Royal College of Physicians drops opposition to assisted dying
The Royal College of Physicians (RCP) has dropped its opposition to assisted dying and adopted a neutral stance on the issue. A poll of almost 7,000 UK doctors found that
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Health Secretary hails new tool for quickly diagnosing deadly auto-immune infections
An innovative new tool for quickly diagnosing often deadly auto-immune infections will save lives, the Health Secretary said. At least a third of those with sepsis die at present. Every
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MPs call for ‘urgent review’ of the way medicines are approved for rare diseases
MPs have called for an “urgent review” of the way medicines for rare diseases are approved as patients are being “left behind” under the current system. Labour MP Liz Twist
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Home Office criticised over Bible references in refusal notice to Iranian asylum seeker
The Church of England has criticised the Home Office after it quoted the Bible to question an asylum seeker’s claim that he converted to Christianity because it is a peaceful
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Council seeks to arrange home care for woman ‘detained’ in hospital for six months
Council social services bosses say they are trying to arrange a care package for a woman with mental health difficulties after a judge said she had “effectively been detained” in
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Charity hits out at scandal of people with learning disabilities still being ‘locked up’
A charity has warned of a “domestic human rights scandal” over the number of people with a learning disability being kept in institutions. Mencap said a lack of urgency and
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Teenager who raped and killed 6-year-old Alesha MacPhail sentenced to life in prison
The 16-year-old boy who abducted, raped and murdered six-year-old Alesha MacPhail has been locked up for at least 27 years. Alesha’s body was found in woods on the Isle of
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Home Office accused of ‘shockingly cavalier’ approach to immigration detention
The Home Office has come under fire after it emerged that fewer than half of immigration detainees depart the country when they leave detention. In a scathing report, the Commons
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New figures show over half of Universal Credit claimants have money deducted
More than half of Universal Credit claimants have money “deducted” from their benefits by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP), new figures have shown. Figures released in response to
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Council leaders call for urgent investment to increase child health visitor numbers
Communities are facing a “serious shortfall” in children’s health visitors, council leaders have warned. The Local Government Association (LGA), which represents 370 councils in England and Wales, said investment is
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