Boris Johnson has said he is “deeply sorry” for every life lost to coronavirus as he insisted the Government did “everything we could” to minimise deaths and suffering. The Prime
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Singer Will Young has questioned why his twin brother was not assessed by a consultant psychiatrist when he was admitted to hospital after trying to take his own life, just
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A woman has admitted killing her disabled 10-year-old son after suffering a mental breakdown while struggling to care for him during the lockdown. Olga Freeman, 40, was charged with the
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A “whole host of children have been lost to the pandemic” as schools remaining closed has meant vulnerable pupils have lost contact with authorities and social services, experts have warned.
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Around half of early years staff do not feel safe in their current working environment, a survey suggests. Nearly one in 10 (9%) nursery and preschool staff – and one
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Cases of Covid-linked deaths are being investigated at more than 450 care homes in Scotland, it has been reported. According to the BBC, the Crown Office and Procurator Fiscal Service’s
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A woman with dementia was neglected by nursing home staff and left to develop infected bedsores in the months leading up to her death, an inquest has heard. June Hamer,
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Dozens of care home residents were among people evacuated to safety after Storm Christoph brought heavy rain and flooding to parts of northern England. Homes were deluged following heavy rainfall
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Northern Ireland’s coronavirus lockdown restrictions will be extended to March 5. Stormont health minister Robin Swann proposed the step to help drive down case numbers. Ministerial colleagues at the Executive
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Members of the military are to be brought in to support health staff in Northern Ireland in the third spike of the coronavirus pandemic. Stormont Health Minister Robin Swann said
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