Record numbers of Britons are being flagged up as potential victims of slavery, a new report reveals. Last year for the first time UK nationals made up the highest volume
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A health trust has been fined £2 million after neglect at a care unit led to the “completely avoidable” deaths of two vulnerable patients, including an epileptic teenager who drowned
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A new art installation representing the men who take their own lives each week in the UK has been revealed on the roof of This Morning’s London studios. The sculptures
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A judge has given doctors permission to deceive a mentally-ill woman who is infected with HIV into taking drugs following a hearing in a specialist court. Mr Justice Mostyn has
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People toiling against their will in factories, farms and restaurants in Britain today are “slaves just as much as any slave ever was”, Jeremy Corbyn has said. The Labour leader
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The NHS is working with councils to improve “housing health” to boost the wellbeing of vulnerable residents after a report found poor housing is costing the health service £1.4 billion
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Norfolk County Council is planning to step up the use of assistive technology in social care, with an emphasis on existing products likely to include devices using Amazon Alexa software.
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Thousands of older people in low and middle-income countries are at risk of abuse and human rights violations when being admitted to care homes, according to new research led by
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Tens of thousands of ill or disabled people were underpaid benefits by an average of around £5,000, the public spending watchdog has found. An estimated 70,000 claimants transferred to Employment
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A mental health patient died from a drug overdose after he was discharged by a mental health service due to missing an appointment, according to the health ombudsman. The case
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