A care worker accused of placing a plastic bag over an elderly hospital patient’s head claimed he was playing peekaboo, a court has heard. Santosh Bhatta, 32, denies ill treating
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The assistant head teacher at a school attended by Lucy McHugh has told a court that social services decided to take no further action after she raised concerns about the
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A wellness company selling a range of IV drips has removed a £250 fertility treatment and apologised after it was criticised by health experts. Get A Drip said it had
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Victims of slavery and trafficking are being held in immigration detention centres for “administrative convenience”, MPs have been told. The Commons Home Affairs Committee heard the claim during its inquiry
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“Serious failings” must be addressed after a man died from heat stroke after being held in a police van and a stuffy court cell on one of the hottest days
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Antibiotics can increase vulnerability to flu and worsen symptoms, a study has found. Flu defences in the lung were weakened in mice with healthy gut bacteria who were given antibiotics
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A Tory MP has called for a law change to entitle women aged under 40 and with a family history of breast cancer to screening services. Andrew Griffiths (pictured) warned
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A man who was not told he had hepatitis C which was likely linked to infected blood products until nine years after being diagnosed has told an inquiry there was
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A mother has admitted smothering her three-month-old daughter with a pillow after being diagnosed with “mild” post-natal depression. Kamila Bogdan, 41, killed baby Julia at home in Croydon, south London,
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A pregnant 25-year-old woman with mental health difficulties who was at the centre of litigation in a specialist court has confounded a judge’s expectations by giving birth naturally. Mr Justice
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