Two police officers have been sacked after accidentally leaving a message on a mother’s voicemail saying they hoped her vulnerable child would “get raped”. The Avon and Somerset Police officers
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Actor David Morrissey says the Syrian refugee resettlement programme “provides a lifeline” for people to rebuild their lives. The star, who is a Goodwill Ambassador for the United Nations High
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Maternity units have been urged to investigate after figures revealed differences in care for mothers and babies across Britain. Findings of the National Maternity and Perinatal Audit (NMPA), the largest
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Measures to prevent the so-called “weekend effect” have not made any difference in curbing excess deaths on Saturdays and Sundays, experts have claimed. Four priority standards for emergency care in
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Millions of pounds is being wasted on reassessing people with Parkinson’s for benefits even though their condition will never improve, campaigners have warned. Analysis by Parkinson’s UK suggests it will
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Death rates among 60 to 74-year-old men owing wholly to alcohol abuse have “increased significantly” since 2001, new figures show. The rise is particularly steep among men aged between 70
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Patient safety and quality of care are at risk due to a workforce gap in the NHS, health leaders have said. Workforce concerns have become the “single biggest risk facing
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Homeless people in Britain now outnumber the population of Newcastle, a leading housing charity has said. The total number of homeless people jumped by 13,000 year-on-year to 307,000, a new
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NHS funding will be at one of the lowest rates in its history, leading think tanks have said as they called for a multi-billion pound cash injection for the health
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The Duchess of Cambridge is due to attend a forum on how schools can tackle mental health problems. The Place2Be school leaders forum will see expert speakers consider how schools
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