The Care Quality Commission (CQC) is investigating potential criminal offences in the cases of three serious maternity incidents at an under-review NHS trust. The CQC said it is assessing whether
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The jail from which former soldier Daniel Khalife escaped “really needs closing”, the prisons watchdog said. Chief Inspector of Prisons Charlie Taylor said “in an ideal world” Wandsworth would be
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The latest Covid-19 variant BA.2.86 may be transmissable enough to have an impact in settings where people are in close contact, following an outbreak at a care home in Norfolk,
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Childcare and early education reform will be key for four in 10 voters in their decision on who to back in a general election, a survey has suggested. The research
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People born into poorer families could be finding it more difficult than at any point in the last 50 years to move up the wealth ladder, researchers have suggested. Parental
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Two nurses drugged patients on a hospital stroke unit for their “own amusement” and an “easy life” during work shifts, a jury has heard. Catherine Hudson, 54, and Charlotte Wilmot,
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The leader of Birmingham City Council has said “tough decisions” must be made to save the local authority as unions called for urgent talks to safeguard jobs. Councillor John Cotton
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Patients with neurological conditions struggle to get a diagnosis and feel doctors do not take their symptoms seriously, a charity has said. In a report published on Wednesday, the Brain
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Almost 5,000 excess winter deaths were caused by cold homes last year, a charity has warned MPs. Simon Francis, co-ordinator at the End Fuel Poverty Coalition, told the Commons Energy
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A former police officer who admitted misconduct charges after engaging in sexual acts while on duty has been jailed for 20 months. Ex-police constable Shaun Wheeler (pictured), aged 56, was
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