A man arrested after a severe fire ripped through a mental health unit has been freed after questioning. Staffordshire Police said the 43-year-old, who was held on suspicion of arson,
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The Duke of Cambridge marked becoming royal patron of a homeless charity by serving lunch to its clients – and quipped he was on trial for a job. Wearing an
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Britons are “overwhelmingly negative” about old age with 50% of people admitting they are worried about growing old, according to a new study. A new global study also found that
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Up to 2.8 million health and social care staff, from consultants to porters, who regularly have contact with patients or service users could be legally required to undertake special learning
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A “lost generation” of children are falling a whole grade behind their hearing classmates at GCSE, the National Deaf Children’s Society (NDCS) has warned. The charity says that less than
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Upskirting has been made a specific criminal offence after a Bill to ban the cruel craze received Royal Assent in the House of Lords. People convicted of taking an image
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A care home manager has been charged with neglect after an 87-year-old resident died in hospital. Warwickshire Police said Catalina Ferchiu had been charged by officers investigating unexplained injuries to
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Child abusers will be imprisoned for life under a new draft law brought in by Conservative MP Tom Tugendhat. The move was sparked by the case of a baby called
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Elderly patients with depression should be given better access to therapy and community activities instead of antidepressants, researchers have said. Up to 9.3% of adults over the age of 75
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Three out of five social care providers have had to close down parts of their work or hand back contracts to local authorities because of financial pressures, according to a
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