Legal cannabis markets should be tested and drug use decriminalised as part of a radical new approach that pays more heed to human rights laws, according to a group of
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A care home deputy manager tried to take more than £22,000 belonging to an elderly resident, a tribunal heard. Ratnamanee Bundhoo obtained three signed cheques in the summer of 2012
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Thousands of apprenticeships should be reserved for 16 to 18-year-olds who are being fostered in the care system, the Government is being urged. Barnardo’s said 20,000 placements should be made
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Diagnosing patients with medical labels such as “personality disorder” and “schizophrenia” can lead to less effective treatments being delivered, research has found. Up to five people in every 100 are
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Calls for GPs to face disciplinary action for over-prescribing antibiotics have been criticised as “counter-productive and unhelpful” by leading doctors. The General Medical Council said GPs are under “enormous pressure”
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Kids Company founder Camila Batmanghelidjh has insisted her “heart is very clear” as she faced further questions about the financial affairs of the collapsed charity. The colourful charity boss had
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Jobless young adults will face losing benefits unless they take part in a “boot camp” to get them ready for the world of work, the chairman of a Government taskforce
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Diabetes “threatens to bring down the NHS”, Diabetes UK has warned. Cases in England and Wales have risen by 59.8% in the past decade – as an additional 1.2 million
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A “depraved” female care worker has been jailed for 10 years for sexually assaulting three elderly people at a residential care home, police said. Christina Sethi, 25, admitted five offences
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Lord Janner has appeared in court in person for the first time over 22 historic child sex abuse charges. The peer’s attendance at Westminster Magistrates’ Court comes after numerous attempts
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