The mother of toddler Star Hobson is herself a victim of her daughter’s murder, her barrister has told a judge. Frankie Smith (pictured) is being sentenced for causing or allowing
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Immigration rules on care worker jobs should be relaxed “immediately” to temper “severe and increasing difficulties” the sector is facing with recruitment and retention, Government advisers have said. In its
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There is a possibility the NHS could be overwhelmed next month, a leading scientist has said, though uncertainties remain over the impact of Omicron. Professor Graham Medley (pictured), from the
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The Scottish Government has appointed a senior judge to chair the public inquiry into the handling of the coronavirus pandemic. Deputy First Minister John Swinney announced that Lady Poole, a
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The first person to raise concerns about murdered Star Hobson has said social workers were duped by the toddler’s mother and her girlfriend, who will be sentenced later. Bouncer and
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New rules on self-isolation are “unsustainable”, Nicola Sturgeon has been told, with Tories saying changes to the guidance could see tens of thousands of people a day being told to
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Long queues have continued to form at vaccine centres across Northern Ireland amid huge demand for booster doses. Healthcare staff are volunteering to come in to work on days off
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Nicola Sturgeon has urged people across Scotland to limit their socialising to three households before and after Christmas to help combat the “exponential” rise of the Omicron coronavirus variant. Scotland’s
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Agencies which had contact with murdered toddler Star Hobson during her short life have said: “We need to fully understand why opportunities to better protect Star were missed.” Bradford’s council
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The woman who killed 16-month-old Star Hobson is “pure evil” and “ascended from the bowels of hell”, the toddler’s great-grandfather said after she was convicted of murder. Savannah Brockhill (pictured)
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