The Liberal Democrats have pledged to invest an additional £11 billion over five years into transforming mental health services. The party said it would make prescriptions for people with chronic
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The expert behind an investigation into the largest NHS maternity scandal in its history believes it is unlikely the full extent of the failures will ever be known. Writing for
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More than 140 children’s organisations are calling on political leaders to reveal how they will tackle youth violence, domestic abuse, as well as mental health and poverty. Campaigners say such
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Former MP Harvey Proctor is to receive £500,000 in compensation from Scotland Yard over its disastrous investigation into false claims of a VIP paedophile ring. The former Conservative politician, whose
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Bereaved families have branded the trial of Hillsborough match commander David Duckenfield a “disgrace” after he was cleared of the gross negligence manslaughter of 95 Liverpool fans who died at
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Jobseekers’ interest in applying for nursing roles has slumped by almost a fifth in the past two years, a new study suggests. Searches for nursing jobs have fallen in some
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A brother and sister have denied defrauding a Sikh youth charity they were running. Kaldip Singh Lehal, 38, and Rajbinder Kaur, 50, were charged in September after allegedly deceiving the
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The Metropolitan Police has said it stands by its decision not to investigate claims by the Duke of York’s accuser Virginia Giuffre that she was sex trafficked to London by
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Girls could be flown abroad to undergo female genital mutilation (FGM) during the Christmas holidays, the National FGM Centre has warned. It said children who could be subject to FGM
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A Kent care home has been heavily criticised by the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman after it suddenly raised its fees – and then threatened to evict a vulnerable
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