University study links depression to violent crime
A diagnosis of depression increases the risk of committing violent crime three-fold, research has shown. The study of nearly 50,000 people in Sweden found that 3.7% of men and 0.5%
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Amnesty slams UK for worrying assault on civil liberties
The UK has been heavily criticised for its “worrying assault on civil liberties” in Amnesty’s flagship annual report on human rights across the world. The human rights organisation hits out
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Inadequate support for victims of domestic abuse
Victims of domestic violence suffer on average for nearly three years before getting the help they need, according to new charity research. A study by domestic abuse charity SafeLives –
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Dementia research project launches with plea for participants
A nationwide online and telephone service that helps people to take part in dementia research studies has been launched this week. ‘Join Dementia Research’ promises to accelerate the pace of
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‘Very little progress’ on Governments’s Universal Credit scheme
The Government’s flagship Universal Credit has come under fresh attack after MPs said “very little progress” had been achieved even though £700 million has been spent on the scheme since
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Disadvantaged children should get larger share of childcare budget
The next government should review priorities for childcare and early education in England to ensure a greater share of the £6.4 billion annual budget is spent on children from disadvantaged
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Tory peer defends lack of action on historic child abuse
A senior Tory has defended the party’s failure to more fully investigate past rumours of child sex abuse by politicians, insisting it was “not the Stasi”. Lord Dobbs, who held
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MPs reject abortion law amendment
A Conservative amendment to explicitly ban abortion on the basis of gender alone has been rejected by the Commons after MPs were told the backbench proposal would not change the
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Cameron announces £300m for Dementia research and staff training
More than £300 million is to be spent by the Government on research into dementia while all NHS staff will have to undergo training in the condition, Prime Minister David
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Mental health deaths in custody ‘were avoidable’
The deaths in custody of hundreds of people with mental health problems could have been avoided, according to an inquiry. Repeated basic errors, poor communication and a lack of rigorous
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