MPs told to ‘act, not mourn’, as names of women killed by men last year read out
Labour MP Jess Phillips has read out a list of names of women killed by men in the last year, the ninth year she has carried out what she called
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Doctor, 63, jailed over sexual relationship with vulnerable female patient
A GP who had a sexual relationship with a vulnerable patient has been jailed for two years and two months. Dr Francis Bailey, of Lyvelly Gardens, Peterborough, pursued the young
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Dame Esther Rantzen makes fresh call for assisted dying vote after MPs’ report
Dame Esther Rantzen has made a fresh call for a debate and vote on legalising assisted dying as a report warned that the Government must consider what to do if
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Abuse inquiry into events which spanned decades at former detention centre
An investigation has been launched into what the authorities knew about the large-scale abuse of young detainees which spanned decades at a detention centre. The Prisons and Probation Ombudsman (PPO)
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Practical and inexpensive steps will help more autistic people into work, Government says
Employers should ensure they have appropriate premises, furnishings, equipment and IT systems to help more autistic people in work, the Government has said. Sir Robert Buckland, who led a review
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Councils warn communities will ‘face the consequences’ of impending cuts
Councils have warned frontline neighbourhood services will still have to be cut despite the Government recently providing emergency funding, as doubts over the viability of local authorities continue. If further
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Murder accused mother says she caned three-year-old because the Bible allows it
A mother accused of murdering her three-year-old son claims she used a bamboo cane on him because the Bible told her she could “chastise her child”, a court heard. Christina
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Hundreds of legal threats over use of ex-RAF base for asylum accommodation, High Court told
More than 200 threats of legal action have been made against the government over accommodating asylum seekers at a former RAF base, the High Court has been told. The government
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Use of chemotherapy and radiotherapy in UK ’10 to 15 years behind leading countries’
The use of chemotherapy and radiotherapy in the UK lags behind comparable countries and people wait too long for treatment, research has found. Two new studies part-funded by Cancer Research
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Domestic Abuse Commissioner warns of funding threat to lifesaving services
Lifesaving services for domestic abuse survivors are at risk of disappearing amid a funding crisis, the Government is being warned. Nicole Jacobs (pictured), the Domestic Abuse Commissioner for England and
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