A record number of children have sought help from Childline over suicidal thoughts. NSPCC help and advice service provided 62 counselling sessions each day last year for children tormented by
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Four Seasons, Britain’s second biggest care homes operator, has put forward proposals for a partial debt for equity swap as part of a major restructure aimed at putting the group
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A quarter of new HIV cases in England could be prevented by giving high-risk men prophylactic treatment, a study has shown. The controversial programme could save the NHS millions as
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The lives and safety of people with epilepsy are being put at risk by an inadequate and ineffective disability benefits system, campaigners have warned. Epilepsy Action says the condition has
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Food bank volunteers put in a “staggering” 4.1 million hours of unpaid work every year distributing food, fundraising and other duties, a new study reveals. The value of the work
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Babies and toddlers are suffering the worst forms of child sex abuse online, leading campaigners have warned. New statistics show that over the past three years, thousands of webpages showing
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People who commit attacks on emergency workers will face tougher sentences under a new law. The legislation was proposed in a private members bill by Labour MP Chris Bryant, who
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Super-sized chocolate bars will be banned in hospital shops and canteens as part of the latest drive against obesity, the head of NHS England has announced. Simon Stevens said there
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A disabled man who complained a High Court judge acted unlawfully when giving medics permission to take him from home to hospital and authorising the use of force has lost
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Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham has welcomed a £3.8m boost to tackle homelessness after a meeting with the Prime Minister. The two had an hour-long discussion as Theresa May
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