An inquest jury has found that failings and “missed opportunities” at a prison contributed to the deaths of three inmates just weeks apart. Nottingham Coroner’s Court heard a joint inquest
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A Metropolitan Police officer has been jailed for 12 weeks after assaulting a man who was handcuffed to a hospital bed, the police watchdog has said. Pc Rajan Solanki, 28,
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Anti-violence charities have expressed alarm over data that suggests a growing proportion of patients who had been stabbed and admitted to hospital in England are aged under 18. There were
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A man who shook his partner’s toddler to death after staying up late playing video games has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 25 years for the
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A former Manchester social worker has been arrested by police investigating grooming gangs in the city. The 77-year-old man was held on suspicion of indecent assault after a dawn raid
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A detective sergeant has been jailed for 18 months for sexual assaults on two colleagues. Richard Mills, 42, an officer for Greater Manchester Police since 2006, was found guilty after
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The Queen has praised the “brilliant” efforts of health workers and other staff supporting sexual assault victims at a specialist centre she officially opened. Camilla launched the purpose-built Sexual Assault
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Hospitals in England are “close to full” as a significant number of beds are occupied by people who are medically fit to be discharged, health officials have said. It comes
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A lack of “basic care” for women in prisons causes such distress that some inmates resort to harming themselves, inspectors have warned amid rising levels of self-harm in jails. Inspectors
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The number of deaths across the UK specifically caused by alcohol has reached a record high, according to new figures. It is the fourth consecutive year a new record has
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