Two people have gone on trial accused of abducting and murdering a woman more than 19 years ago. Margaret Fleming (pictured) was reported missing in October 2016 from her home
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A Tory MP has referred to travellers coming to his local area as a “disease” as he called for more powers to move them on from sites. Sir Paul Beresford
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Children are four times more likely to be restrained face down than adults, an MP has said, amid fears children with special educational needs are having their human rights abused.
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A minister has said advice about whether doctors in Northern Ireland could face criminal charges for sending women and girls to England for an abortion is “completely bogus”. Women and
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A woman who dialled 999 more than 850 times without a genuine reason, and hurled abuse at call handlers, has been jailed for 12 weeks and ordered to pay compensation
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Long-term use of antibiotics raises the risk of heart attacks and strokes in women, a major study has found. Scientists believe the discovery is linked to the way the drugs
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An independent children’s food watchdog is needed to help tackle child food insecurity in the UK, according to a report. Young people are joining actor and Children’s Future Food Inquiry
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Vaccine refusal is a “growing public health timebomb”, the head of the NHS has warned. More than half a million children in the UK were not vaccinated against measles over
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The UK Government must respond to a court ruling that Northern Ireland’s abortion laws are in breach of human rights laws, the Women and Equalities Committee has said. The Commons
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A record near-1.6 million emergency supplies have been handed out by food banks in the past year, with a third going to children, figures reveal. The Trussell Trust said the
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