Judge rules that man with hospital ‘phobia’ has mental capacity to refuse treatment
A father of two in his 40s who does not want to receive hospital treatment even though he may not live to see the new year has won a fight
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Man ‘feels imprisoned’ in hospital because no alternative accommodation can be found
A man with physical and mental health problems is “living” in a hospital even though he is fit to leave, a judge in a specialist court has heard. Lawyers representing
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Man charged with murdering NHS nurse and her two children remanded in custody
A man charged with murdering an NHS nurse and her two young children has been remanded in custody after appearing in court. Saju Chelavalel (pictured) is accused of killing Anju
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Government sues controversial PPE firm linked to Baroness Michelle Mone over gowns contract
The Government has issued civil legal proceedings against PPE Medpro, a firm at the centre of a row over the supply of personal protective equipment during the coronavirus pandemic. The
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Mother killed alongside her two young children in Northants was NHS staff nurse
The victims of a suspected triple murder in Northamptonshire are believed to be an NHS nurse and her two young children, aged four and six, police have said. Northamptonshire Police
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Child sex offender who ‘poses risk’ is able to make own decisions about his care – judge
A convicted child sex offender who “poses a risk” has the mental capacity to make decisions about his care and support, a judge has decided after a hearing in a
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Public sexual harassment sentences set to rise to maximum of two years in prison
Sexually harassing women in public is set to be punishable by up to two years in prison under proposed laws backed by the Government. Home Secretary Suella Braverman has declared
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Nuffield to lead Government-commissioned review into disputes involving critically ill children
A review into the disputes that can arise between families and medics in the care of critically ill children will be led by the Nuffield Council on Bioethics, it has
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Father who objected to female social worker assessing son loses appeal to appoint man instead
A man who is embroiled in a family court dispute with his estranged wife and objected to a female social worker investigating issues relating to their eight-year-old son has lost
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Abortion clinic safe zones in Northern Ireland do not breach protesters’ rights, Supreme Court rules
A law in Northern Ireland which prevents anti-abortion protests from taking place directly outside clinics does not breach the rights of protesters, the UK’s highest court has ruled. Dame Brenda
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