Emergency plans to avoid prison overcrowding have been activated in the North of England as more rioters are sentenced. Operation Early Dawn, a long-standing plan which allows defendants to be
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A £15,000 payout for former pupils who were infected with HIV and other viruses while subjected to unethical medical testing at a specialist school is “derisory and insulting,” a victim
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Six former staff members at a boarding school for boys with learning difficulties have gone on trial accused of a catalogue of offences linked to an alleged “culture of neglect”
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The number of pharmacies in England could fall below 10,000 for the first time in almost 20 years, leaders from the sector have warned. There are currently 10,054 pharmacies in
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Victims of the infected blood scandal can receive support for life, while those who were subjected to “unethical” research will get up to £15,000 extra, under changes to a multibillion-pound
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An asylum system that works “quickly and effectively” would deter migrant Channel crossings, the head of the National Crime Agency (NCA) said. Graeme Biggar (pictured) discussed what could help to
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A woman has said she “lost faith in everything” after her case was dropped amid claims she could have had an episode of “sexsomnia”. Jade Blue McCrossen-Nethercott contacted police in
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A former limousine driver who used his stretch Hummer to groom and sexually abuse teenage girls in Rotherham has been jailed for 24 years. David Saynor, 77, plied his victims
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Vulnerable households face a support “cliff edge” when dedicated funding expires next month, councils have warned. The Household Support Grant, which is provided to those struggling with basic costs for
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Some of the most vulnerable children are more likely to be rejected for mental health support than their peers, new research into thousands of records at an NHS trust has
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