A man with dementia has won plaudits on social media after a viral video showed him playing a piece he composed decades ago. Paul Harvey, 79, wrote the music for
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A coroner has warned more children in England could die unless the NHS takes action after call handlers missed several opportunities to save the life of a six-year-old boy. Sebastian
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Doctors must not be allowed to perform an abortion on a pregnant mentally-ill woman, Court of Appeal judges have ruled. A judge on Friday concluded that a pregnancy termination was
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A man who refuses to register his son’s birth because he does not want the State to control the youngster has lost a High Court fight. Council social services bosses
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Care homes in England are neglecting the oral health of their residents, a new report suggests. A Care Quality Commission (CQC) review found gaps in the support on offer to
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More people are being sent to prison in England and Wales every year than anywhere else in western Europe, figures branded as “shameful” have suggested. The rate of people being
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A judge has given doctors the go-ahead to perform an abortion on a pregnant mentally-ill woman. Mrs Justice Lieven has concluded that a pregnancy termination is in the woman’s best
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Two women whose deaths have been linked to the listeria outbreak at UK hospitals have been named. Enid Heap, 84, died at Manchester Royal Infirmary on May 6 with her
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A social worker has told a judge in a specialist court that a pregnant mentally-ill woman should be allowed give birth. Bosses at an NHS trust responsible for the woman’s
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The Catholic Church needs to make child safeguarding a number one priority, the secretary to the sex abuse inquiry has said. Gaps remain in the Archdiocese of Birmingham’s approach to
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