The Marie Curie charity is urging people to talk about death and end of life plans with a new advertising campaign, as research shows a lack of preparation risks leaving
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The Home Office has insisted it has “no plans” to decriminalise the possession of drugs – despite a second Westminster committee now calling for this. The Scottish Affairs Committee has
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An inquest into the death of a teenager following a suspected allergic reaction will examine “systemic and individual failings” including the response by the NHS, lawyers have said. Emma Turay
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A toddler who died after his mother fractured his skull had left council foster care and returned home a few months earlier, a family court judge has said. Judge Edward
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Police investigating the disappearance of a vulnerable woman two decades ago have appealed to her supposed carers for information on where her body is. Margaret Fleming, who had learning difficulties,
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Five men who sexually exploited young girls in Huddersfield have been given jail sentences of up to 14 years by a judge who said their abuse was “vile and wicked”
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A grandmother says she is “in awe” of the NHS staff who pulled out all the stops to save her life in a 14-hour surgery. Trish Hatton, 70, was told
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A middle-aged man has been jailed for life with a minimum of 26 years after “mercilessly” stabbing his younger girlfriend to death while she was tied up on a bed.
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The most vulnerable people in society could be excluded from getting access to justice if plans to modernise courts go ahead, MPs have warned. A report by the Commons Justice
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Mental health legislation must be overhauled to stop the “horrific” and inappropriate detention of young people with autism or learning disabilities, MPs said. The human rights of many young people
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