Chair of young people’s mental health taskforce steps down due to illness
The chair of a taskforce looking into how to improve mental health care for children and young people has left the post. Dr Dame Denise Coia (pictured) said she had
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Rogue police officers jailed for sabotaging child abuse investigations
Two rogue police officers have been jailed for sabotaging child abuse investigations at a “crisis-hit” unit. Former detective constables Sharon Patterson, 49, and Lee Pollard, 47, forged documents, concealed evidence
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Police closed case of teenager who repeatedly reported stalker before her murder
Police closed the case of a “frightened” 19-year-old woman who had repeatedly reported her stalker without properly investigating before she was murdered, a disciplinary hearing has been told. Shana Grice
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Judge gives brain injured man go-ahead to marry after assessing his mental capacity
A disabled man in his 20s has been given the go-ahead to marry after telling a judge in a specialist court how he wants a chance to prove that he
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High Court judge praises tireless ‘coalface work’ carried out by social workers
A High Court judge has praised the tireless “coalface work” carried out by social workers on behalf of vulnerable children, despite funding issues. Mr Justice Williams, who is based in
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Charity concerned over large increase in online disability hate crime
Online hate crime against disabled people has increased by a third in the past few years, a new study suggests. Incidents picked up by the police may just be the
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Belfast team hopeful discovery could ‘revolutionise’ cardiovascular disease treatment
A discovery by Belfast academics could “revolutionise” treatment for patients with some cardiovascular diseases. Researchers from Queen’s University Belfast and King’s College London have developed technology that can produce large
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Royals join forces to launch £3 million mental health text messaging helpline
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge and Duke and Duchess of Sussex have teamed up for the first time to launch a major project – a text messaging helpline for
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PC to face disciplinary proceedings over woman who was murdered by stalker
A constable accused of ignoring a 19-year-old woman who repeatedly reported her stalker to police before she was murdered is to face a public disciplinary hearing. Shana Grice (pictured) reported
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Man charged in connection with death of missing woman Emma Faulds
A man has been charged in connection with the death of a woman who has not been seen for 12 days. Emma Faulds, 39, was last seen at about 9.10pm
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