The Government has come under attack after announcing a “miserly” 1% pay rise for public sector workers, including doctors and nurses. The awards, following recommendations from pay review bodies (PRB),
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A culture of bullying prevented staff at an NHS trust from speaking out about the fact too many heart surgery patients were dying, a damning report has found. Inspectors from
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A “bullying and violent” new bride has been jailed for life after she was convicted of murdering her solicitor husband. Sharon Edwards, 42, stabbed to death criminal defence lawyer David
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More than 4,000 emergency orders have been issued to protect victims from suspected domestic abusers, new figures have revealed. Domestic Violence Protection Orders (DVPOs) were rolled out nationally in 2014
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The number of reported child sex offences has risen by a third to the equivalent of more than 113 per day, a leading children’s charity has said. Police in England
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A former social worker used his position at a “brutal” children’s care home to carry out a string of sex attacks in the early 1980s, a court has heard. Andris
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The term “child prostitution” is being removed from official statistics over concerns it is an outdated phrase that encourages “victim-blaming”. The term has already been removed from legislation after a
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Three-quarters of people are unaware that they can help reduce their risk of dementia, figures suggest. The survey, commissioned by the charity Alzheimer’s Research UK, found that only 25% of
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Legalising the sale of cannabis could raise £1 billion a year in tax and help minimise health risks, according to a report. The study, commissioned by the Liberal Democrats and
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More needs to be done to address the psychological problems associated with being ill, a new report states. Health officials also need to address the physical issues that come as
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