The number of antidepressant prescriptions dispensed in England exceeded 70 million last year, figures show. A total of 70.9 million items to treat conditions including depression and anxiety were given
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A “serial liar” who invented a string of false rape and sexual assault allegations has failed in a bid to clear her name. Jemma Beale, 27, claimed she had been
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A quarter of children up for adoption in Scotland at the end of 2017 had to wait more than a year to be placed with families, according to the Care
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The lawyer who defended the teenager who later admitted raping and murdering six-year-old Alesha MacPhail has said it is not his job to decide whether a client is innocent or
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A youth jail is battling to keep a check on gang rivalries that are so fierce some inmates say they would be powerless to stop themselves attacking members of rival
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Nicola Sturgeon has described a rise in child poverty as “deeply regrettable” as she defended her government’s record on the issue. The First Minister argued the welfare policies of the
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Older people’s charity, Independent Age, has called on local councillors to back the public’s call for the government to introduce free personal care for over 65s – something that is
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A new type of inspection has identified key strengths in the way children and young people in need of care and protection in Argyll and Bute are supported and cared
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The Interim Chief Executive of Nexus NI is encouraging people who may be experiencing domestic or sexual abuse in Northern Ireland to take the next step and get help by
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A couple have been given the go-ahead to resume family life nine months after council social services bosses began family court litigation as a result of their baby son suffering
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