Families in large parts of Britain are being denied vital housing advice because of “legal aid deserts” which have emerged due to Government cuts, the Law Society has warned. Almost
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A report published today by the national deafblind charity, Sense, highlights major health inequalities and barriers faced by deafblind people accessing healthcare in England. It comes ahead of the implementation
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Cocaine and ecstasy use has jumped among people from wealthier households in England and Wales, new figures indicate. In 2015/16, 3% of those aged 16 to 59 from households with
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A hospital nurse who murdered two patients and poisoned others has failed in a bid to challenge his conviction and sentence. Victorino Chua was jailed for life with a minimum
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The number of prisoners mistakenly released has reached the highest level for six years. Sixty-five convicted criminals or suspects were freed in error in 2015/16 – an increase of 16
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The mother of 13-month-old Poppi Worthington whose sudden death was shrouded in secrecy hopes that a second inquest will uncover how her daughter died. The infant died after collapsing with
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The man suspected of carrying out a mass stabbing attack that left 19 people dead at a Japanese care home for the mentally disabled has been moved from a local
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Simple eye and smell tests could be used to spot dementia years before sufferers experience memory symptoms, new research suggests. Researchers at Moorfields Eye Hospital and the UCL Institute of
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A leading charity has trained counsellors to spot the signs of children being radicalised by terrorists. The NSPCC said it had received a number of calls from adults concerned about
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Hearings into allegations of child sex abuse against Sir Cyril Smith will not begin until the middle of next year. Ben Emmerson QC, counsel to the Independent Inquiry into Child
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