Man accused of shaking toddler to death says they were ‘building a bond’
A man accused of shaking his girlfriend’s one-year-old son to death said he “didn’t really know how to look after” a child of that age but denied having any “ill
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Elderly man not given ‘time-critical’ medicine during three-day stint in A&E
Concerns have been raised over patients facing long waits in emergency departments not being given time-sensitive medication after a man was left unable to swallow due to missed medicines. An
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Garden burial couple arrested after toddler was spotted on social media videos
Footage released after Tai and Naiyahmi Yasharahyalah were found guilty of causing or allowing Abiyah Yasharahyalah’s death showed the couple arguing with police inside the property, while their son’s body
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Couple who starved and buried son, aged three, guilty of ‘breathtaking’ cruelty
A couple whose three-year-old son was found buried in a garden after they opted out of society and set up their own “kingdom” have been convicted of causing or allowing
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‘Unprecedented’ funding cut to victim support services will be devastating, says charity
A victims’ charity has branded an “unprecedented” cut to funding from the Government as “devastating” and warned the move will leave some people without crucial support. Victim Support, which helps
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Calls for ‘huge reform’ of hospice care as hundreds of beds shut due to lack of funding
Hospices should not be viewed as a “nice-to-have” service, industry leaders have said, as it emerged that hundreds of hospice beds are not in use in England. One hospice boss
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Inquest date set seven years after family of five murdered in arson attack
A date has been set for the inquest into the deaths of a mother and four of her children, almost seven years on from a deadly arson attack. The blaze
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Mother admits neglect following baby’s alleged shaking death in Darlington
A mother who set up a spy camera above her son’s cot months before he was allegedly shaken to death by her partner has admitted neglect. Charlie Roberts (pictured) was
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Newly-appointed Covid corruption chief to ‘leave no stone unturned’, Reeves warns
The newly-appointed Covid corruption commissioner will “leave no stone unturned” as he investigates a “carnival of fraud”, Rachel Reeves has said. Tom Hayhoe (pictured), a health policy expert, has been
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£715 million spent on scrapped Rwanda deportation scheme, breakdown reveals
A total of £715 million was spent on the Rwanda deportation scheme, a cost breakdown of the plan has shown. Among the costs outlined are £290 million paid to Rwanda’s
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