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Judge halts care litigation over concerns taxpayers’ money could be wasted

By The Press Association22nd November 2016News England

A senior judge has halted Court of Protection litigation centred on the care of a paralysed man after raising concerns that taxpayers’ money might be wasted. The man, who is

Police release e-fit of man suspected of sexually assaulting two six-year-old girls

By The Press Association15th August 2016News England

Police investigating the sexual assault of two six-year-old girls at the Legoland Windsor theme park have released an e-fit image of a suspect. The attack, by a man described as

Mencap urge Government address funding crisis in short breaks for disabled

By The Press Association22nd July 2016News England

The Government is being urged to “address the crisis in local councils’ funding” hitting disabled people and their families. Learning disability charity Mencap spoke out after two families from Newbury

Autism researcher awarded prestigious Leverhulme Prize for cutting-edge work

By Iain MacDonald28th October 2015Education & Training

Bhismadev Chakrabarti, Associate Professor of Neuroscience at the University of Reading, has been awarded a prestigious Philip Leverhulme Prize by The Leverhulme Trust. Worth £100,000, the Philip Leverhulme Prizes recognise

Inspection reveals concern over patient restraint as Broadmoor rated inadequate

By The Press Association16th September 2015News England

Broadmoor high security hospital has been rated inadequate by a watchdog with concerns raised about patients being physically restrained too often. Inspectors from the Care Quality Commission said they did