A man suspected of killing five people in a mass shooting in Plymouth has been named locally as Jake Davison. Devon and Cornwall Police said three females, two males and
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Cases of Covid-19 have once again been identified at a military barracks being used to house asylum seekers, several months after a major outbreak at the camp. Four dormitory blocks
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A “zero suicide” approach at HMP Liverpool has led to a “dramatic” reduction of inmates taking their own lives, says a health boss. Professor Joe Rafferty, chief executive of Mersey
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Families who suffer “pain and trauma beyond words” after being bereaved by suicide will be helped under a new service providing practical and emotional support. Initial pilots will run in
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An inspection that led to the closure of a mental health hospital found examples of unprofessional and abusive staff behaviour, including two incidents caught on CCTV in which doors were
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Two-thirds of people in Britain support increasing National Insurance contributions to pay for social care reform, a poll has found. Ipsos Mori’s latest Political Monitor poll also revealed 49% of
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The lawyer representing the Duke of York’s accuser has warned against anyone ignoring the US courts as he claimed the royal’s legal team have “stonewalled” appeals for information. Virginia Giuffre
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“Sadistic” monks repeatedly abused children at two schools linked to a religious order, the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry has ruled. Inquiry chair Lady Smith has published her fifth case study
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The Scottish Government is pushing for the expansion of distribution for a life-saving anti-overdose treatment to be made permanent. During the pandemic, changes to guidelines by the Lord Advocate allowed
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A Nottinghamshire man was barred from visiting his mother in her care home after he raised concerns about her welfare, the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has found. The
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