New report reveals UK has highest prison population in western Europe
The UK has the highest prison population in western Europe, a new report has found. A snapshot of figures showed more than 90,000 people were locked up in England and
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Doctor who assessed Alesha’s killer calls for psychopathic behaviour screening for children
A doctor has called for young children to be screened for psychopathic behaviour in the wake of the Alesha MacPhail murder. Dr John Marshall, head of forensic clinical psychology services
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Children going hungry as free school meals not offered to low-income families
Children are going hungry as free school meals are not offered to many whose parents are on a low income, a new study suggests. A report for the Child Poverty
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Thousands of NHS breast cancer patients eligible for new drug combination
Thousands of breast cancer patients could benefit from a new drug combination on the NHS, health officials have said. The use of the medication -abemaciclib and fulvestrant – has been
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Victim’s son welcomes ‘fantastic’ new domestic abuse act in Scotland
Scotland’s new domestic abuse law has been welcomed by the son of a woman who killed her husband after being psychologically abused. Sally Challen’s conviction for murdering her husband Richard
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Judge to consider if husband can maintain intimate relationship with vulnerable wife
A judge in a specialist court might have to decide whether a man can keep making love to his wife of more than 20 years. The woman has learning difficulties,
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Hospitals Trust apologise to family of new mother who died from heart condition
A woman who died from an undiagnosed heart condition four days after giving birth could have been saved if her condition had been spotted and treated earlier, a hospital has
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English authorities hope to follow Scottish success in tackling knife crime
Police chiefs in England are aiming to copy Scottish success in using a public health approach to reduce knife crime. Action taken north of the border, where Glasgow was once
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Frank’s Law widow hopes ‘no promises broken’ when legislation introduced
Widow and Frank’s Law campaigner Amanda Kopel has said she hopes “no promises are broken” on the eve of the legislation’s introduction. The expansion of free personal care (FPC) –
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Abused pensioner who beat wheelchair-bound husband to death cleared of murder
A “frail” 73-year-old woman who beat her wheelchair-bound husband to death with a wooden pole after suffering years of abuse has been cleared of murder. Packiam Ramanathan went into a
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