A former police officer has been handed a suspended prison sentence after admitting child sex offences, the police watchdog has said. Police constable Darcy Woods-Broady, 21, who served with Gloucestershire
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The UK’s data protection watchdog said it has provisionally decided to fine a software provider just over £6 million over a 2022 ransomware attack that disrupted NHS and social care
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Former first minister Mark Drakeford has returned to the Welsh Government as health secretary. He was appointed by Eluned Morgan, who was sworn in as First Minister of Wales on
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Stormont health minister Mike Nesbitt has said he is “saddened and appalled” that healthcare staff are left feeling vulnerable after violent scenes in Belfast in recent days. Businesses were targeted
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New drugs being developed to tackle Alzheimer’s disease “will not address dementia risk at scale”, researchers have warned. Academics said there is “a lot of hyperbole” around medications such as
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The national waiting list for children’s gender care in England and Wales rose after the opening of two new specialist hubs, with more than 5,700 under-18s waiting an average of
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A “shocking” level of chaos at scandal-hit HMP Wandsworth was the result of sustained decline that happened “in plain view of leaders”, a report by the prisons watchdog has concluded.
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Nearly 250 refugee charities have signed a statement condemning anti-migrant violence and calling for a “turning point” away from the “demonising language of the past”. The charities called for urgent
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Nationwide Building Society is to use its branch network to offer specialist dementia clinics in high streets. People will be able to book free clinic appointments in branches on set
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A serving Kent police officer sent flirtatious messages to a witness during a burglary investigation asking if she had a “high sex drive”, a court has heard. Matthew Peall, 47,
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