Average wait for GP appointment breaches two-week mark for first time
The average waiting time for a routine GP appointment has reached more than two weeks for the first time ever, according to a new survey. A poll of UK doctors
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Deportation flights lacking in ‘common decency’ towards detainees – report
A Home Office-chartered deportation flight is lacking “common decency” towards detainees who were restrained for up to 14 hours and refused privacy while using a toilet, an inspection has warned.
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Capita pulls legal bid to reverse ‘reputational damage’ after claimant’s death
Benefits assessment company Capita has withdrawn a legal bid to reverse “reputational damage” it claimed to have suffered after a claimant died. Victoria Smith died a few months after her
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More than 100 evacuated after major fire ravaged retirement apartments
Around 150 residents of a retirement complex have been evacuated from their homes after the building was ravaged by fire, police said. Firefighters in Crewe have been battling through the
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Home Office fails in bid to challenge terms of investigation at immigration centre
The Home Office has failed in a bid to challenge a High Court ruling over the terms of an investigation into alleged abuse at a scandal-hit immigration detention centre. Two
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Coronation Street announces historic child sexual abuse storyline
Coronation Street viewers will witness the “devastating effects of historic child sexual abuse within a family” in a new storyline. The soap’s producers and writers have been working with the
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Campaigners welcome ‘forward-looking’ NHS review on medical cannabis
Campaigners have welcomed a “forward-thinking and positive” NHS England review into the use of medical cannabis to treat illnesses like severe epilepsy. The report found “major hurdles” in prescribing cannabis-based
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Police told not to hand out fixed penalty notices in stalking cases
Officers have been told not to hand out fixed penalty notices in stalking and harassment cases after teenager Shana Grice was fined for wasting police time before she was murdered.
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Report finds young offenders institutions are ‘largely failing’ to curb re-offending
Young offenders institutions are failing to curb re-offending by child criminals once they are released, according to a report. Children are being let down because the centres are “largely failing”
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Downton Abbey actor delivers petition urging benefit changes for terminally ill
A Downton Abbey star has delivered a petition to Downing Street, demanding changes to the benefits system for people living with terminal illness. Jim Carter, who plays butler Charles Carson
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