The family of one of sex killer Christopher Halliwell’s victims has criticised the allocation of a reported £40,000 for police to investigate potential further offences. Karen Edwards, whose daughter Becky
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Family and friends of people who take their own lives will have access to personalised bereavement support in a bid to keep them alive. Ministers say almost one in 10
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The Government must take urgent action to end the “terrible injustice” of denying bereavement benefits to unmarried couples, MPs have said. The Work and Pensions Committee said ministers have acted
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Tory former health secretary Jeremy Hunt said doctors, nurses and midwives are “terrified” of speaking out about baby deaths because of a “blame culture” within the NHS. Speaking on Baby
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A local council has apologised after it mistakenly sent letters to 41 grieving families inviting them to apply for a school place for their dead child. Norfolk County Council’s error
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Grieving families are facing a “shocking” injustice when trying to get legal aid funding for the inquest of a loved one who died in state care, campaigners claims. Charities have
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Dementia and Alzheimer’s disease accounted for more than a tenth of the registered deaths in England and Wales in 2018, new figures show. Last year saw the highest number of
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The children of inspirational fundraiser Jane Tomlinson have launched a new service to support young people struggling with grief after losing a loved one. One of the wishes of Mrs
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A guide for deathbed etiquette is being launched to help people prepare for the final moments of their loved ones’ lives. Experts from The Art Of Dying Well, a support
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An MP who lost her own son broke down in tears in the Commons as she spoke about a new fund to help bereaved parents pay for funerals during their
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