‘Ghost wards’ with 1,400 empty hospital beds is a scandal – Labour
Hospital wards being out of use and beds being left empty is a “scandal” at a “time of crisis for the NHS”, the shadow health secretary has said. Jonathan Ashworth
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Drinking more than recommended alcohol levels could take years off your life, new research
Drinkers who ignore UK alcohol consumption guidelines could be cutting years off their lives, according to new research. An analysis of nearly 600,000 people found those drinking more than 100g
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‘Honest administrative mistakes’ behind failure to declare waterfront property – Hunt
Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has apologised after it was discovered he made errors over the purchase of plush flats on England’s south coast. Mr Hunt said his failure to declare
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Family of five in hotel room for three years after lack of help from council
A family of five were forced to spend three years living in a single hotel room while their local council failed to help them find permanent accommodation, a watchdog said.
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Judges say man accused of sexually abusing daughter is owed apology
Court of Appeal judges say a man who was earlier found to have “sexually interfered” with his teenage daughter is owed an apology. They say “findings of fact” by a
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Hospitals launch legal challenge to save £300 million in rates
A group of 20 NHS hospital trusts has launched a legal bid for business rates relief in a landmark case that could save under-pressure hospitals nearly £300 million a year.
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Inquiry finds child abuse at council-run residential school lasted decades
Child sexual abuse involving pupils at Knowl View happened from its early years onwards and continued for 20 years, an independent panel found. The council-run residential school in Rochdale was
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Ex-Council leader said to have lied about knowledge of abuse could face police probe
A Labour councillor said to have lied to an independent inquiry into child sexual abuse in Rochdale is facing a possible police investigation. Richard Farnell told a panel last year
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‘Valuable opportunity’ missed to prosecute ex-Rochdale MP Cyril Smith over abuse
A “valuable opportunity” was missed to prosecute Rochdale’s former Liberal MP Cyril Smith during his lifetime in the late 1990s, a child sexual abuse inquiry found. The Independent Inquiry into
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MPs launch benefit sanctions inquiry as warnings of extreme harm being caused to disabled people
MPs have launched a fresh inquiry into benefit sanctions amid warnings of troubling cases and extreme harm being caused to disabled people. The Work and Pensions select committee will analyse
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