A woman who bludgeoned her husband to death with a hammer thought any attempt to escape her marriage apart from killing him or herself was “useless”, leading judges have heard.
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A blind 97-year-old Second World War veteran embroiled in a High Court battle because he wants to leave a care facility might be able to return home. Former Royal Navy
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The UK Government cannot make changes to Northern Ireland’s abortion laws, a parliamentary committee has heard. Secretary of State for Northern Ireland Karen Bradley said she did not have the
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A man accused of historical child sex offences from the 1970s has appeared in court. Victor Kelly, 75, is alleged to have committed rape, gross indecency and indecent assault on
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Peers have set the scene for a showdown with the Government over plans relating to the detention of vulnerable people in care homes or hospitals. The House of Lords voted
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A 66-year-old man engaged in overtly sexual online conversations with an undercover police officer who he believed was a 13-year-old girl in care, a court has heard. Timothy Dowd believed
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A new parliamentary group on social care has been launched at Westminster amid warnings from GMB Union the care sector is ‘in crisis’. The All Party Parliamentary Group on Social
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Four out of 10 NHS workers have felt unwell due to work-related stress in the last year – the worst level for five years, official data shows. Almost one in
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The Welsh Government will target new mental health investment in initiatives to prevent and reduce suicide rates in Wales, Health Minister Vaughan Gething has announced. Mental health is one of
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Social care workers in Scotland face unfair conditions, “excessive” shifts and insecure work, an inquiry has found. An independent study into social care highlights the lack of fairness for workers
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