A man told police he killed his partner and buried her body in the garden, an inquest heard, with her family saying he convinced them she was alive for three
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Junior doctors in Scotland have overwhelmingly voted to accept a “record” pay offer from the Scottish Government. The British Medical Association (BMA) had recommended its members accept the offer, which
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More than a quarter of unpaid carers looking after loved ones with dementia have said they are worse off financially because of their responsibilities, according to a charity which is
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Councils are too often leaving anti-social behaviour unchecked, a watchdog has found as it criticised a failure to tackle incidents including a neighbour’s 13-hour house party and another where a
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Half of cases of anxiety and depression among new and expectant mothers are going undiagnosed, top midwives have warned, as they called for a boost in staff numbers to help
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The Government has revealed plans to pump £250 million into the NHS in a bid to boost capacity and tackle record waiting lists before winter. The move will lead to
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The level of funding allocated for a range of key public services is often below the amount required to meet the needs of many poorer communities, a study has found.
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England is facing a “mental health emergency”, a charity has warned, after figures revealed the number of children and young people referred to crisis care teams has tripled in four
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Young people must be put at the heart of the inquiry into the UK’s handling of the coronavirus pandemic, the Children’s Commissioner has told its chairwoman. Dame Rachel de Souza
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A 33-year-old with paranoid schizophrenia launched a “ferocious” fatal attack on a fellow psychiatric patient in the hospital where they were being treated, a judge has said. Ahsan Zia, 33,
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