The great-grandfather of murdered toddler Star Hobson has said she and her mother Frankie Smith were failed by social services. Smith, 20, was jailed last year for her role in
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The chair of Scotland’s inquiry into coronavirus has said it will not “shy away” from making findings where the wrong decisions have been made. Lady Poole will chair the inquiry
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A baby died after his mother was rushed to hospital after she had been turned away from the maternity unit earlier in the day, an inquest has heard. Rachel Higgs
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Teenager Gaia Pope-Sutherland’s disappearance should have been treated as high risk as soon as she was reported missing, her inquest has been told. Police inspector Andrew Alkins said it was
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A GP whose stepson died in the Manchester Arena attack has recalled “screaming” in his car over the frustration of being unable to access timely mental health aftercare for his
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There were “missed opportunities” in the communications between the specialist doctors treating teenager Gaia Pope-Sutherland before she disappeared, an inquest heard. The teenager, who suffered with severe epilepsy, was found
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The true scale of alleged child abuse in local authority foster care may never be revealed due to historic issues with record keeping, the Scottish Child Abuse Inquiry heard. Opening
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There needs to be better communications within the NHS to prevent people dying, a leading neurologist has told the inquest into the death of teenager Gaia Pope-Sutherland. The 19-year-old (pictured)
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A poignant video put together by the family of teenager Gaia Pope-Sutherland has been played to an inquest examining her death. The 19-year-old was reported missing from her home in
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A teenager was “unsettled” on the day she was last seen alive because of the imminent release from prison of the man she had accused of raping her, an inquest
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