Conditions in youth jails are worse than they were a decade ago despite falling numbers of offenders behind bars, researchers have claimed. The number of children in custody fell by
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The next government should make all new homes accessible and adaptable, according to a coalition of housing and charity groups. The organisation, which has called itself Housing Made for Everyone
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Domestic violence and substance abuse in the family home are fuelling a rise in the number of children being put under social services protection, council chiefs are warning. The number
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Thousands of mental health hospital patients with learning disabilities and autism will have their care reviewed over the next 12 months, the health secretary has announced. Secretary of State for
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Paddy McGuinness has told of his anger after a stranger questioned why he had parked in a blue badge space when he and his children “don’t look disabled”. The TV
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The number of people being admitted to hospital due to heart failure has reached record levels in England after rising by a third in five years, new data has revealed.
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Thousands of patients with incurable but treatable cancers are not getting the support they need, according to new research. A study by Macmillan Cancer Support, published on Monday, found that
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The Marie Curie charity is urging people to talk about death and end of life plans with a new advertising campaign, as research shows a lack of preparation risks leaving
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An inquest into the death of a teenager following a suspected allergic reaction will examine “systemic and individual failings” including the response by the NHS, lawyers have said. Emma Turay
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A toddler who died after his mother fractured his skull had left council foster care and returned home a few months earlier, a family court judge has said. Judge Edward
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