A social worker was described as a “monster” as he was jailed for sexually messaging two young teenagers on Snapchat and accessing records of another teenager he had a relationship
Read More
Pharmacy closures are a “widespread challenge” across England, the nation’s patient champion has warned as new figures show widespread temporary and permanent closures across the country. Healthwatch England said that
Read More
The chief executive of a trust involved in the care of a paranoid schizophrenic who killed three people in Nottingham says he “fully accepts” recommendations from the health watchdog. Mental
Read More
Two pensioners are seeking to take the Scottish and UK governments to court over the cut to the winter fuel payment. Peter and Florence Fanning (pictured), of Coatbridge, North Lanarkshire,
Read More
The messaging around what masks NHS staff should wear to protect themselves against Covid-19 was “quite confused” early in the pandemic, according to England’s chief medical officer. Professor Sir Chris
Read More
A senior medic has broken down in tears as he described scenes “from hell” on intensive care wards during the Covid pandemic, with staff running out of body bags and
Read More
A family centre where three girls were fatally stabbed in an attack at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class will continue its work in a new venue. Bebe King, six, Alice
Read More
More than 19,000 Scots now have a court-appointed welfare guardian, according to new figures showing that the number of welfare guardianship orders in Scotland is at an all-time high. The
Read More
A mother accused over the deaths of her four young sons in a house fire admitted leaving them home alone twice before – but only because she had no-one local
Read More
A multimillion-pound legal battle between rival developers of Covid-19 jabs over vaccine technology patents is set to continue at the Court of Appeal. In July, a High Court judge delivered
Read More