Mother who killed seven-year-old son given life with minimum term of 18 years
A murderer who used a scarf and a cushion to strangle and smother her seven-year-old son has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 18 years. Lesley Speed,
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Hospital cancels planned operations due to influx of ‘acutely unwell patients’
A hospital has temporarily cancelled all elective operations – even for cancer and urgent medical needs – after being overwhelmed with “exceptional levels” of patients who needed to be admitted.
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PM announces long-term funding plans for NHS to be introduced this year
A long-term funding plan to stop the NHS being hit by funding crises will be put in place this year, Theresa May has announced. The Prime Minister admitted the health
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Pensioner jailed for repeatedly stabbing care home worker in ‘frenzied assault’
An elderly care home resident who repeatedly stabbed a member of staff has been jailed for 13 years and three months. Pensioner Fred Butcher was armed with a knife and
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Youth jail manager hits out at BBC Panorama report after court case collapses
A youth jail manager has criticised the BBC, claiming he is “on the verge of bankruptcy” after being sacked when allegations of abuse at a scandal-hit G4S-run youth jail surfaced
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Mother who failed ‘unimpeachable’ hair-strand drug test fears losing son to adoption
A woman who failed a hair-strand drug test fears that she will soon have to say goodbye to her three-year-old son after losing a roller-coaster battle over his care. The
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Getting social care is ‘like being in a shop with no prices’, Andrew Dilnot
Getting social care is “like being in a shop with no prices”, according to the author of a major review of social care which concluded costs should be capped. Sir
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Plan to train 3000 extra staff will see mums-to-be keep same midwife throughout pregnancy
Expectant mothers will be treated by the same midwives throughout their pregnancy in a bid to reduce miscarriages and stillbirths under plans being set out by Jeremy Hunt. The Health
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Inspectors report 554 self-harm incidents in six months at youth jail
A watchdog report found there were 554 self-harm incidents at Brinsford young offenders institution between May and October last year. A small number of individuals accounted for multiple incidents. Publishing
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Children in north of England ‘being left behind’ by southern counterparts – study
Children in the north of England are being left behind by their southern counterparts as they face a “double whammy of entrenched deprivation and poor schools”, a study has concluded.
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