The mother of a murder victim has said she hopes a planned support service will help other families avoid her “dreadful” experience of the justice system. Lynn Burns’ only child
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A man has been arrested after a missing teenage girl was found by police. Naomi Rees, 15, was hunted by officers across the UK after she went missing from her
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A second patient may have drunk cleaning fluid in the same hospital where an elderly woman died after consuming Flash, an inquest heard. Joan Blaber died six days after drinking
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The use of mesh implants has been immediately halted in NHS Scotland for certain conditions, the health secretary has announced. In a statement at Holyrood, Jeane Freeman said an effective
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Young people with learning difficulties have highlighted key areas of research which could help to improve their lives. The 10 priorities include devising approaches to tackle bullying and creating the
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The decision not to make a drug which slows the effects of multiple sclerosis (MS) available on the NHS is “deeply disappointing”, a charity has said as it launched a
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A British mother who moved her daughters to Alaska without their father’s permission has been jailed after admitting abduction charges. Indea Ford, 34, broke court orders to take the children
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Ministers have been urged to make reporting child abuse mandatory after a major cover-up at two leading Catholic schools. The call in the House of Lords for action came after
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Many patients with healthcare associated infections (HAIs) like MRSA have reported feeling “like a leper” or “dirty” after being diagnosed, according to a new study. Researchers at Glasgow Caledonian University
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A woman has had seven children taken from her care after social workers raised concern about “chronic neglect” with family court judges. The woman’s first child was removed from her
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