A woman has walked free from court after prosecutors accepted she did not illegally abort her baby. Sophie Harvey, 25, had previously stood trial accused of procuring her own miscarriage
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Two leading social care charities have announced they are to merge. Milestones Trust, which provides support for people with learning disabilities and mental health needs in Bath & NE Somerset,
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A woman has appeared in court charged with manslaughter over the death of a care home resident. Jane Barnard, 65, appeared before Bristol Crown Court accused of killing Derek Davies,
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A woman has appeared in court charged with manslaughter over the death of a care home resident. Jane Barnard, 65, appeared before Cheltenham Magistrates’ Court accused of killing Derek Davies,
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A former police officer has been handed a suspended prison sentence after admitting child sex offences, the police watchdog has said. Police constable Darcy Woods-Broady, 21, who served with Gloucestershire
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A pub chef has been convicted of murdering his ex-partner after blaming her for their child being taken into care, the Crown Prosecution Service said. Darren Osment, 41, killed Claire
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A student who is campaigning to make the familiar blue badge more inclusive to those with non-visible disabilities has won a breakthrough in his hometown. Sam Vestey (pictured), 21, believes
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“Acutely” mentally ill women are being held in “terrible conditions” in a prison where some cells were found daubed with scratches and blood stains, a watchdog has warned. Chief inspector
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A project helping Welsh mothers in prison stay in touch with their children has been given further funding. Visiting Mum is delivered by the Prison Advice & Care Trust (Pact)
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A mentally ill man who was accused of harassing supermodel Kate Moss has been detained indefinitely for killing his divorced parents after absconding from a psychiatric unit. William Warrington, 42,
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