The family of a man found dead in a car in the River Thames have criticised mental health workers, claiming they not been given enough help.

ARTIST impressions of a new extra care development in Swindon went on show for the first time at a public event at Moredon Community Centre.

FOURTEEN victims of abuse in Cambridgeshire children’s homes have been awarded a total of £200,000 in a fourth wave of compensation claims.

Jersey’s police chief was suspended today after confirmation that suspicious bone fragments found at Haut de la Garenne were up to 500 years old, and that there was no evidence to back up claims of murder at a former children’s home dubbed the island’s “house of horrors”.

The UK’s leading body for vocational and managerial skills has announced a new qualification in understanding HIV and AIDS. It has been created in conjunction with sexual health charity Terrence Higgins Trust.

A Cumbrian nursing home has received a damning report from inspectors, saying it is putting old folk “at risk.” They gave Barrock Court, at Low Hesket, a no-star rating following a surprise visit and told bosses they must take action to improve services.

Ministers have added social workers to the list of professions where migrants will not be barred from taking up positions. The Home Office has announced that social workers will be added to the shortage occupation list of jobs for which there are not enough resident workers, until at least next March.