The Government has been accused of having a “woefully inadequate” plan to curb Channel crossings after failing to offer asylum seekers more legal ways to travel to the UK. Ministers
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Bereaved families cannot claim compensation over the psychological impact of seeing a loved one die due to negligence by medical professionals, the Supreme Court has ruled. Three families who witnessed
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Inequalities in accessing a special needs diagnosis is a “silent scandal” which needs to be dealt with, former health secretary Matt Hancock has said. The Independent MP argued there is
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Reports of bullying at a young offenders institution were not shared with mental health workers by the Scottish Prison Service, an inquiry has heard. A fatal accident inquiry at Falkirk
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A prison officer became emotional as she recalled breaking regulations by giving bandanas to an inmate with alopecia who later killed herself. Katie Allan, 21, was found dead in her
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Thousands of lives could be saved each year with improvements to care for people with less survivable cancers, a group of charities has said. The Less Survivable Cancers Taskforce warned
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Disruption to health services in Northern Ireland due to next week’s strike action will be on a scale “not experienced with previous industrial action”, health chiefs have warned. The Department
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A young woman repeatedly stabbed her alcoholic mother to death after being told to “get a life”, a court has heard. Hanaa Bennis, 22, was suffering from the effects of
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Two women were physically harmed following failures relating to Clare’s Law applications at Wiltshire Police, the force has confirmed. More than 3,500 applications, made between April 2015 and August 2023,
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A prison officer assigned to monitor a 21-year-old who took her own life while serving a sentence has told an inquiry she was unaware of reports of her being bullied.
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