The scandal of widespread cutbacks in NHS care affecting thousands of Alzheimer's patients is exposed today. Almost one in three health trusts admits axing vital services such as district nurses and day centres, leaving desperate families to struggle alone.
Three senior council officials have finally paid the price for the Baby P scandal after a 'devastating' inspection report laid bare a catalogue of failures.
Labour was accused of plotting a political 'stitch up' with the Speaker as the furore over the arrest of Tory MP Damian Green raged on.
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A father-of-two has been hauled into court after breaking a law which dates back to the 1880s by lighting a village bonfire.
A failing school earmarked for closure has spent ?100,000 of taxpayers' money on new facilities - including toilets that play classical music.
A babysitter murdered a toddler by repeatedly smashing his head against bannisters in her home, a court heard today.
A doctor fondled the breasts of six female patients at his surgery over a five-month period, a court has heard. One woman went in with a suspected broken finger and had her breast massaged, it was alleged.
A Christian relationship counsellor was sacked because he refused to give sex therapy sessions to gay couples, a tribunal heard today.
A bitter civil servant killed his former lover's son in a revenge attack, the Old Bailey heard today.
The man shot dead by police outside a cathedral was named by sources today.
Tough new targets on tackling climate change will cost Britain ?500 a year per household, push up utility bills and force 1.7million Britons into fuel poverty by 2020.
The mother of a high-flying barrister has lost her libel case over a book in which her daughter accused her of child abuse. Carmen Briscoe-Mitchell claimed Constance Briscoe had written a 'piece of fiction' in her memoir, Ugly.
Snow storms will bring chaos to the roads this morning as the cold snap continues to grip the country. Up to two inches of snow could fall in the Midlands and North West in just an hour. More wintry showers are forecast, bringing a smattering of snow tonight, said the Met Office.
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A father-of-two has been hauled into court after breaking a law which dates back to the 1880s by lighting a village bonfire. Brett Duxfield, 39, was among scores of families who gathered on Elwick village green in County Durham to celebrate Guy Fawkes Night with their annual bonfire. Parish councillors had banned the bonfire in 1994 after rowdy scenes ended up with police being called, but for the last four years the tradition returned. ...read
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