Labour leadership contender Rebecca Long-Bailey has said she disagrees with the law allowing abortion after 24 weeks on the grounds of disability. The shadow business secretary, a frontrunner in the
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Hospital bosses in the Health Secretary’s own constituency have been accused of launching a witch hunt to find a whistleblower who told a widower about blunders in the treatment his
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The number of knife crimes being dealt with by the police and courts is the highest in a decade, official figures show. There were 22,286 knife and offensive weapon offences
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Employers are being urged to do more to help with people with epilepsy find work after a study suggested there was a “glaring” employment gap for those with the condition.
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Councils have been asked to review their adoption practices following concerns eligible parents who wish to adopt are being wrongly turned away. Education Secretary Gavin Williamson made the request following
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Former Health Secretary Jeremy Hunt has urged NHS hospitals to quickly appoint medical examiners after a survey revealed that a majority of NHS trusts have yet to establish the key
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The Prime Minister has been urged to make it his Government’s priority to protect children from sexual abuse. During PMQs, former Tory cabinet minister Maria Miller, who was chair of
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Efforts to tackle the social care crisis are expected to begin by the end of March as Boris Johnson promised “dignity and security” in old age. The issue is being
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An independent inquiry into Britain’s biggest ever maternity scandal is looking at 900 cases, according to a health minister. Nadine Dorries (pictured) confirmed the increased number of potentially relevant cases
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Greater Manchester Police (GMP) Chief Constable Ian Hopkins has said claims his force tried to stop a review of Operation Augusta being published could not be “further from the truth”.
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