A teenager with a history of self-harming was found unconscious at her secure home before being declared dead, an inquest has heard. A jury at Crook Civic Centre heard how
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Singer Sir Cliff Richard and DJ Paul Gambaccini have made calls to “redress the balance” in the legal system as they launched a petition so that those accused of sexual
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MPs and peers are calling on the Government to address a £662 million funding gap in early years education. A formal inquiry by the All-Party Parliamentary Group for Childcare and
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The UK’s first Secure School will open late next year, operated by a global education charity. Oasis Charitable Trust, which runs 52 academies across England, will manage the first institution
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Women are being let down by lacklustre laws which are failing to protect them from image-based sexual abuse such as revenge porn and fake porn offences, a report into the
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Social media guidelines have been published by the Church of England for the first time in a bid to tackle online abuse and misleading content. The Archbishop of Canterbury will
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Boots has confirmed that a store closure programme will affect around 200 locations, primarily local pharmacies. The retail chain said its owner, Walgreens Boots Alliance, has now approved a plan
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A food supplier has gone into liquidation, causing 125 job losses, after production was suspended for weeks due to a listeria outbreak investigation. The Food Standards Agency had confirmed on
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An 84-year-old woman who stabbed her 85-year-old husband to death in a seemingly “inexplicable” attack had been suffering from a rare, undiagnosed form of dementia, a court has heard. Marjorie
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Councils have been urged to use emergency powers to protect rough sleepers as hot weather hits the UK. Temperatures are forecast to reach 34 or 35C on Saturday in London
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