Growing number of children unhappy with lives in UK, study suggests
Nearly a quarter of a million children are unhappy in the UK, according to new research by a children’s charity. It is the lowest rate of happiness among the nation’s
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Cells in women’s prison should be shut down unless radical changes made
Cells in a women’s prison have been branded “not fit for purpose” by inspectors who found “rows” of inmates peering out from behind locked doors into a dark corridor. The
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Dame Barbara Windsor urges people to sign dementia letter to Prime Minister
Dame Barbara Windsor has called on Prime Minister Boris Johnson to “sort out” dementia care as she prepares to make a rare public appearance – delivering an open letter to
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Care home ‘doctor’ accused over inquest evidence given more time to reconsider plea
The sentencing of a “doctor” who admitted failing to give evidence to the inquest of a mentally ill teenager has been adjourned as he “seeks further legal advice in relation
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Care worker jailed over neglect which led to disabled woman starving to death
A care worker whose neglect led directly to a severely disabled woman starving to death has been jailed for three years. Tracey Burrows, 56, was supposed to carry out a
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Retired choirmaster jailed for 12 years for sexual abuse of four boys in Essex
A retired school choirmaster who sexually abused boys in the 1970s has been jailed for 12 years. Kenneth Francis, 72, denied 17 offences but a jury found him guilty of
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Boy taken from home after exposure to domestic violence can return to mother
A little boy removed from his home more than two years ago because he was being exposed to domestic violence can return to his mother’s care, a family court judge
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Former Care Minister announces decision to stand down at next election
Former health minister Norman Lamb, who has served as the Liberal Democrat MP for North Norfolk since 2001, has said he will stand down at the next general election. The
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NHS increases spend of private ambulances and taxis to more than £92M
Major ambulance trusts are increasingly relying on private ambulances to attend 999 calls, an investigation has found. Research by PA news agency shows England’s ambulance trusts spent more than £92
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New monitoring method offers hope for patients with serious lung injury
Patients with a serious lung injury could be helped by new method of monitoring recovery, a study suggests. The new system uses mathematical modelling to more accurately indicate how well
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