A teenager has been charged with attempted kidnap of a baby after reports of a young woman impersonating a social worker. The 17-year-old from Evesham in Worcestershire is accused of
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A “wait and see” culture in the NHS over the treatment of multiple sclerosis (MS) is damaging patient care, a charity has warned. The MS Society said a “paradigm shift”
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A magistrate has resigned in protest over a “foolish” court charge which saw a penniless asylum seeker forced to pay £180. Nigel Allcoat, of Burbage, Leicestershire, served as a JP
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Children whose grandmothers smoked have a heightened risk of asthma even if their mothers avoided the habit, a study has shown. Evidence that the lifestyle sins of the grandmother can
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A major reorganisation of care services is needed to cope with soaring numbers of cancer survivors, experts have said. By 2030, the number of people living with cancer in the
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A little boy could be taken from the prospective adopters he has lived with since he was a day old and handed to grandparents with whom he has “no relationship”,
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Labour will “hound” Iain Duncan Smith over welfare reforms, the new shadow work and pensions secretary has promised. Owen Smith also said he would ask “tougher questions” of landmark pension
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A woman at the centre of an “utterly depraved” sex abuse ring which used children as “sexual play-things” has been jailed for life. Marie Black, 34, from Norwich, was convicted
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Professor Dame Sally Davies, the Department of Health’s chief medical officer, has admitted to being at the centre of “Alzheimergate” claims of government interference in the communication of important research.
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The Duchess of Cambridge has heard the uplifting stories of offenders battling their addictions in a unique unit within a women’s prison. Kate sat down and chatted with the female
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