At least 19 people have been killed and about 20 wounded in a knife attack at a centre for handicapped people near Tokyo – Japan‘s worst mass killing in generations.
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First Minister Nicola Sturgeon today officially opened an innovative new learning centre designed to support people receiving care and support in Glasgow. Ms Sturgeon was given a guided tour of
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Theresa May risks damaging Britain’s international reputation if she fails to scrap housing benefit cuts facing the disabled, veterans and other vulnerable people, Labour has claimed. Shadow communities secretary Grahame
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A man has been charged after two members of staff suffered suspected stab injuries during a disturbance at a mental health centre. Police called to a bust-up at the clinic
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We have news of a free online course from Newcastle University which is sure to interest care home staff, home carers and anyone who cares for older people professionally or
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A University of East London report has found that a unique pilot programme which offers people experiencing emotional distress or feeling suicidal, greatly improved the wellbeing of most clients. The
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A leading provider of housing support is celebrating after receiving a five-star review of it’s North-east service from the Care Inspectorate. Blackwood’s North Support Services, in Aberdeen, recently underwent an
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A mentally-disabled agoraphobic can be sedated and taken from the home she has not left for many years so doctors can perform an eye operation, a judge has ruled after
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The delay in rolling out new measures to ease the distress of vulnerable witnesses giving evidence is “wrong”, a justice minister has admitted. A six-month pilot allowing the most vulnerable
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An autistic computer hacker who faces extradition to America over allegations that he stole huge amounts of data from government agencies warned he would kill himself if he was sent
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