A High Court judge has described a shortage of suitable accommodation for “very troubled children” as “scandalous”. Mr Justice Holman, who is based in the Family Division of the High
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Scotland could see a “tsunami of infections” from the new Omicron variant, Nicola Sturgeon has said. Scotland’s First Minister (pictured) said a rise in cases is “virtually certain”, with modelling
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The Government is being urged to publish a timetable for the holding of a public inquiry into coronavirus and to make sure it reflects the diversity of the UK population.
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The family of a former Wales international hockey player who took her own life after suffering with chronic anxiety have said she was the “gentlest person” and “beautiful inside and
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You should cancel your Christmas parties, Public Health Scotland has said, amid rising concerns of a mutant coronavirus strain which scientists think is much more transmissible. Dr Nick Phin, the
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It is reportedly “very likely” care homes in England will be forced to operate with a three-visitor limit under Government plans to limit Omicron’s spread before Christmas. Rising cases of
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Record funding for health and social care in Scotland must be used to deal with “chronic workforce shortages”, doctors have insisted. The Royal College of Physicians of Edinburgh welcomed Finance
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Demand for mental health services for children and young people is pushing the NHS to “breaking point”, MPs have warned. The Health and Social Care Committee of MPs said that
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Stormont officials are scenario-planning further Covid-19 restrictions that may be needed when, as expected, the Omicron variant becomes dominant in Northern Ireland early next year. First Minister Paul Givan said
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Scotland’s under pressure health and social care sectors are to receive a record £18 billion next year, Finance Secretary Kate Forbes confirmed. Ms Forbes (pictured) unveiled her draft Budget for
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