The Justice Secretary has admitted that reforms to divorce laws are likely to lead to a spike in the number of marriages ending. His remarks came as the Commons debated
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Three inmates have been handed life sentences for killing a fellow prisoner in “cold blood” and trying to cut his head off. Stephen Boorman, 34, Jibreel Raheem, 27, and James
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The mother of a pregnant mentally-ill woman who doctors thought should have an abortion had to put her faith in British justice, her lawyer has said. Laura Hobey-Hamsher said the
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A minister has rejected campaigners’ calls to end the practice of detaining children in prison settings. During a debate on child imprisonment, justice minister Edward Argar told MPs the Government
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The first woman to be appointed as the most senior criminal judge in England and Wales has been officially sworn in. Dame Victoria Sharp (pictured) has become President of the
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The head of NHS England has been challenged over a decision not to publish a report which revealed concerns about children’s cancer care in London. The February 2015 report by
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Inspectors have identified key strengths in the way children and young people in need of care and protection are supported in Edinburgh. In a report published today, the Care Inspectorate
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More than four in 10 carers feel depressed and the figure is rising, new NHS data shows. In 2018/19, 45.1% of carers said they felt depressed, up from 43.4% the
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The NHS is spending millions of pounds on private beds for patients with mental health problems, it has been claimed. At least 18 areas in England have no NHS mental
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Many people could be sitting on a “social care financial time bomb”, the Association of British Insurers (ABI) has said. It found nine in 10 (89%) over-65s have not made
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