A toddler has died in hospital after being discovered seriously hurt at a house in Birmingham. The 21-month-old girl, found at a house in the Northfield area of Birmingham on
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Seven men have denied child cruelty and indecent assault offences dating back to the 1980s at a children’s home. The charges relate to allegations of abuse of youngsters at Wisteria
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A disabled man who complained a High Court judge acted unlawfully when giving medics permission to take him from home to hospital and authorising the use of force has lost
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Eight men have been charged in connection with allegations of historical abuse at a former children’s home. The charges all relate to allegations of abuse of youngsters at Wisteria Lodge
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Social workers are being urged to contribute their experiences of practising in an age of austerity for a new study. The research by University of Wolverhampton and supported by BASW
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Around 750 private patients treated by disgraced breast surgeon Ian Paterson will receive compensation from a new £37 million fund. Spire Healthcare, which runs private hospitals in the West Midlands
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A former Liberal Democrat MP has revealed he was a suspect into a two-year investigation into the alleged sexual abuse of a teenage girl. John Hemming, who represented Birmingham Yardley,
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An NHS hospital nurse who supplied drugs to a pensioner has been jailed for what a judge called “despicable” crimes. Sarah Papachristophorou (pictured) admitted supplying substances to the 77-year-old victim
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There were multiple “missed opportunities” in the handover care of a man treated for “delusional” behaviour and at the centre of a fatal flat stabbing. Melvin James had to be
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Mental health advocate and comedian Ruby Wax OBE will be a keynote speaker at a major conference in October organised by HeadStart Wolverhampton. Aimed at teachers, health professionals and voluntary
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