the band. Paul Kerr threatened to murder John Fagan and drag his wife
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The Catholic Church and other religions must “take a moral lead” in tackling child sexual abuse online, a charity has said. The Internet Watch Foundation made the call ahead of
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A group of young people have told the Duke of Cambridge how their lives have been transformed by a youth homelessness charity as it celebrates its 50th anniversary. William officially
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A training resource aimed at enhancing child-centred responses to violence against children, co-designed with children and young people, has been launched by academics from Queen’s University Belfast and Include Youth.
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Seeing the same doctor and having a dedicated care plan has a significant beneficial impact on people with a severe mental illness, a major study has found. The study tracked
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A new report from Middlesex University finds that “poor adult skills” in the NHS and Social Care workforce get in the way of effective person-centred care and stop people getting
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