Reports of hate crimes against lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) victims have increased in recent months, according to campaigners. Galop, a specialist LGBT anti-violence charity, said the number of
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Comedian David Baddiel has spoken of his fears that he is developing dementia after watching his father suffer from an “extreme” form of the condition. Baddiel, 51, said he is
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An increasing number of child abuse cases involving accusations of witchcraft and exorcism are being reported to police. In one incident, a boy of nine was called a “devil child”
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Maternity units are being forced to close their doors more often as the NHS comes under increasing pressure, the Royal College of Midwives (RCM) has warned. A shortage of midwives
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The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge have marked World Mental Health Day by meeting young people and hearing their stories of how they battled the issue and are now helping
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A nurse who contracted Ebola in Sierra Leone is being treated for an “unusual late complication” of the infection. Pauline Cafferkey has been flown from Glasgow to an isolation unit
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The parents of a baby taken into care at six weeks old and later adopted have vowed to “fight till our last breath” to be reunited with their child after
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Hospices in England are caring for and supporting people in a compassionate way at the end of their lives, according to the Care Quality Commission (CQC). Ahead of this year’s
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New research shows that children all over the world are more likely to be at risk if they’re female and below the poverty line. A new research paper by a
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Young males between the ages of 10 and 24 have committed suicide in growing numbers as a direct result of austerity measures brought in across Europe following the 2009 recession.
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