Victims and witnesses are being failed by a criminal justice system “close to breaking point”, a report by an influential committee of MPs has revealed. The Public Accounts Committee (PAC)
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David Cameron has committed his Government to halving drug-resistant bug infections by 2020, with measures including the introduction of tough new targets to limit inappropriate use of antibiotics. The commitment
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The Government has been urged to overhaul employment support for people with disabilities and long-term health conditions to help them find jobs. The Work Foundation said the gap between the
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Two men in their mid-20s have failed to persuade a High Court judge to let them bring up three children who have been taken from the care of their mother.
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A care worker who used eye drops and a bleach-based cleaning fluid to poison colleagues at a residential home has been given a life sentence. Former special constable Melissa Swift
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Delays in discharging older patients from hospital when they no longer need care is costing the NHS in England more than £800 million a year, a new report has concluded.
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At least 10,000 children could be at “terrible risk” because they are effectively off the police radar when they go missing, a major new inquiry has warned. A parliamentary group
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Killer Steven Beards will serve at least 33 years in prison after luring a student with learning difficulties to his wife’s bungalow then drugging, raping and murdering her. Susan Whiting
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More than half of young people who died by suicide had previously self-harmed, a report looking at dozens of deaths found. Bereavement, physical illness, school pressures and bullying were among
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The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has said public reviews of care services will form part of future care inspections as it set out its strategy for 2016 to 2021. Launched
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