Ex-youth football coach killed himself before sex abuse trial, coroner rules
A former youth football coach and scout whose car crashed into a tree on the day he was due to go on trial on historical sex abuse charges took his
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Campaign urges Government introduce specialist autism support in all councils
A new report published today reveals 71% of autistic adults in England aren’t getting the support they need. This could mean up to 327,000 autistic adults aren’t getting help to
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Human rights committee call for urgent reform over sentencing mothers to prison
Parliament’s human rights committee has called for urgent change on the issue of sending mothers to prison, saying the needs of their children have been too often neglected. After taking
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Midwives call on the Government to scrap charges for overseas pregnant women
Midwives say they refuse to be “gatekeepers” of NHS care as they called on the Government to scrap charges for overseas pregnant women. In a new report from Maternity Action,
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Shout mental health text service to be extended to emergency service workers
The Duke of Cambridge’s Shout text messaging helpline has announced it will provide support to frontline emergency responders. The news came ahead of William’s visit to the Fire Fighters Charity’s
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Women affected by sexism are three times more likely to report depression
Women who believe they have experienced sexism are three times more likely to report depression, new research suggests. A fifth of women (19.5%) reported having been sexually discriminated against in
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GMB warn of ‘disastrous’ black hole in social care recruitment across England
The social care sector in England has a “disastrous” staffing black hole, with more than 75,000 vacant roles, new research suggests. A study by the GMB union for care workers
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Mental health trust probe ‘untoward incident’ which led to death of musician’s daughter
A mental health trust is carrying out a “sudden untoward incident” inquiry following the death of the daughter of trip hop star Tricky, a coroner has heard. Mina Topley-Bird died
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Rees-Mogg apologises after comparing doctor with disgraced anti-vaxxer
Jacob Rees-Mogg has been criticised by England’s chief medical officer for comparing a doctor he clashed with over no-deal Brexit contingency planning to disgraced anti-vaxxer Andrew Wakefield. In a torrid
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MPs condemn Rees-Mogg’s ‘disgusting’ comments about pro-remain doctor
Jacob Rees-Mogg has been criticised by MPs for comparing a pro-Remain doctor to the discredited Andrew Wakefield, who is widely blamed for the scare over the MMR jab. On Monday,
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