Lone parents and their children are going to the UK’s highest court in a battle against the Government’s controversial benefit cap. Supreme Court justices will hear several challenges over the
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Leading surgeons have raised concerns over the rising number of local health bodies restricting a type of curative surgery. In a new audit of the care of patients in need
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The Home Office had opportunities to question the response of the police and other agencies to reports of child sexual exploitation in Rotherham years before the scandal erupted in the
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The nursing regulator has apologised to families affected by the Morecambe Bay scandal admitting that it did not listen or act quickly enough on concerns raised about midwives. Chairman of
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A “sociable little girl” who has modelled for Boden is set to receive a multimillion pound NHS payout for injuries she suffered during her traumatic birth. Holly Greenhow, now 12,
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The Government’s promise of a £20 billion boost for the NHS will put debt on an “unsustainable upward trajectory” without tax rises or spending cuts to pay for it, the
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A toddler who suffered wrist fractures probably had her arm pulled or twisted, a specialist has told a family court judge. The little girl also suffered a rib fracture consistent
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More than seven million people in the UK are providing unpaid care for family members, a report has said. Almost 15% of adults now give up their time for free
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The Supreme Court is to hear a landmark case which could have an impact on the rights of thousands of abuse victims. It concerns two people, known as CN and
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Patients who smoke are being “discriminated against” with a 75% decline in stop smoking aids being prescribed by GPs and pharmacists in England, according to analysis by a charity. The
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