A 33-year-old with paranoid schizophrenia launched a “ferocious” fatal attack on a fellow psychiatric patient in the hospital where they were being treated, a judge has said. Ahsan Zia, 33,
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A former Durham coach has admitted sexually assaulting a teenage player after being convicted of similar offences against young cricketers on four previous occasions. Michael Strange (pictured), 63, appeared via
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A maternity unit has been given the lowest possible rating by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) after the regulator described it as a “chaotic environment which was not fit for
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Ambulance bosses have apologised to families after staff were accused of covering up errors and withholding evidence from coroners when patients died. An independent review has been completed into how
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A 15-year-old girl who is in council care has given birth after a High Court judge ruled that doctors could perform a caesarean section against her will. Mr Justice Poole
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Four members of staff at a specialist hospital have been found guilty of mistreating vulnerable patients after an undercover BBC Panorama documentary. Five other staff members were cleared of all
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Social care is facing a “very, very distressing situation”, the Archbishop of York has told Parliament as he urged Government action to tackle the crisis. Speaking at Westminster, the Most
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A woman who published “bizarre” and untrue complaints about virtually all of the professionals involved in caring for her sick daughter has been warned she will be jailed if she
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Another local authority has threatened legal action over the housing of asylum seekers in hotels and accused the Home Office of persistently breaking planning rules. East Lindsey District Council has
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Peers in Westminster have called for an independent investigation into every death by someone being detained under the Mental Health Act after the tragic cases of three teenagers. A report
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