William opens UK’s first non-hospital or clinic-based therapy centre for vulnerable men
The Duke of Cambridge has met the mother of a young man who took his own life as he opened the UK’s first centre outside of a clinic or hospital
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Judge criticises ‘wholly inapproriate’ social work evidence but refuses to name council
A family court judge has criticised social services staff over their handing of a case involving an injured baby, but kept the name of the council they work for secret.
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Lord Steel brands Cyril Smith child abuse allegations as ‘scurrilous hearsay’
Child abuse allegations against Cyril Smith are “scurrilous hearsay”, former Liberal leader Lord Steel has said. The peer said “nothing has been proved” yet about the late MP and warned
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Sheridan Smith to star in new BBC drama ‘Care’ on challenges of dementia
Actress Sheridan Smith will star in award-winning writer Jimmy McGovern’s new feature-length BBC drama called Care, it has been announced. Smith will play a single mother-of-two whose life is transformed
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Sex offender’s sister convicted of posting victims’ names on Facebook
The sister of a convicted sex offender has been found guilty of posting the names of his victims online. Sophie Turner, 19, of Old Swan, Liverpool, was found guilty at
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Report criticises council and care home after daughter was banned from visiting her mother
A woman was banned from visiting her mother in a Liverpool care home after she complained about her treatment, the Local Government and Social Care Ombudsman has found. The woman,
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Parademic’s innovative idea eases A&E pressure by keeping ‘frequent callers’ away
A senior paramedic’s innovative idea has reduced A&E visits from “frequent callers” by up to 90% in her area and is now being rolled out across the country. Frequent callers
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Judge rules baby suffered brain damage after anxious father shook him
A baby suffered brain damage after choking while feeding and being shaken by his anxious father, a family court judge has concluded. The little boy, who is now approaching his
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Bereaved families say lives ‘undoubtedly put at risk’ after NMC ignored police information
Lives were “undoubtedly put at risk” when a health regulator ignored information supplied to it by the police about practising midwives, bereaved families have said. The comments come after a
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Ambulance chiefs condemn ‘mindless vandalism’ after vehicle window smashed in Salford
Health chiefs have condemned “another mindless act of vandalism” against staff after an ambulance window was smashed as a young child was being treated inside. North West Ambulance Service (NWAS)
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