Bereavement “first aiders” should be trained by employers to help people in the workplace who are struggling with grief, a charity has said. Research by Sue Ryder, which provides palliative,
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Prosecutors are to be issued with revised guidelines on dealing with defendants with mental health issues. The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said its guidance has been updated to reflect growing
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A family court judge has used plain English in a bid to help a woman with learning difficulties understand why a baby must be taken from her care. Judge Joanna
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The Government has been urged to drop the need for both parents to be in work to qualify for 30 hours of free childcare a week to help close the
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Key targets for patients to be seen in A&E within four hours, or receive an operation within 18 weeks, could be scrapped under new NHS plans. NHS England announced a
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A pensioner who collected and categorised one of the largest hauls of indecent images known in England and Wales has been jailed. Geoffrey Crossland, 70, was told by a judge
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Systemic failures on a children’s ward led to the death of a two-year-old girl from sepsis, an expert has told an inquest into her death. Dr Nelly Ninis said Marcie
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Hundreds of nursery school leaders will descend on Westminster asking for long-term funding to secure their future. On Monday nursery heads and governors will deliver a letter to Philip Hammond
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Thousands of school places will be created for children with special educational needs or those facing additional challenges in mainstream education. A new school will open in every English region,
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Dangerous signs of dehydration in elderly people are being missed by care home workers, experts say. Simple checks aimed at checking for the condition – such as sunken eyes, the
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