Up to 75 women may have died early following blunders in a breast screening, according to latest estimates. NHS records show as many as 174,000 women were affected by failures
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A man has been jailed for eight years after admitting shaking his baby daughter to death. James Ring, 21, was caring for nine-week-old Aria at home in the Crabble area
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Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities will benefit from a new fund to improve their health, education and integration, Communities Minister Lord Bourne said today. Six pilot projects will each receive
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A book by Ruby Wax has been included on a list of titles deemed to offer support to people with mental health needs. A Mindfulness Guide For The Frazzled by
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Child abuse allegations against Cyril Smith are “scurrilous hearsay”, former Liberal leader Lord Steel has said. The peer said “nothing has been proved” yet about the late MP and warned
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Inspectors have praised a young offender institution where boys are rewarded for good behaviour with sweets or access to computer games. The prisons watchdog commended HMYOI Werrington for creating a
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A family court judge has raised concern about the welfare of a woman with a low IQ who has had a baby taken from her care and placed for adoption.
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The parents of baby Charlie Gard, who died after being at the centre of a High Court treatment battle, have launched a foundation to provide a “brighter future” for other
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Some parents do not appreciate the importance of early education and teaching young children life skills such as how to communicate or use the toilet, it has been suggested. Some
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Fitness trackers could help improve survival among cancer patients who fake feeling well to please their doctor, a study suggests. Apps that record the amount of time people are in
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