Lord Janner has appeared in court in person for the first time over 22 historic child sex abuse charges. The peer’s attendance at Westminster Magistrates’ Court comes after numerous attempts
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A “depraved” female care worker has been jailed for 10 years for sexually assaulting three elderly people at a residential care home, police said. Christina Sethi, 25, admitted five offences
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Medicine to treat diabetes now accounts for 10% of the annual spend on prescriptions, new figures show. Some £868.6 million was spent on ingredients for diabetes sufferers during the last
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Lawyers for Lord Janner today launch the latest round of their battle to prevent him being forced to attend court to face child abuse charges. The former Labour peer and
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Lawyers for Lord Janner have lost a High Court bid to prevent him having to attend court on Friday to face child abuse charges. Two senior judges ruled an appearance
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The Government’s ambition to find a cure for dementia by 2025 has been boosted by a big rise in people volunteering to take part in ground-breaking research studies. During the
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Autistic traits may be socially disabling but are also linked to original thought and creativity, research has shown. Scientists found that when asked to provide solutions to a problem, people
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Sensitive personal information has been lost or stolen in thousands of data breaches by councils, new research reveals. In one case a social worker left papers containing confidential records about
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People and their families who use a range of different health and social care services could in the future learn more about what the quality of care is like across
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Wiltshire Police will oversee any national investigation into child sex allegations against the late Sir Edward Heath. At least seven police forces are carrying out investigations linked to abuse claims
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