An independent reviewer of child sex abuse by Church of England clergy was not shown documents that may have shed light on previous offending, an inquiry heard. Roger Meekings, who
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A series of failings by a locum surgeon directly contributed to the death of a two-day-old baby who underwent emergency surgery for a stomach defect which could have waited, a
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Disability benefit claimants are now winning record levels of appeals against the Department for Work and Pensions, new figures show. Assessments for both Personal Independence Payment (PIP) and Employment and
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The Duchess of Cambridge praised a children’s mental health charity for leading efforts “to give every child the very best start in life” as she opened its headquarters. In a
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How long men and women enjoy a healthy life can vary by more than 25 years depending on the individual part of a town or city in which they live,
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An incurably-ill man has brought the latest stage of his legal fight for a “dignified death” to the High Court. The 54-year-old, who can only be referred to as Omid
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The families of two young men who died while in the care of the authorities have called for legal aid to be made more available for those fighting well-funded authorities
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Cash-strapped councils are “raiding their rainy day funds” to cope with growing demand on social services, the public spending watchdog has said. Government funding for local authorities has fallen by
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A teenager with an eating disorder was told that she “wasn’t thin enough” to get mental health support, a new report has revealed. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) said that
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Domestic abusers could be banned from drinking alcohol and electronically tagged under a Government crackdown. New civil orders will expand the potential restrictions courts and police can impose on criminals
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