The adult disability payment has expanded into seven more areas ahead of a national rollout at the end of next month. People in Aberdeenshire, Aberdeen, Fife, Moray, East Ayrshire, North
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Mental health in the North was more badly affected by the pandemic than elsewhere in England, a new report has found. Experts have estimated that the mental health crisis in
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Persistent understaffing in the NHS is creating a serious risk to patient safety, MPs have said in a damning report. The cross-party Health and Social Care Committee said health and
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A four-year-old boy said “mummy, please don’t kill me” as his mentally ill mother drowned him, a court has heard. Oluwakemi Badare, 37, who has paranoid schizophrenia, was given a
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Doctors can lawfully stop providing life-support treatment to a 12-year-old boy left in a comatose state after suffering “catastrophic” brain damage three months ago, appeal judges have ruled. Three judges
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A total of 448 examples of institutional racism have been revealed by an independent review of cricket in Scotland – with the sport’s governing body now being recommended to be
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A mother and her partner have been found guilty of murdering her 15-year-old son who died after a campaign of torture. Sebastian Kalinowski died of an infection caused by “untreated
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Liz Truss’ plans to give stay-at-home parents a tax break will cause “a mass exodus of women from the workforce”, campaigners have said. The Conservative leadership contender (pictured) has proposed
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New prison wings for treating drug addiction will get Government funding of £120 million. The Ministry of Justice (MoJ) said the rollout of specialised wings across England and Wales will
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A watchdog’s report exposing failures in the response to migrant crossings are a “damning indictment” of government policy, according to critics. Chief Inspector of Borders and Immigration David Neal found
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