ITV axes The Jeremy Kyle Show permanently following death of participant
ITV has said “now is the right time” for The Jeremy Kyle Show to end as it announced it has been axed permanently following the death of a guest. The
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MPs call for urgent probe into way family courts treat victims of domestic abuse
More than 120 MPs have called for an urgent inquiry into the way the family courts in England and Wales treat victims of domestic abuse or rape and their children.
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NHS England to fund treatment for children with spinal muscular atrophy
Treatment which can prolong the lives of children with a rare genetic condition will be made available on the NHS. Nusinersen, also called Spinraza and made by Biogen, is the
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Number of dementia sufferers living alone set to double in next 20 years
Almost a quarter of a million people with dementia will be living alone within the next 20 years, a charity has said. At the moment, an estimated 120,000 people with
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Child poverty becoming ‘new normal’ and rising rapidly in major cities, study suggests
Child poverty is becoming the “new normal” in parts of the country and rising rapidly in major cities, a new study suggests. Research by the End Child Poverty coalition indicated
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New figures show ‘staggering ‘child poverty levels up to 46% in parts of Scotland
Ministers must take urgent action to deal with the “staggering levels of child poverty” that parts of Scotland are facing, campaigners have demanded. In eight of Scotland’s 32 local authorities
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Teenager was made prefect after school discovered ‘upskirt’ videos of teachers
A teenager found guilty of taking upskirt videos of two teachers left his victims feeling violated, objectified and vulnerable, a judge has said. Timothy Boomer, 18, was sentenced to a
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Call for nationwide roll-out of animal therapy following children’s hospital study
Visits to a children’s hospital by therapy dogs have helped reduce anxiety among young patients awaiting medical tests, investigations and examinations, according to a new study. Southampton Children’s Hospital is
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Three who used vulnerable teenagers to run ‘county lines’ drugs network jailed
Three dealers who recruited vulnerable teenagers to act as couriers to run drugs to coastal communities have been jailed for a total of 12-and-a-half years for offences of modern slavery
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Compensation scheme for abuse victims could be included in Stormont talks
The UK Government has added a stalled compensation scheme for abuse victims to the agenda of Stormont’s power-sharing talks. Northern Ireland Secretary of State Karen Bradley wrote to victims’ groups
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