The number of self-harm incidents in women’s prisons has reached the highest level since records began, figures from the Ministry of Justice show. According to the latest safety in custody
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Family carers spend an average of 42 hours a week looking after loved ones and almost two thirds feel exhausted or burnt out, according to new research. National disability charity
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Social care “traffic control centres” and cash incentives for hospital performance are being announced by the NHS in a bid to drive up care standards. The NHS in England is
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Andrew Malkinson, who served 17 years behind bars for a rape he did not commit, has been cleared by the Court of Appeal. The 57-year-old (pictured) was found guilty of
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Families in Scotland who lost loved ones to Covid-19 have questioned the credibility of an inquiry reviewing the Scottish Government’s response to the pandemic on its first day. Proceedings started
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A mother has been found guilty of the murder of her baby son who suffered injuries consistent with being shaken and striking his head on a hard surface. Eloddie Goncalves
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Children and young people are still being failed when it comes to special educational needs support, a watchdog has said as it revealed it had upheld the majority of complaints
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Plans to sharply reduce the number of mental health callouts dealt with by police in England in the next two years are dangerous and could have catastrophic consequences, psychologists have
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A criminal investigation has been launched following allegations of sexual offences against the chief constable of Devon and Cornwall Police. The Police Ombudsman for Northern Ireland confirmed it has begun
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A fake taxi driver who kept condoms, latex gloves and Viagra in his car as he prowled the streets for vulnerable women has been jailed for 18 years, police said.
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