The Government is in the dark over how many people have been stopped from working with children or vulnerable adults as a result of disclosures made in background checks, a
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A “life-changing” drug for breast cancer patients has been given the final go-ahead for routine NHS use in England. The National Institute for Health and Care Excellence (Nice) issued its
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A mother whose trial collapsed due to “repeated failures” has spoken of the “very difficult” moment she had to give birth in custody. Petruta-Cristina Bosoanca was one of three people
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Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has said care workers are “grossly underpaid” and pledged £8 billion of extra funding for social care if elected. He made the comments during a visit
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Jurors have criticised “appalling systematic failures” at a prison as they cleared an officer over the death of a suicidal inmate. Joseph Travers, 55, was accused of breaching his duty
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The Westminster strand of the wide-ranging child sex abuse inquiry should not investigate whether or not high-profile individuals such as former prime minister Sir Edward Heath were paedophiles, a hearing
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The NHS should strive for “zero suicides” throughout its mental health services in England, the Health Secretary has said, as he described the suicide rate as a “litmus test” for
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Refugees are struggling to integrate into British life because of restrictions on bringing their relatives to the country, campaigners claim. Oxfam and the Refugee Council called on the Government to
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A family court judge’s criticisms of a social worker and teaching assistant involved with a teenager who alleged that she had been sexually abused by a relative have emerged more
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The Labour leader of Haringey Council is quitting after condemning “sexist and bullying” behaviour during a bitter party battle over a controversial redevelopment scheme. Claire Kober will not seek re-election
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