The families affected by the “horrific” crimes of serial killer nurse Lucy Letby deserve to get answers at a statutory inquiry, said Health Secretary Steve Barclay as he published its
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Doctors have agreed to provide life-saving kidney dialysis to a 17-year-old girl who has severe learning disabilities on a trial basis despite having reservations about her ability to cope, a
Read MoreA paedophile who abducted a young girl as she walked home and sexually abused her for 27 hours has been jailed for 20 years. Andrew Miller, 53, who also uses
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A ringleader in a people smuggling gang responsible for moving 10,000 migrants in small boat crossings to the UK has been jailed for 11 years. Hewa Rahimpur (pictured), 30, was
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A pub chef suspected of murdering his ex-partner after blaming her for their child being taken into care confessed to an undercover police officer, a court heard. Darren Osment, 41,
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A couple’s daughter suffered a “very serious” knife wound while they were involved in a “heated” row in their kitchen-diner, a High Court judge heard. Mrs Justice Lieven heard how
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Bereaved families have branded a loophole over coroners’ warnings on preventable deaths a “systemic scandal” and called for an independent body to make sure recommendations are implemented. After an inquest,
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The mother of a 29-year-old man with severe learning disabilities and “end-stage” kidney disease is “absolutely overjoyed” after winning a “life-sustaining” treatment fight in a specialist court. Doctors told a
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Judges have been told not to send some convicted criminals to jail due to prisons nearing capacity, according to a report. Lord Edis, the senior presiding judge in England and
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A pregnant 11-year-old girl who has twice been raped by teenage boys should have a termination, a High Court judge has ruled. Mrs Justice Arbuthnot was told how the girl
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