A short series of animations designed to inform children as young as four about online dangers has been launched by the National Crime Agency (NCA) in response to the growing
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A care home manager has appeared before magistrates charged with neglecting an 87-year-old resident who later died in hospital. Catalina Ferchiu indicated that she would plead not guilty to the
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A teenage girl groomed and sexually exploited by a group of “predatory men” is embroiled in family court litigation after giving birth. The youngster and her baby are both in
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An MSP has thrown his support behind a university campaign to get more men into nursing. Glasgow Caledonian University’s #GCUMenRnurses2 social media campaign aims to raise awareness of the issue
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The Government has suffered a defeat at the hands of peers seeking to restrict the power of ministers to make international healthcare agreements post-Brexit. The House of Lords backed by
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The heated debate around knife crime is drowning out the voices of victims and families, according to a former Scotland Yard commissioner. Sir Paul Stephenson also suggested some politicians have
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A Holyrood committee has agreed to back proposals to extend the use of pre-recorded evidence to child witnesses of domestic abuse. The Vulnerable Witnesses (Criminal Evidence) (Scotland) Bill has been
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A woman who does not know that her estranged teenage child has cancer must remain in the dark, a High Court judge says. Mr Justice Hayden imposed an information ban
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A coroner has criticised doctors for their “gross failure” in not diagnosing a two-year-old girl with sepsis – ruling neglect contributed to her death. Marcie Tadman was being treated for
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A US hedge fund has handed Britain’s biggest care homes operator Four Seasons a £40 million lifeline as it readies the group for a sale. The Press Association has learnt
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