Teenager found dead in prison cell ‘seemed like a lost soul’, says mother
A teenage inmate found dead in her cell “seemed like a lost soul” during her first time in an adult prison, her mother told an inquest. Annelise Sanderson, 18, was
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Police and local authority left children ‘at mercy’ of grooming gang paedophiles – report
Girls were “left at the mercy” of paedophile grooming gangs for years in Rochdale because of failings by senior police and council bosses, a report has said. The damning 173-page
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Stroke unit nurse who drugged patients for an ‘easy life’ is jailed for seven years
A nurse who drugged patients on a hospital stroke unit for an “easy life” and to “exercise contemptuous power” has been jailed for seven years and two months. Catherine Hudson
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Hancock: Some regional leaders put ‘politics ahead of public health’ in swipe at Burnham
Matt Hancock told the UK Covid-19 Inquiry that he found local political leaders in Liverpool easier to deal with than those in Manchester, in an apparent swipe at Andy Burnham.
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Hancock knew restrictions imposed on Manchester wouldn’t work, Covid inquiry hears
Matt Hancock knew Tier 3 restrictions would not work when he imposed them on Greater Manchester, the Covid inquiry has heard. Andy Burnham, the Mayor of Greater Manchester, accused the
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Disclosure of Nicola Bulley’s health struggles was ‘avoidable and unnecessary’ – police chiefs
The bungled handling of the release of personal information about Nicola Bulley’s health struggles was “avoidable and unnecessary”, and police and media need to rebuild trust, police chiefs have said.
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Sir Bobby Charlton died five days after a fall at care home, inquest hears
Manchester United and England great Sir Bobby Charlton died five days after a fall at his care home, an inquest has heard. The hearing into the death of the 86-year-old
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Care home in special measures after ‘significant’ decline in quality of care
A care home has been rated inadequate and placed in special measures following an inspection by watchdogs. Burrswood Care Home (pictured) in Bury, Greater Manchester, was visited by the Care
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Families deserve answers at inquiry into Letby’s ‘horrific crimes’, says Barclay
The families affected by the “horrific” crimes of serial killer nurse Lucy Letby deserve to get answers at a statutory inquiry, said Health Secretary Steve Barclay as he published its
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Teenager with learning disabilities to get dialysis despite doctors’ concerns
Doctors have agreed to provide life-saving kidney dialysis to a 17-year-old girl who has severe learning disabilities on a trial basis despite having reservations about her ability to cope, a
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