A fraudster who masqueraded as a former Grenfell Tower resident to dodge a jail sentence for burglary has been jailed for six years for his “repulsive” crimes. Derrick Peters, 58,
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A former ice-cream seller has been jailed for “using his position” to groom and then abuse children. David Budd, 72, was handed an eight year and 10 month sentence at
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Cash-strapped councils were forced to overspend on their children’s social care budgets while shaving nearly £500 million off their collective expenditure last year compared with the previous 12 months, official
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Health workers should help people with sexually transmitted infections notify their partners about their condition, according to new official guidance. Helping people diagnosed with sexually transmitted infections (STI) inform their
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A hospital trust has apologised after the wife of a Sky News presenter was sent a letter inviting her to a breast cancer screening weeks after she died from the
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Heart attacks and strokes are set to soar over the coming years as the diabetes epidemic sweeping the nation takes its toll, a charity has warned. The growing number of
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Teenagers who drink a lot of alcohol dramatically increase their risk of deadly prostate cancer later in life, research suggests. A study found that 15 to 19-year-olds who consumed at
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Five of England’s leading letting agents are discriminating against tenants on housing benefit, a report has claimed. Homelessness charity Shelter and the National Housing Federation said their undercover investigation of
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More must be done to break the “taboo” around incontinence, leading charities have said. The condition affects millions of people yet many are deterred from talking to health or care
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Women who have breastfed at least one child are less likely to suffer a stroke later in life, new research has shown. Other studies have found that breastfeeding may reduce
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