A Conservative former health minister said “making money is not a crime” as he defended the VIP lane for coronavirus-related contracts that saw some politically-connected firms make huge profits. Lord
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Most English councils are not confident they can offer the minimum social care support in their communities required by law, according to new research. More than three-quarters (76%) of directors
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A mother who killed her newborn son by smothering him with cling film has been sentenced to eight-and-a-half years in jail. Ineta Dzinguviene, 38, was sentenced by Lady Poole at
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A paranoid schizophrenic who killed three elderly men but was cleared of murder by reason of insanity has taken legal action after trial jurors raised concern about “failings in care”,
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The grandmother of a five-year-old boy who was stabbed to death at his home has pleaded guilty to his manslaughter by reason of diminished responsibility. Warwick Crown Court was told
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The Government must do more to support disabled people to stay in work, campaigners have said. Research released on Tuesday by the Business Disability Forum (BDF), a non-profit membership organisation
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George Osborne has rejected claims his austerity programme while chancellor depleted the NHS as he suggested his cuts better prepared Britain to tackle the coronavirus pandemic. The Conservative former MP
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Tens of thousands of people with cancer have experienced delays to vital cancer checks and tests over the last decade, a charity has claimed. Macmillan Cancer Support said that cancer
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A new national phone line for people who require urgent mental health support is being launched across Wales. The NHS “111 press option 2” for mental health is available 24
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MSPs are seeking views on a Bill to reform Scotland’s justice system. The Victims, Witnesses, and Justice Reform (Scotland) Bill proposes a number of changes, including the abolition of the
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