Self-inflicted prison deaths in England and Wales have increased by 23% in a year, while drug abuse continues to plague facilities, despite repeated recommendations to tackle the problems, the watchdog
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People could die as a result of a no-deal Brexit, the outgoing Chief Medical Officer for England has warned. Professor Dame Sally Davies (pictured) said it cannot be guaranteed that
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Routine safety checks on the dangers offenders could pose to children, their partners and the public are not being carried out as probation officers buckle under the pressure of overwhelming
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Disability hate crime involving violence has risen by 41% in a year, figures suggest. Data obtained under the Freedom of Information Act by charity Leonard Cheshire also showed the number
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A Tory MP and nurse has warned of the “high vacancy rate” as she called on the Government to establish legally enforceable nursing staffing levels in the NHS in England.
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Child criminals are being “set up to fail” on release from custody because there is inadequate support in place to help them turn their life around, according to inspectors. The
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Antidepressant use amongst older people has more than doubled in 20 years, despite the estimated prevalence of depression dropping slightly, a study has found. Just over 10% of over-65s in
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Department of Health officials ignored people falling ill with hepatitis in the early 1970s, allowing the contaminated blood scandal to continue for years, new documents reveal. The minutes of a
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The main cause of the Metropolitan Police’s disastrous investigation into fabricated claims of a VIP paedophile ring in Westminster was “poor judgment and a failure to accurately evaluate known facts”,
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The Home Secretary has asked a police watchdog to investigate Scotland Yard’s disastrous investigation into fabricated claims of a VIP paedophile ring in Westminster. Priti Patel wrote to the Chief
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