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'Worrying decline' in families approved to adopt a child
There has been a "worrying decline" in families approved to adopt a child, a charity has warned.
Mon, 03 Aug 2026 23:59:00 +0100
There has been a "worrying decline" in families approved to adopt a child, a charity has warned.
Mon, 03 Aug 2026 23:59:00 +0100
Doctor struck off after leaving patient in 'uncontrollable pain' following botched operation
A doctor who wrongly connected a young man's organs, which meant his bowel contents were re-deposited into his stomach, has been struck off the medical register.
Tue, 04 Aug 2026 12:14:00 +0100
A doctor who wrongly connected a young man's organs, which meant his bowel contents were re-deposited into his stomach, has been struck off the medical register.
Tue, 04 Aug 2026 12:14:00 +0100
Boy, 14, drowns in dock
A 14-year-old boy drowned in London on Monday, police said.
Tue, 04 Aug 2026 08:03:00 +0100
A 14-year-old boy drowned in London on Monday, police said.
Tue, 04 Aug 2026 08:03:00 +0100
Two more men charged with plotting to murder £54m Securitas robber
Two more men have been charged with plotting the shooting of a member of the gang that carried out Britain's biggest ever cash robbery.
Tue, 04 Aug 2026 08:36:00 +0100
Two more men have been charged with plotting the shooting of a member of the gang that carried out Britain's biggest ever cash robbery.
Tue, 04 Aug 2026 08:36:00 +0100
Patients refusing to be treated by non-white staff as NHS reports shocking rise in racism
NHS staff have been called "dirty foreigners" and "monkeys" amid a "noticeable" and "unacceptable" rise in racism from patients, a survey has found.
Mon, 03 Aug 2026 23:23:00 +0100
NHS staff have been called "dirty foreigners" and "monkeys" amid a "noticeable" and "unacceptable" rise in racism from patients, a survey has found.
Mon, 03 Aug 2026 23:23:00 +0100
Rain is on the way - but not for everyone
Britons are set for another day of heat following record-breaking temperatures, but rain is forecast in parts of the UK.
Tue, 04 Aug 2026 07:18:00 +0100
Britons are set for another day of heat following record-breaking temperatures, but rain is forecast in parts of the UK.
Tue, 04 Aug 2026 07:18:00 +0100
Detectives hunting man over Primrose Hill stabbing murder offer £20k reward
Detectives have offered a £20,000 reward for information leading them to a man they want to arrest over the murder of Finbar Sullivan.
Tue, 04 Aug 2026 08:55:00 +0100
Detectives have offered a £20,000 reward for information leading them to a man they want to arrest over the murder of Finbar Sullivan.
Tue, 04 Aug 2026 08:55:00 +0100
Women under 50 at risk of breast cancer are not being referred - study
The criteria given to GPs to refer women at risk of breast cancer for further action miss nearly all under-50s who go on to develop the disease within a decade, analysis suggests.
Tue, 04 Aug 2026 07:52:00 +0100
The criteria given to GPs to refer women at risk of breast cancer for further action miss nearly all under-50s who go on to develop the disease within a decade, analysis suggests.
Tue, 04 Aug 2026 07:52:00 +0100
PM's intervention on prisons crisis risks damaging mistakes
Dividing lines between victim groups, fears about prisons becoming full again by Christmas, and concerns that these changes will lead to "inevitable mistakes" – probably not the intended outcomes of the prime minister's urgent review on early release, but that's the reality.
Mon, 03 Aug 2026 21:29:00 +0100
Dividing lines between victim groups, fears about prisons becoming full again by Christmas, and concerns that these changes will lead to "inevitable mistakes" – probably not the intended outcomes of the prime minister's urgent review on early release, but that's the reality.
Mon, 03 Aug 2026 21:29:00 +0100
Teenage girl abducted in Essex
A teenage girl who was abducted in Essex last night is back with her family, police say.
Tue, 04 Aug 2026 06:01:00 +0100
A teenage girl who was abducted in Essex last night is back with her family, police say.
Tue, 04 Aug 2026 06:01:00 +0100