Seven obese children placed in care
At least seven children have been placed in care over fears they were too fat, it has been disclosed.
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Prison fear for relatives who assist suicide
Prosecutors fear a high court judgment today will lead to the first criminal cases against people who helped their terminally ill relatives to die.
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Bank bailout puts £12.7bn NHS computer project in jeopardy
The future of the NHS’s £12.7bn computer programme was in doubt last night after its managers acknowledged further delays in introducing a system for the electronic storage and transmission of patients’ records.
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Mental health sufferers hard hit by new benefit rules, charities warn
The government’s new benefit rules will have a negative impact on people with mental health problems, charities fear.
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White working class need help in recession, says Phillips
Special measures are needed to help the true losers from the economic recession – the poorer, white working class – if an anti-migrant backlash is to be avoided, the head of Britain’s equality and human rights commission, Trevor Phillips, warned yesterday.
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An instinct for challenge
With a reputation as a ‘fixer’, the chair of the new Child Maintenance and Enforcement Commission tells David Brindle why she is confident of being able to repair the tattered reputation of child support services
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Early release prisoners ‘killed three people’
Three murders have allegedly been committed by prisoners let out of jail early under emergency measures introduced by the Government to ease overcrowding.
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