Plastic surgeon guilty of attempting to murder fellow doctor he ‘hated’
A plastic surgeon has been found guilty of attempting to murder a fellow doctor he wanted “out of the way” by stabbing him after a thwarted plan to set his
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Brand says he ‘never engaged in non-consensual activity’ after being charged
Comedian and actor Russell Brand said he has “never engaged in non-consensual activity” after he was charged with sexual offences, including rape. The Metropolitan Police have charged Brand, who is
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MPs call for urgent action to end child deaths linked to temporary accommodation
Councils must be required to regularly inspect temporary accommodation for homeless families to prevent dangerous conditions contributing to more than one child death a month, MPs have said. In response
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Major poll reveals ‘startling collapse’ in public satisfaction with NHS across UK
There has been a “startling collapse” in public satisfaction with the NHS, according to a major public survey. Some 59% of adults say they are dissatisfied with the health service,
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Government announces £50m for adoption fund after concerns over delay
The Government has announced it will continue to fund therapeutic services for families of vulnerable and adopted children, as it allocated £50 million to the adoption and special guardian support
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New record high number of children in poverty branded ‘source of national shame’
The number of children living in poverty in the UK has reached a record high of almost 4.5 million, in statistics branded “a source of national shame”. The official figure
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Welfare reform will push 250,000 into poverty, Government’s own assessment says
Welfare cuts will leave an estimated quarter of a million more people, including 50,000 children, in relative poverty after housing costs across Great Britain by the end of the decade,
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Peers demand tax hike safeguards as Government accused of ‘absence of humanity’
The Government has been accused of an “absence of humanity” as defiant peers maintained their stand-off over plans to hike employers’ national insurance, amid warnings over the impact on hospices.
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Councils being pushed to ‘financial brink’ amid £8bn funding gap, report warns
Pressures continue to push councils towards the “financial brink” as they face a multibillion-pound funding gap, according to a report. The Local Government Association (LGA) said its research among more
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Sarah, Duchess of York offered to help secure PPE in pandemic, inquiry told
Sarah, Duchess of York was among the people who offered to try to help secure PPE in the early months of the Covid crisis, an inquiry has heard. The royal
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