Alcohol sales in Scotland fell to the lowest level for almost quarter of a century last year, new research has found. The total volume of pure alcohol sold per adult
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Social work is facing a “crisis” because of years of spending cuts, threatening to “tear apart” communities, a union has warned. Unison said its research revealed high levels of stress
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A former teacher at a childcare institution has described a convicted child abuser as having a “heart of gold” and being a “father figure” to youngsters. Chris Brown, 77, was
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A woman who has had seven children removed from her care is pregnant again, a family court judge has been told. The woman, who is in her late 20s, is
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A retired senior NHS manager has described how she was “made to feel like a leper” after she found out she had contracted Hepatitis C following a series of blood
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The Government has been defeated in the Lords over the scrapping of the adoption register for England. Peers voted by a majority of 85 to “regret” the move, warning it
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Concerns have been raised about the health and safety of care staff on “sleep-in” shifts after a study showed some faced physical abuse or having to bed down at work
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The hostile environment which created the Windrush scandal was 70 years in the making – and may even be traced back to the attitudes of both the Labour and Conservative
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The delivery of the NHS long-term plan is in doubt without urgent government action on wider funding, a health body has warned. The plan was published in January after the
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A review of standards at Birmingham’s Winson Green prison has questioned an “inexplicable” failure to secure funding for scanners to prevent drugs being smuggled into the jail. A progress report
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