New report suggests tax needs to rise to £2,000 per household to pay for NHS
Tax may need to rise to historically high levels in order to give the NHS the money it needs to cope with an ageing population, a new report suggests. A
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Report criticises council and care home after daughter was banned from visiting her mother
A woman was banned from visiting her mother in a Liverpool care home after she complained about her treatment, the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has found. The woman,
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Acid attacker Berlinah Wallace branded ‘pure evil’ as she is jailed for 12 years
A fashion student who poured sulphuric acid over her former partner’s face after he left her for another woman has been jailed for at least 12 years. Berlinah Wallace, 48,
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Elderly patients suffering ‘medication-related harm’ when sent home from hospital
More than one in three older patients suffer “medication-related harm” after being discharged from hospital, a new study suggests. Researchers found at least 10% of these cases are preventable. A
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Report warns vulnerable women being exploited on industrial scale in ‘pop-up brothels’
Vulnerable women are being sexually exploited on an industrial scale in so-called “pop-up brothels” run by trafficking gangs, a new report has warned. The brothels, often set up in residential
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Ministers drop ‘yellow card’ benefits sanction after unconvincing trial results
A so-called “yellow card” system of benefit sanctions has been dropped by the Government after research suggested it was not worth the extra time and cost. Ministers have instead said
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Widower with dementia says smart speakers have given him a new lease of life
An elderly widower who was diagnosed with dementia after his wife was hit by a car said discovering the latest technology has given him a new lease of life. David
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Leading doctor says statins ‘safe and effective’ after study highlights patient concerns
Statins are “safe and effective”, one of the nation’s top doctors has said, after new research shed light on why people are concerned about taking the drugs. Professor Helen Stokes
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Police hunt North London man accused of series of sex attacks on teenagers
Detectives are hunting for a man suspected of carrying out a series of sexual assaults on teenagers on board buses in north London. Scotland Yard said the same suspect was
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Grandmother’s painful death from bladder cancer ‘avoidable’, health ombudsman
A grandmother’s “painful death” from cancer could have been avoided, the health ombudsman has said. Pamela North, from Dagenham in Essex, died after a hospital’s nine-month delay to diagnose her
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