A violent offender who beat a fellow resident to death at a home for people with mental health conditions has been locked up indefinitely in hospital. Rajinder Pall, 45, had
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The deaths of aid workers in Gaza are “completely unacceptable”, Foreign Secretary Lord Cameron said, as he called on Israel to explain what happened in the airstrike. Three British nationals
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Prime Minister Rishi Sunak said the Government’s childcare plan was a “really positive intervention” as he was quizzed by working parents over whether the nursery sector had enough places and
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An 80-year-old man has been arrested at an airport after 27 years on the run, police have said. Richard Burrows, who is accused of historic sexual abuse of children, was
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The Government’s compensation scheme for victims of the Windrush scandal has been branded a failure as campaigners urged ministers to overhaul the payout process five years since it was launched.
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More than 250 patients a week may have died needlessly in England last year due to very long waits in A&E for a hospital bed, new estimates suggest. Calculations by
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Sir Jeffrey Donaldson has quit as leader of the Democratic Unionist Party after being been charged with historical sex offences. The 61-year-old politician (pictured) is due to appear in court
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Veteran broadcaster Dame Esther Rantzen has hailed “historic” assisted dying legislation that will be introduced at Holyrood on Thursday. The TV presenter, who has revealed she is considering travelling to
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A carer who smothered his 89-year-old mother “in an act of mercy” has been spared jail. Kevin Pearce, 60, had looked after dementia and osteoporosis sufferer Eileen Pearce for 10
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A court ruling that an ex-teacher inflicted “cruel and unnatural acts” on pupils at Edinburgh Academy was welcomed by BBC presenter Nicky Campbell who campaigned for accountability about abuse at
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