A nurse who was re-arrested on suspicion of the murders of eight babies at a hospital neo-natal unit has been released on bail, police have said. Lucy Letby, 29, was
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Meeting Scotland’s child poverty targets could cost almost £1 billion a year – although a report has said that making more “modest” payments of just £10 a week could make
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Human remains have been found in the search for missing Emma Faulds. The 39-year-old was last seen on April 28 at Fairfield Park in Monkton, South Ayrshire. Police searches had
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Nominations are now open for a new award to recognise and celebrate care workers who’ve made a difference to people’s lives by providing care and support in Welsh. The Caring
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Campaigners have welcomed a ruling by the UK’s highest court in the case of a mother-of-four forced into homelessness after she was unable to afford her rent. Terryann Samuels was
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Charities have expressed “outrage” at news that around 300 asylum seekers are to be evicted from their current homes. Serco, which provides the housing arrangement in Glasgow, first announced it
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A couple accused of killing a “vulnerable” woman “literally got away with murder for 16 years”, a court has been told. A prosecutor made the statement as he invited jurors
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A former childcare resident has told how he believed himself to be in a relationship with a teacher who sexually abused him. The witness, who cannot be named for legal
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The Care Quality Commission (CQC) must change the way it inspects services to ensure it detects cases of patient abuse, its chief executive has said. Some individuals appear to be
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Social services bosses have halted family court proceedings against the parents of an injured baby after specialists concluded that the little boy had probably been accidentally hurt. The infant suffered
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