A private company hired to perform various back-office tasks for the NHS in England failed to deliver on key aspects of its service which potentially put patient safety at risk,
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Detectives investigating the murder of a pharmacist in her own home have arrested a 37-year-old man. Jessica Patel, 34, was found dead at her Victorian semi in The Avenue, Linthorpe,
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A mother and stepfather have been jailed for the rape of a girl who was returned to their care after social services dismissed her as “troublesome”. The parents, now both
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A fashion student has been acquitted of murdering her former partner who died by euthanasia after she threw acid over him as he lay sleeping. Berlinah Wallace, 48, meticulously researched
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A double-decker bus offering refuge to rough sleepers in Windsor has been impounded ahead of Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s wedding, a charity has said. Thames Valley Police said the
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Britain’s first anti-slavery commissioner has taken a swipe at the Home Office as it emerged he is to stand down. Kevin Hyland was appointed by then-home secretary Theresa May in
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The mother of a Windrush generation man who died while trying to prove his British citizenship has called for Theresa May’s resignation as her son was laid to rest. Dexter
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Schools have been given new guidance to deal with allegations of child-on-child sexual violence and harassment. The Department for Education guidelines, which will come into force in September, set out
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New timetable arrangements coming into force on the railways this weekend are a “disgusting insult” to disabled passengers, a union has said. The Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union said
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Tens of thousands of people with dementia are suffering “avoidable” trips to hospital, a charity has warned. The Alzheimer’s Society estimated that last year there were up to 54,000 potentially
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