A couple who have experienced adoption through three generations have shared their story in a bid to help other vulnerable children find a home. Even before newlyweds Bryan (pictured, right)
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More than twice as many children are waiting to be adopted as there are families willing to adopt, campaigners have warned. Figures from the Adoption and Special Guardianship Leadership Board
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A care home in Liverpool has been evacuated after a blaze broke out. Merseyside Fire and Rescue Service said crews were called to the Rodney House care home in Canning
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Bupa Care Homes has won an appeal against a £3 million fine imposed over the death of an 86-year-old man in Essex from Legionnaires’ disease. Kenneth Ibbetson died after contracting
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Thousands of patients with incurable breast cancer are repeatedly visiting GPs before they are diagnosed amid concerns their symptoms are not being taken seriously or misinterpreted, a new report has
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Self-inflicted prison deaths in England and Wales have increased by 23% in a year, while drug abuse continues to plague facilities, despite repeated recommendations to tackle the problems, the watchdog
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A father killed his helpless baby daughter after subjecting her to a “catalogue of escalating violence”, a court has heard. Trainee plumber Kevin Eves, 37, allegedly caused multiple fractures to
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An online passport photo checking system was launched by the Home Office despite it being aware that the technology struggled with very light or very dark skin tones, it has
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A “worryingly uncaring attitude” from jail staff and healthcare professionals led to the death of a diabetic female inmate in an isolation unit, the prisons watchdog has found. The 45-year-old
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A health board has launched a “zimmer amnesty” urging people to return unused walking frames, sticks and crutches as part of a drive to be more environmentally friendly. NHS Greater
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