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Two charged over death of 84-year-old woman in care home plead not guilty

By Stephanie Wareham, Reporter12th January 2024News England

Two people charged in connection with the death of a woman at a care home in Derby have pleaded not guilty. Shirley Froggett, 84, died in October 2018 following a

Government policy requiring second medical opinion for detainees ruled unlawful by High Court

By Tom Pilgrim, Reporter12th January 2024News England

A Government policy of seeking a second medical opinion over vulnerable people in immigration detention, risking delays to their potential release, is unlawful, a High Court judge has ruled. Medical

Government under pressure to offer asylum seekers ‘safe passage to our shores’

By Flora Thompson, Sophie Wingate and David Hughes, Reporters11th January 2024News England

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

Bereaved families who see loved ones die due to negligence cannot sue – Supreme Court

By Callum Parke, Reporter11th January 2024News England

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

Inequalities in accessing a special needs diagnoses is ‘silent scandal’, Matt Hancock says

By Rhiannon James, Richard Wheeler, Ben Hatton and David Lynch, Reporters11th January 2024News England

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

Bullying reports at Polmont YOI not shared with mental health team, inquiry told

By Sarah Ward, Reporter11th January 2024News Scotland

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

Emotional prison officer recalls breaking rules for inmate who killed herself

By Sarah Ward, Reporter11th January 2024News Scotland

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

Thousands of lives could be saved with improved cancer care, charities say

By Ella Pickover, Reporter11th January 2024News England

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

Department warns of unprecedented disruption to NI health services due to strike

By Jonathan McCambridge, Reporter11th January 2024News Northern Ireland

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

Woman who suffered ‘childhood trauma’ killed abusive mother who told her to ‘get a life’

By Emily Pennink, Reporter11th January 2024News England

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