Death of 10-year-old Perth and Kinross boy being treated as murder
The death of a 10-year-old in a house in Perth and Kinross is being treated as murder. Kane Morris died at the scene in Union Street, Coupar Angus, in the
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Mother takes legal action against NHS for access to Orkambi drug
The mother of a girl with cystic fibrosis is taking legal action against the NHS after it refused funding for a drug which could extend her daughter’s life. Sarah Burgwin,
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Police release CCTV images after £10,000 stolen from 91-year-old dementia patient
Police have released CCTV photographs of a woman they want to speak to after £10,000 was stolen from a 91-year-old patient with dementia as she lay in her hospital bed.
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Families ask questions over 36 deaths at maternity probe hospital trust
Families have raised questions over the deaths of 36 people at a trust at the centre of a maternity probe, it has emerged. Shrewsbury and Telford NHS Trust said it
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Third of nursery nurses feel unsafe at work, survey on violence finds
Almost a third of nursery nurses and pupil support assistants in Edinburgh do not feel safe at work, according to a survey on violence by unions. The research by Unison
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Tax rises needed to avoid collapse of adult social care, council leaders warn
Increasing income tax or national insurance contributions should be considered by the Government to avoid the collapse of adult social care, councils have warned. The Local Government Authority (LGA) said
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County lines drug gangs targeting private school children – Ofsted chief
Gangs operating so-called county lines drug networks are targeting private school children as they are “less likely to raise suspicion”, the chief inspector of schools will say on Wednesday. The
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NHS to invest £46M to end postcode lottery of treatment for diabetics
The NHS will invest up to £46 million to help tens of thousands of people living with diabetes to receive life-changing treatment. NHS England chief executive Simon Stevens has pledged
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Call for action on ‘spiralling epidemic’ of suicides in Scotland’s prisons
Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf has been urged to take action to halt the “spiralling epidemic” of suicides in Scotland’s prisons. The plea came after Mr Yousaf held talks with the
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Funding announced to support poorer families with early learning at home
Education Secretary Damian Hinds has announced multimillion-pound projects aimed at helping poorer families nurture their child’s early development at home. Backed by almost £18 million, they will include funding for
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