Council social services bosses have apologised to a mother-of-three who says she went through “five months of absolute hell” after limits were unfairly placed on when she could see her
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Neglect by a children’s hospital led to the death of a toddler who was left waiting days for emergency surgery, an inquest has found. Kayden Urmston-Bancroft, aged 20 months, was
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High-risk paedophiles on Merseyside are not being checked on enough by police, and neighbourhood officers often do not even know where they live, according to a report by watchdogs. Merseyside
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A man who stabbed a surgeon who treated victims of the Manchester Arena terror attack has been jailed for five years and four months. But Ian Rooke’s victim, Dr Nasser
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A man who brutally murdered his mother-in-law after she helped her daughter escape their unhappy arranged marriage has been jailed for a minimum of 21 years. The killing on the
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The family of a missing geography student whose car was found parked near marshland have appealed for anyone who may have seen him to come forward. Adam Seaton went missing
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Twenty-one people have now been arrested in connection with an investigation into child sexual exploitation in Bury, police said. On Wednesday, further arrests were made as part of the multi-agency
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An inquiry is under way after a hospital worker was arrested on suspicion of attempted murder. The 31-year-old man was held after police were contacted by staff at Broadgreen Hospital
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A legal action brought by the father and uncle of James Bulger over the lifelong anonymity granted to killer Jon Venables will go ahead in December. Ralph and Jimmy Bulger
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Everton Football Club have announced plans to provide mental health care in the shadows of the stadium as they launch a campaign for a purpose-built facility. The club and their
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