Grandmother ‘in awe’ of hospital staff who pulled out all the stops to save her life
A grandmother says she is “in awe” of the NHS staff who pulled out all the stops to save her life in a 14-hour surgery. Trish Hatton, 70, was told
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Swansea man jailed for 26-year minimum for ‘mercilessly’ stabbing girlfriend to death
A middle-aged man has been jailed for life with a minimum of 26 years after “mercilessly” stabbing his younger girlfriend to death while she was tied up on a bed.
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Court reforms risk isolating ‘most vulnerable in society’, MPs have warned
The most vulnerable people in society could be excluded from getting access to justice if plans to modernise courts go ahead, MPs have warned. A report by the Commons Justice
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Committee call for end to ‘horrific’ detention of young people with learning disabilities
Mental health legislation must be overhauled to stop the “horrific” and inappropriate detention of young people with autism or learning disabilities, MPs said. The human rights of many young people
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Conference hears prostate cancer risk raised by high levels of two hormones in blood
Men with higher levels of free testosterone and a growth hormone in their blood are more likely to be diagnosed with prostate cancer, research suggests. Factors such as ethnicity, older
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Public Health England concerned over 9% surge in antibiotic-resistant infections
The number of infections that do not respond to antibiotics has risen 9% in one year, Public Health England (PHE) has warned. There were an estimated 61,000 antibiotic-resistant infections in
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Human trafficking partnership at Glasgow Airport suspended ‘due to Brexit’
A partnership with Romanian police to tackle human trafficking at Glasgow Airport has been suspended due to Brexit uncertainty, according to Border Force staff. Officers had been travelling to Scotland
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Government warned over ‘genuine childcare crisis’ as hundreds of providers close
Politicians have been urged to invest more money in childcare as figures indicate hundreds of nurseries and childminders are closing. Early years leaders said there will be a “genuine childcare
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Prison hotlines set up for relatives to report suicidal inmates going ‘unanswered’
Calls to prison hotlines set up for relatives to report urgent fears about suicidal inmates and those at risk of self-harm are going unanswered, according to a report. Just one
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Bid to fast-track historical abuse compensation law backed by peers
Peers have backed a move aimed at pushing through a law to compensate victims of historical institutional abuse in Northern Ireland before Parliament dissolves. The backbench bid by former Northern
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