A woman spent 18 months in hospital after being deemed fit to leave due to a disagreement between her family and a healthcare partnership, according to a report. The patient
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Allowing migrants to claim asylum for the UK from France would stop the surge in perilous Channel crossings, according to a charity. Care4Calais thinks UK officials setting up a kiosk
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A teenage father who shook his 23-day-old baby to death has pleaded guilty to killing her. Thomas Haining, who was 19 at the time of the crime, had been charged
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The advocate for victims of historical abuse in Northern Ireland has pressed Julian Smith for an urgent meeting. The Northern Ireland Secretary met victims in August and promised to make
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Labour has warned of “lasting damage” after a report said children with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) are more likely to be permanently excluded from school. Shadow minister for
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Two in five people in hospital never have any visitors, research suggests. A poll of 200 hospital nurses for the Royal Voluntary Service found many believed the lack of visitors
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The number of grooming crimes recorded by police has risen by a third, figures suggest. Children’s charity the NSPCC said police recorded 4,373 offences of sexual communication with a child
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A probation service’s work with offenders remains “unacceptably poor” with concerns raised over failures to check the risks posed to domestic abuse victims and children, inspectors said. The “greatest deficiencies”
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Scarves and blankets made from a train company’s worn-out uniforms are being donated to people living on the streets. Garments such as coats, shirts and trousers originally worn by Virgin
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A father of three was arrested and deported from Dublin Airport while attempting to visit his children in the UK. Ryan Volrath, an American citizen who currently lives in Wisconsin,
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