Judges who oversaw proceedings related to the care of Sara Sharif before she was murdered have “serious concerns” about the risks of now being named, the Court of Appeal has
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Ofsted inspectors will meet with parents of children with special education needs who are not in school to assess how they are being supported. Ofsted and the Care Quality Commission
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Social care can “ill afford” to wait three years for final decisions on reform, leaders in the sector said, as a new report highlighted the ongoing strain faced by providers.
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A 12-year-old girl who overdosed on tablets after making an allegation of sexual assault “felt like she wasn’t believed”, her mother has told an inquest. Semina Halliwell (pictured) died on
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A 37-year-old man has been charged with attempted murder after a nurse was stabbed at the Royal Oldham Hospital. Rumon Haque from Royton in Oldham, who is also accused of
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A “highly dangerous” inmate tried to kill five prison officers with homemade weapons including a sharpened plastic spoon, a court has heard. Aklakar Rahman (pictured), 38, allegedly repeatedly attacked staff
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The mother of a woman who took her own life after suffering prolonged domestic violence has branded her daughter’s abuser “a monster”. Angela Dawes told journalists in a statement outside
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A 25-year-old man has become the first person to be convicted of breaching a Domestic Abuse Protection Order in London. Connor Cude was caught trying to leave his ex-girlfriend’s home
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A coroner has issued a warning about the effects of medication used to treat depression after the husband of Prince and Princess Michael of Kent’s daughter took his own life.
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An innovative new drug being trialled to tackle certain cancers could also benefit patients with advanced prostate cancer whose treatment has stopped working, according to scientists. Experts hailed the discovery
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