Covid-19 infections in UK jump 32% with more than half a million in a week
Covid-19 infections in the UK have jumped by more than half a million in a week, with the rise likely to be driven by the latest Omicron variants BA.4 and
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Increased privatisation of NHS services has led to increase in avoidable deaths, new report claims
Increased privatisation of NHS services has led to a decline in the quality of healthcare and increased rates of deaths from treatable causes, researchers have claimed. Academics said that avoidable
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Man accused of torturing partner’s son to death ’embarrassed about being cruel’ to teenager
A man accused of torturing his partner’s son to death has told a court he is “embarrassed” about being “cruel” to the teenager but denies wanting him to die. Sebastian
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Watchdog launch inquiry into Captain Tom Foundation after identifying management concerns
The Charity Commission has launched an inquiry into The Captain Tom Foundation after identifying concerns about the charity’s management and independence from the late veteran’s family. The watchdog opened a
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Brother of vulnerable woman who died in ‘horrific’ conditions jailed for gross negligence manslaughter
The brother of an immobile and vulnerable woman who died in “horrific and filthy conditions” has been jailed for three years for gross negligence manslaughter. Philip Burdett, 59, was “utterly
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Trial date fixed for hospital workers charged in alleged unlawful sedation of patients
A trial date has been fixed for next year for four healthcare workers charged in connection with a probe into alleged unlawful sedation of patients. Police launched an investigation after
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Ghislaine Maxwell sentenced to 20 years in jail for sex trafficking young girls
British socialite Ghislaine Maxwell has been sentenced to 20 years in prison for luring young girls to massage rooms for disgraced financier Jeffrey Epstein to molest. The 60-year-old looked straight
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Podcaster and bowel cancer campaigner Dame Deborah James dies aged 40
Podcaster and bowel cancer campaigner Dame Deborah James has died at the age of 40, her family has announced. In her final weeks, the presenter of the BBC podcast You,
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Government must go further on reforms to end scandal of vulnerable people in secure units – Hunt
Mental health reforms must go further to address the “scandal” of vulnerable people being “effectively incarcerated” in secure institutions, a former health secretary has urged. Conservative MP Jeremy Hunt (pictured)
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Bruising to Arthur Labinjo-Hughes’ back were ‘ignored’ rather than missed, safeguarding chair tells MPs
Bruising to Arthur Labinjo-Hughes’ back was “ignored” by social services, the chair of the Government’s safeguarding review has told MPs. Caroline Johnson, a Conservative MP on the Commons’ Education Select
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