Watchdog blocks life-extending breast cancer drug
A new drug for breast cancer which extends women’s lives by almost six months is to be blocked from routine NHS access under draft guidance issued by a health watchdog.
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Pancreatic cancer adverts cleared to run following complaints
Adverts for a pancreatic cancer charity that featured sufferers saying they would rather have a different form of the disease have been cleared following 121 complaints. The three press ads
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Howard Leagues calls for ‘squalid’ HMYOI Brinsford to close
There have been calls for a young offenders institution to be closed down after inspectors found that inmates were living in “squalid conditions” among the worst ever seen. Inmates at
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New study reveals alcohol price rise directly linked to violence reduction
An increase in alcohol prices is partly responsible for a reduction in binge drinking and serious violence for the sixth consecutive year, a study has claimed. The number of people
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Savile victims ‘how to claim compensation’ ads
Newspaper advertisements have been published telling people who claim they were sexually abused by television presenter Jimmy Savile how to apply for compensation. Around 140 people have come forward to
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Family law reforms come into force in England & Wales
The new Family Court in England and Wales comes into force today as part of a major shake-up for the family justice system. A single Family Court for England and
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Buying of sex rather than soliciting ‘should be outlawed’
Paying for sex should be made illegal and the laws on prostitution need reforming, a former Conservative Cabinet minister said. Caroline Spelman, who was Environment Secretary from 2010 to 2012,
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‘Perfect storm’ plunges poorest into still deeper poverty, says Oxfam
Almost 1.75 million of the poorest families in the UK have been made poorer by a “perfect storm” of changes to the welfare system over the last three years, a
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Impact of childhood bullying still evident after 40 years
The negative social, physical and mental health effects of childhood bullying are still evident nearly 40 years later, according to new research by King’s College London. The study is the
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West Midlands Trust criticised for reliance on agency staff
A report into mental health services at Coventry and Warwickshire Partnership NHS Trust has highlighted a shortage of permanent staff and a reliance on agency workers. It followed a visit
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