‘Indignity’ of 15-minute care visits highlighted in new BBC Radio 4 play
A new radio play shines a light on the “scandal” of care workers having to limit visits to elderly people to 15 minutes, says a leading union. Unison said the
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Millions have been living deep below poverty line since millennium, study finds
Millions of people across Britain have been living deep below the poverty line since the millennium, according to an independent commission. The study by the Social Metrics Commission (SMC) found
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Judge voices concern after ‘highly-disturbed’ 11-year-old boy restrained by police
A High Court judge has voiced concern after a “slight” and “highly-disturbed” epileptic 11-year-old boy was handcuffed and placed in leg restraints by police for an “extended period”. Mr Justice
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Liar who made up VIP Westminster paedophile ring jailed for 18 years
A fantasist whose repeated lies tarnished the reputations of the high-profile men he falsely accused of being murderers and paedophiles has been jailed for 18 years. The Metropolitan Police spent
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Scottish child abuse inquiry to hear evidence on boarding schools
The Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry has announced that it will hold hearings into abuse allegations in boarding schools next year. Chairwoman Lady Smith urged anyone with evidence to get in
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Disabled man who communicated by blinking dies at home after judge grants wish
A severely disabled man who communicated by blinking and persuaded a judge to let him leave hospital and go home to his mother has died, lawyers have said. Mr Justice
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New blood pressure drug approach ‘may prevent more heart attacks and strokes’
A third more heart attacks and strokes could be prevented in the UK if the way blood pressure drugs are prescribed is changed, a new study suggests. The research estimates
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Health trust probe under way after freed paranoid schizophrenic killed mother
A health trust is carrying out an internal investigation after a paranoid schizophrenic killed his mother following his discharge from hospital care. Lee Sowerby (pictured), 45, had already received two
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Judge orders special arrangements for girl’s Egypt trip amid FGM fears
A High Court judge has said special arrangements must be made to allow a two-year-old girl thought to be at risk of female genital mutilation (FGM) to travel to Egypt.
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Prison self-harm hits new high while violence against staff continues to rise
Attacks on prison staff rose 15% in a year, while self-harm incidents in jails reached a new record level, official figures show. Assaults behind bars hit a new high of
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