The rate of registered suicides in England has returned to pre-pandemic level following disruption to coroners’ inquests, provisional figures suggest. There were 10.4 registered suicides per 100,000 people in the
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A court has temporarily suspended a care home’s registration after a watchdog raised “serious concerns” about the quality of care during an inspection. The interim suspension of the registration of
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A “vulnerable” man gasped for air in the water after he was brutally attacked and pushed into a canal, a jury has heard. The body of Scott Anderton, 33, from
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Former first minister Alex Salmond is considering further legal action after “leaked extracts” from a Scottish Government investigation reportedly found his behaviour amounted to sexual misconduct. Permanent Secretary Leslie Evans
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Manchester City defender Benjamin Mendy allegedly raped a woman while on bail accused of four other sex offences, a court has heard. Mendy, 27, was remanded in custody after appearing
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Two women bringing a legal challenge over what they describe as a failure to protect those living in care homes from Covid-19 have lost a bid for the Government to
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A High Court judge has invited Education Secretary Gavin Williamson to contribute to litigation centred on a troubled teenage girl who has been “detained” in the side room of a
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Doctors can lawfully stop providing life-support treatment to a severely disabled 14-year-old boy, a High Court judge has ruled. Mr Justice Cobb concluded that a move to palliative care is
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Two women bringing a legal challenge over what they describe as a failure to protect those living in care homes from Covid-19 claim the Government has not provided key evidence
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Prisoners and people who have been arrested are still being ill-treated in many cases in Scotland, according to a watchdog set up to prevent inhuman punishment. The European Committee for
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