Bereaved son’s tearful plea on plight of abused women and children
A man whose mother and sister were killed in an attack by his father has made a tearful plea for understanding of the plight of victims of domestic abuse. Briton
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Landmark prosecution sees drug dealer jailed for trafficking children in ‘county lines’ operation
A drug dealer who trafficked three children including a teenage girl to use in a “county lines” crack and heroin selling ring has been jailed for 14 years after a
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Charity embraces drone technology to look for rough sleepers in the countryside
A charity is using a drone in a pioneering move to search for homeless people sleeping rough in the countryside. The P3 charity is testing the technology in Lincolnshire, where
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Police force failed to record crimes including sexual abuse and rape, watchdog
Police in Lincolnshire are failing to record thousands of crimes including sexual offences, grievous bodily harm and rape. A watchdog examined records between June 1 and November 30 2017 and
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Hospital Trust to remain in special measures despite making progress, say Inspectors
An embattled hospital trust will remain in special measures, despite making marked progress in the last 18 months, after inspectors found four of its five criteria were below the required
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Retired paramedic tells inquest he ‘made mistakes’ in treatment of woman in cardiac arrest
A retired paramedic has told an inquest he did “make mistakes” in the way that he treated a mother who suffered a cardiac arrest following family court proceedings. Gary Long
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Concern over proposal to close children’s ward could put lives at risk
The proposed closure of key children’s services at a hospital has sparked claims from patient campaigners that lives could be at risk. Health chiefs have said a temporary closure of
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Researchers herald ‘quantum jump’ in development of new antibiotic to kill superbugs
Scientists believe a new antibiotic which is capable of killing superbugs and has been successfully used to treat an infection could lead to the first new class of antibiotic drug
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Judge labels woman ‘disgraceful’ after lying to social worker in adoption case
A woman who wanted a new partner to adopt her 11-year-old son and dishonestly told a social worker that she did not know who the boy’s father was has been
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Girl, 16, who stabbed inclusion support worker gets seven-year custodial sentence
A 16-year-old girl who stabbed a school welfare officer, leaving her seriously injured, has been given a seven-year custodial sentence by a judge who said she would probably have killed
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