A lottery millionaire has been found guilty of serious sex offences against two schoolgirls. David Dyas, 52, of Newbridge, south Wales, was found guilty of one charge of rape and three indecent assaults. He was cleared of one charge of rape.
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Plans to turn an empty office block in Coventry into a shelter for the homeless have enraged people living and working nearby. The proposal to turn the Harp Place building in Sandy Lane, Radford, into a 24-hour, 37-bedroom shelter for homeless people has been submitted to Coventry City Council’s planning department.
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People who use Perth and Kinross social work services have had a “generally positive” experience, inspectors said. The Social Work Inspection Agency also stated that the service had given a firm commitment to make improvements.
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A Welsh nurse who saved a man’s life when a New York ferry crashed in 2003 could be in line for a multi-million-pound compensation payout. Kerry Griffiths could get £5.1m after a judge rejected the city government’s attempt to cap its liability for the disaster.
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Commenting on the Government announcement that GPs are to prescribe social care, Liberal Democrat Health Spokesperson, Sandra Gidley MP said: “What planet is Patricia Hewitt living on?
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Health chiefs are still struggling to tackle the high rate of bed blocking in the Lothians, according to new figures. While the number of people across Scotland left languishing in hospital for more than six weeks has been slashed, the NHS Lothian statistics have remained static.
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An initiative pioneered in Wales to combat domestic violence is to receive a cash boost of nearly £2m, Home Secretary John Reid announces today. The Government marks the start of domestic violence month by providing £1.85m to help increase the number of action teams across Wales and England who tackle the problem.
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The manager of a county council old people’s home in Cumbria has been suspended while police investigate alleged misuse of funds. Ann Watt was relieved of her duties at Eskdale House in Longtown last week.
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A team of health workers has won a top award for helping to get drug addict offenders clean and back into work, education or training. Made up of nurses, social workers and a doctor, the 30-strong team provides an alternative to prison for criminals who have committed offences to fund their drug habits.
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Bailiffs are set to get sweeping powers to break into homes and seize goods if people fall behind on credit card bills. The move would leave tens of thousands at risk of finding their doors kicked down and TVs and computers seized.
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