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Inquiry publishes findings on how to prevent neonatal deaths and injuries on maternity wards (28 June 2017)

The Each Baby Counts inquiry, led by the Royal College of Obstetricians and Gynaecologists (RCOG), has published findings regarding neonatal deaths and injuries, having investigated over 700 recent instances  Read more...

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Every secondary school to be offered Mental Health First Aid training by 2020 (28 June 2017)

The government has pledged that every secondary school in the country will be offered Mental Health First Aid training by 2020, as part of its pledge to transform mental health services for young people  Read more...

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New checks target money laundering which supports terrorism (28 June 2017)

New rules which came into force on Monday mean that terrorists and criminals will find it harder to move money through the UK financial system, says the government  Read more...

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London council wins landmark case against developer over affordable housing (28 June 2017)

Islington Council in north London has won a landmark case against a property developer over affordable housing  Read more...

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£800 penalty after “rogue employee” is blamed for fly-tipping (28 June 2017)

Manchester City Council’s Environmental Crimes Team has prosecuted a Wythenshawe-based building firm, after a large quantity of industrial waste and material were found fly-tipped in Hasty Lane, Wythenshawe on 31 March 2016  Read more...

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Cornwall and Isles of Scilly go live with NHS diabetes prevention programme (28 June 2017)

The head of NHS England, Simon Stevens, has announced 13 new areas which will offer a leading NHS prevention programme to patients identified at risk of developing Type 2 diabetes  Read more...

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Driver prosecuted for operating vehicle without a private hire licence (28 June 2017)

Durham County Licensing officers have caught a bogus chauffeur, after a sting operation in which officers posed as potential customers  Read more...

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Illegal angler fined and convicted of assault (28 June 2017)

An angler who threatened and assaulted a fisheries enforcement officer checking angling licences has been prosecuted and fined  Read more...

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Thurrock Council prosecutes 21 people for littering (28 June 2017)

Thurrock Council in Essex has brought successful prosecutions against 21 people who did not pay their littering Fixed Penalty Notice (FPN)  Read more...

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Ilfracombe swimmers warned of dangers and criminality of tombstoning (28 June 2017)

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency is warning visitors to Ilfracombe in Devon not to “tombstone” by jumping off the harbour walls at Ilfracombe Harbour  Read more...

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Government publishes proposals on rights of EU citizens after Brexit (27 June 2017)

The UK government has published proposals on rights of EU citizens as part of the UK’s Brexit negotiations with the EU  Read more...

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22 years in jail for rape and sexual assault (27 June 2017)

Birmingham Crown Court has sentenced a 26-year-old man to 22 years in prison, after he was found guilty of raping a woman and sexually assaulting another while the victims slept in their private student halls of residence in Wolverhampton  Read more...

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Birmingham City Council commits to fitting sprinklers to residential tower blocks (27 June 2017)

Birmingham City Council has announced that it will fit sprinklers in residential tower blocks following the Grenfell Tower fire  Read more...

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£145,000 penalty for contractor guilty of failings in work at height rescue planning (27 June 2017)

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has prosecuted a contractor after a worker died while dismantling temporary roofing  Read more...

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New package of measures to tackle migration crisis and offer humanitarian support to refugees (27 June 2017)

The government has announced a three-year programme to tackle the migration crisis to help reduce the number of people risking the perilous Central Mediterranean route to Europe – and make sure humanitarian support reaches those in desperate need  Read more...

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Buckinghamshire County Council says those with learning disabilities may be vulnerable to domestic abuse (27 June 2017)

Buckinghamshire County Council and its partners Thames Valley Police, Women’s Aid, SMART CJS and Rape Crisis are reminding the public that those with learning disabilities can be vulnerable to domestic violence and abuse  Read more...

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Lincolnshire farmer prosecuted for animal welfare offences (27 June 2017)

Lincolnshire Trading Standards have prosecuted a local sheep farmer for causing extreme suffering to sheep kept at Middle Rasen  Read more...

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Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue signs up to Mind’s Blue Light Programme (27 June 2017)

Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue has joined other emergency services and associations in signing up to a campaign against mental health stigma: Mind’s Blue Light pledge  Read more...

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Peterborough landlord prosecuted for failing to provide information about private rental property (27 June 2017)

Peterborough Council has prosecuted a private sector landlord after he failed to supply information to the council  Read more...

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Kingston upon Thames consults on safer cycle routes under Go Cycle scheme (27 June 2017)

The Royal Borough of Kingston upon Thames is consulting on two new cycle routes under the £30 million Go Cycle programme funded by the Mayor of London and Transport for London (TfL).  Read more...

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Justice Secretary sets out essential reforms to prisons (23 June 2017)

Justice Secretary David Lidington has set out the essential reforms under way to make prisons places of safety and reform - saying that, as well as depriving offenders of their liberty, prisons must also be places of reform and rehabilitation, to support offenders in turning their lives around  Read more...

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Welsh Assembly sets up expert group to learn lessons from Grenfell Tower fire (23 June 2017)

Welsh Assembly Cabinet Secretary for Communities and Children, Carl Sargeant, has announced that he is setting up an expert group to examine all of the lessons from the Grenfell Tower fire and their application to Wales  Read more...

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ONS figures show boom in population growth from immigration, birth rate and fewer deaths (23 June 2017)

Latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show that the UK has seen the largest growth in population to mid-2016 as a result of immigration, the birth rate and a lower death rate  Read more...

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Mind responds to Grenfell Tower fire and offers “Blue Light” programme to emergency services (23 June 2017)

Mental health charity Mind has responded to the Grenfell Tower fire and the trauma that residents and emergency service staff have suffered  Read more...

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£2.7m fine for lighting supplier, after CMA investigation (22 June 2017)

A lighting supplier has been fined by the Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) for requiring retailers to use a minimum price when selling their products online  Read more...

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Mind responds to Queen’s Speech and government proposals on mental health legislation reform (22 June 2017)

Mental health charity Mind has responded to the Queen’s Speech by welcoming the government’s proposals to reform mental health legislation, including the Mental Health Act  Read more...

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Jail for banker who accepted bribes in exchange for authorising corporate loans (22 June 2017)

The Central Criminal Court (Old Bailey) has jailed a bank official who accepted more than £2 million in bribes in return for approving large loans  Read more...

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Welsh government re-commits to tackling child poverty (22 June 2017)

Welsh Assembly (WA) Communities and Children’s Secretary, Carl Sargeant, has said a whole government approach to tackling inequality is essential to alleviating child poverty  Read more...

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£8m penalty for Tesco for environmental and health and safety offences (21 June 2017)

Supermarket giant Tesco has been ordered to pay an £8 million penalty for a major pollution incident and health and safety offence  Read more...

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Barnet Council raises awareness of diabetes among residents for Diabetes Week (21 June 2017)

Barnet Council in Greater London has helped to raise awareness of diabetes risks as part of Diabetes Week in June  Read more...

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Cambridge City Council reassures tenants over fire safety (21 June 2017)

Cambridge City Council is reminding council tenants and leaseholders of the fire safety measures and procedures in place at council homes, following the Grenfell Tower fire in London  Read more...

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£45,000 penalty after roofer suffers life threatening injuries in fall from height (21 June 2017)

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has prosecuted a northwest welding and metal fabrication firm, after a worker suffered life threatening injuries when he fell through a fragile roof  Read more...

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Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue offers advice to high-rise residents following Grenfell Tower fire (21 June 2017)

Lincolnshire Fire and Rescue is reassuring local people about its prevention and response arrangements for high-rise buildings, following the fire at Grenfell Tower in London on Monday 14 June 2017  Read more...

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Bradford Council considers proposals to improve SEND services (21 June 2017)

Bradford Council is to consider new model for supporting children who have special educational needs and/or disabilities (SEND) and will consider new proposals to improve outcomes for SEND children across the district  Read more...

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Jail after guilty plea to terrorism charges (21 June 2017)

The Old Bailey has jailed a man who attempted to travel to Syria and join Daesh fighters  Read more...

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Bracknell Forest Council and Mencap join forces for Learning Disability Awareness Week (21 June 2017)

Bracknell Forest Council and Wokingham, Bracknell and Districts Mencap have announced a programme of activities to celebrate Learning Disability Awareness Week – which runs from Monday, 19 June to Sunday, 25 June 2017  Read more...

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Bradford Council launches Children, Young People and Families Plan (20 June 2017)

Bradford Council has launched its new Children, Young People and Families Plan for the Bradford district, setting out a “clear vision” and priorities for how agencies in the district will work with children, young people and families from 2017 to 2020  Read more...

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Kettering Borough Council and Northamptonshire Police take action to disrupt drugs trade in Kettering (20 June 2017)

Kettering Borough Council and Northamptonshire Police are working together to disrupt the drugs trade in Kettering by closing down properties that are being used for the supply of Class A drugs  Read more...

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Jail for hacker who launched cyber attacks on hospital and airport websites (20 June 2017)

Norwich Magistrates’ Court has jailed a 30-year-old man who hacked into the websites of Norwich and Norfolk Hospital and Norwich Airport  Read more...

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Contractor and sub-contractor prosecuted after member of public is injured (20 June 2017)

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has prosecuted a civil engineering company, after a member of the public was struck by fencing wire and sustained injuries to her neck and leg  Read more...

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Polish nationals sentenced for modern slavery offences (20 June 2017)

Leeds Crown Court has jailed three Polish nationals for modern slavery offences, after they trafficked workers to the UK and forced them to live in poverty and fear  Read more...

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Buckinghamshire children’s services “making steady progress” says Ofsted (20 June 2017)

Buckinghamshire County Council has said that children’s services are continuing to make steady progress in improving the quality of care for looked after children across the county  Read more...

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£168,000 penalty for fisheries offences (20 June 2017)

Dutch company Kafish B.V. and Dutch national Peter Kuyt have been prosecuted by the Marine Management Organisation (MMO) for 13 breaches of the Sea Fish (Conservation) Act 1967 and the Fisheries Act 1981 at North Tyneside Magistrates’ Court  Read more...

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Wolverhampton Council supports Royal Life Saving Society UK's Drowning Prevention Week (20 June 2017)

The City of Wolverhampton Council is holding free water safety events at Wolverhampton's WV Active leisure centres as part of a national campaign to raise awareness of the risks of accidental drowning  Read more...

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Home Office announces Immigration Rules concession for offshore wind workers (19 June 2017)

The Home Office department of UK Visas and Immigration has announced a concession for workers joining a construction vessel operating in UK territorial waters up till 21 October 2017  Read more...

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Durham action against illicit tobacco traders nets 130,340 cigarettes, 71.15kg of hand rolled tobacco and £14,600 in cash (19 June 2017)

Durham Council has said that enforcement action against illicit tobacco traders and rogue traders has involved a series of multi-agency stings that targeted black market cigarettes and underage sales  Read more...

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Parents and carers of young children with autism in Wolverhampton invited to take part in EarlyBird Plus programme (19 June 2017)

Parents and carers of young children with autism in the Wolverhampton area are being encouraged to find out more about a national programme designed to improve their understanding of the condition  Read more...

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Lincolnshire County Council and Lincolnshire Police support NUM scheme to protect sex workers (19 June 2017)

Lincolnshire County Council working with Lincolnshire Police has pledged support for the National Ugly Mugs (NUM) scheme – a project providing greater access to justice and protection for sex workers  Read more...

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MoD consults on cancelling UK Armed Forces mental health mid-year report and Episode tables in annual summary (19 June 2017)

The Ministry of Defence (MoD) has launched a consultation on the proposed cessation of the UK Armed Forces mental health mid-year report and the production of Episode tables in the UK Armed Forces mental health annual summary  Read more...

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Jail and disqualification for director of roofing company guilty of fraud (19 June 2017)

The director of a roofing company has been jailed for 27 months, after being found guilty of fraudulent trading in several areas in Buckinghamshire  Read more...

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Cambridge City Council proposals for new council homes (19 June 2017)

Cambridge City Council has announced that two sites are to be developed to provide new council homes pending planning permission  Read more...

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Roofing company prosecuted after ignoring warnings over unsafe working at height (19 June 2017)

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has prosecuted a roofing company which ignored concerns about contractors working at height in an unsafe manner  Read more...

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London’s first Victims Commissioner appointed to strengthen victims’ rights (16 June 2017)

The founder of campaign group Voice4Victims, Clare Waxman, has been appointed as London’s first Victims Commissioner by London Mayor Sadiq Khan  Read more...

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A&E departments gear up for winter with £20.74 million extra funding (16 June 2017)

A&E departments across England are to benefit from more funding this winter, after £20.74 million extra funding was awarded to hospitals in England  Read more...

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More police forces encouraged to join Operation Sceptre to tackle knife crime (16 June 2017)

Safeguarding Minister Sarah Newton MP is encouraging more police forces to join Operation Sceptre to tackle knife crime  Read more...

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Newcastle company prosecuted after uncontrolled fire on premises is declared major incident (16 June 2017)

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has prosecuted a Tyneside company, after an uncontrolled fire on its premises was declared a major emergency by local police  Read more...

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£40,000 fine after worker undergoes partial amputation of index finger (16 June 2017)

A Hertfordshire thermal engineering company has been prosecuted by the Health and Safety Executive (HSE), after a worker underwent partial amputation of his index finger  Read more...

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Wigan Council scheme provides affordable homes from derelict properties (15 June 2017)

Wigan Council says that derelict properties in the Wigan Borough have been given a makeover, providing homes for residents in need of affordable housing  Read more...

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Durham landlord prosecuted for breaches of licensing regulations (15 June 2017)

A Durham landlord has been prosecuted after failing to obtain the appropriate licences for two houses she rented out to students  Read more...

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£3,000 penalty for breaching injunction banning car cruises (15 June 2017)

City of Wolverhampton Council has revealed that the organisers of a planned car cruise who breached a Black Country-wide ban on car cruising have been handed fines and costs totalling £3,000 at the High Court  Read more...

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Garage owner disqualified for trading while insolvent (15 June 2017)

An Insolvency Service investigation has resulted in a garage owner being disqualified for trading while insolvent – the Insolvency Service has now issued a statement to clarify that the new occupier of the Pontyclun premises from where Bets Centres Ltd traded is an unrelated business  Read more...

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British Dental Association calls on government to address disparities in oral hygiene between children (15 June 2017)

A new study by the British Dental Association (BDA) has found that children who need a general anaesthetic to have decayed teeth removed miss at least five days of school and can take a week to recover from the surgery – with children from low income families more likely to be admitted to hospital for tooth extractions  Read more...

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Hospital admits negligence after staff mistakenly monitored a mother’s heart rate rather than the baby’s (14 June 2017)

The Royal Bolton Hospital has admitted negligence following the death of a baby whose heart was not monitored correctly during labour  Read more...

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Royal College of Surgeons has expressed concern about the “grim reality” of NHS waiting times for surgery (14 June 2017)

The Royal College of Surgeons (RCS) has said that the number of patients who are facing waits of six months or more for surgery has tripled over the last four years  Read more...

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Long hospital waits for routine treatments are at their highest in almost 10 years (14 June 2017)

NHS England figures recently revealed that the number of patients waiting more than 18 weeks for routine treatment is the largest since September 2008  Read more...

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GP issued a formal warning after advising a patient she needed a “spa day” three weeks before her death caused by the contraceptive pill (14 June 2017)

An inquest has heard that a young graduate who died of a blood clot caused by her contraceptive pill was not taken seriously by her GP who advised she go for a “spa day”  Read more...

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Mars urgently recalls chocolate products over fears of salmonella (14 June 2017)

Chocolate maker Mars has urgently recalled a number of its products due to a “potential presence of salmonella"  Read more...

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Bath and North East Somerset Council pilots rapid response service for over-65s (14 June 2017)

Bath and North East Somerset Council (B&NES) has announced a new pilot involving a community-based, rapid-response service for people over the age of 65 who fall at home  Read more...

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Bolton Council introduces tougher penalties for fly-tippers and businesses committing envirocrimes (14 June 2017)

Bolton Council in Lancashire is warning that those caught fly-tipping will now face a £400 spot fine  Read more...

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Slough Borough Council launches mobile breast screening to detect cancer earlier (14 June 2017)

Slough Borough Council has announced that a mobile breast screening unit has been launched in Slough with Frimley Health NHS Foundation Trust  Read more...

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Harrow Council shuts down unlicensed HMO after complaints of anti-social behaviour (14 June 2017)

Harrow Council in northwest London has taken action over a string of anti-social incidents, which affected homeowners in Kenton  Read more...

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New technology at Public Health Wales Microbiology Lab “will speed up diagnosis of gastrointestinal conditions” (14 June 2017)

Welsh Assembly Health Secretary Vaughan Gething has said that it is vital for Wales to keep up-to-date with the latest healthcare technology to improve outcomes for patients  Read more...

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Brent Council prosecutes after discovering “shanty” home in Wembley (13 June 2017)

Brent Council in Greater London has prosecuted a family of landlords who set up a “Slumdog Millionaire”-style shanty home, into which they crammed 31 tenants  Read more...

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Doncaster Council seizes nearly 170,000 illegal cigarettes and 54kg of tobacco in one year (13 June 2017)

Doncaster Council says that its Trading Standards department seized more than 169,640 illicit cigarettes and 54kg of illegal hand rolling tobacco from Doncaster premises between April 2016 and April 2017  Read more...

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Suspended sentence and supervision order for housing fraud (13 June 2017)

West Oxfordshire District Council has prosecuted a local resident who rented a housing association home while letting out her own property  Read more...

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One final legal challenge for Charlie Gard’s parents (13 June 2017)

Charlie Gard’s parents have launched one final legal challenge at the European Court of Human Rights following the failure of their Supreme Court challenge  Read more...

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New technology at Public Health Wales Microbiology Lab “will speed up diagnosis of gastrointestinal conditions” (13 June 2017)

Welsh Assembly Health Secretary Vaughan Gething has said that it is vital for Wales to keep up-to-date with the latest healthcare technology to improve outcomes for patients  Read more...

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Cornwall Council offers help to bring empty properties back into use (13 June 2017)

Cornwall Council says it is offering a range of assistance for owners of empty properties – whether empty existing properties or empty non-residential properties – to be converted into new homes  Read more...

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Proceeds of Coalville Colour Run to go to domestic violence charity (13 June 2017)

North West Leicestershire District Council has announced that the domestic violence support charity Living Without Abuse (LWA) will benefit from the proceeds of the second-ever Coalville Colour Run charity run due to take place in September  Read more...

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Fenland Council introduces equipment to make swimming pool rescues “quicker, safer and more efficient” (13 June 2017)

Fenland District Council has announced the installation at a local leisure centre of a revolutionary new piece of equipment designed to make swimming pool rescues quicker and safer  Read more...

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Northamptonshire care home “humiliated” a deafblind resident with dementia (12 June 2017)

The daughter of an 84-year-old care home resident has claimed that he was “utterly humiliated” and mistreated by staff  Read more...

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Terminally ill man receives almost £180,000 in damages after his GP misdiagnosed his cancer for a fungal nail infection (12 June 2017)

A musician with terminal skin cancer has won £178,845 in damages after his GP misdiagnosed his condition as a fungal nail infection, London’s High Court has heard  Read more...

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Cyber sex crimes against children have increased by nearly half (12 June 2017)

The NSPCC has revealed that 44% more cyber-sex crimes against children occurred in 2016 than 2015  Read more...

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Harrow house in serious disrepair found to house “disgusting” tenants (12 June 2017)

Harrow Council recently received a number of complaints from homeowners in Kenton following persistent anti-social incidents from a group of tenants  Read more...

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30-week jail term for benefit fraud (12 June 2017)

Bromley Council in Kent has prosecuted a 45-year-old benefit claimant, after he was found to be committing benefit fraud  Read more...

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Criminal landlords in Brent forced to pay total of £500,000 in fines (12 June 2017)

Brent Council in Greater London says that court fines paid by criminal landlords in Brent have crossed the half-a-million pound mark  Read more...

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Figures suggest improving social care services for children and young people in Dudley (12 June 2017)

Dudley Council in the West Midlands has said that the number of children being looked after in care has fallen by nearly 9% in Dudley over the last two years, according to new figures  Read more...

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Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council says anti fly-tipping offensive has seen reduction in waste dumped (12 June 2017)

Basingstoke and Deane Borough Council says it has seen a “steady fall” in the amount of dumped waste on the street – and more vigilance by borough residents  Read more...

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Community Order for fly-tipper caught in the act by CCTV (12 June 2017)

Bath & North East Somerset Council has prosecuted a fly-tipper, after catching him in the act on CCTV  Read more...

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£3,250 penalty for landlord whose property became an HMO without her knowledge (12 June 2017)

Slough Borough Council has prosecuted a private sector landlord, whose property became a house in multiple occupation (HMO) without her knowledge  Read more...

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Milton Keynes Council warns of dangers of wild water swimming in warm weather (12 June 2017)

Milton Keynes Council is urging the public not to swim in open water during warm weather, including in the Blue Lagoon in Milton Keynes  Read more...

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Somerset County Council recruits more Appropriate Adult volunteers to Youth Offending Team (12 June 2017)

Somerset County Council’s Youth Offending Team is appealing for more volunteers to act as Appropriate Adults, helping young people or vulnerable adults understand what is happening to them while in police custody and why  Read more...

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Care home group prosecuted after dementia patient falls to their death (9 June 2017)

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has prosecuted a care home after an elderly resident with dementia fell from a first floor window and died  Read more...

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Whirlpool fined £99,000 for allowing unregistered plumber to carry out gas work at more than 1,000 addresses (9 June 2017)

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has prosecuted an unregistered plumber who carried out gas work at addresses in North London over a two- year period  Read more...

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Welsh government Concordat offers integrated approach to healthcare and social care (9 June 2017)

The Welsh Assembly has said that a new commitment from key partners to put those needing social care puts people at the heart of health and social care commissioning  Read more...

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Life sentences for two Stevenage men convicted of revenge killing (9 June 2017)

Luton Crown Court has jailed two men convicted of the murder of a man in Stevenage, Hertfordshire in November 2016  Read more...

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Landlords invited to keep up-to-date with regulation at North Staffordshire Landlord Conference (9 June 2017)

Stoke-on-Trent City Council, Newcastle Borough Council and the North Staffordshire Landlords Association are hosting a conference on 8 June to help landlords keep up-to-date with property rental legislation  Read more...

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Tower Hamlets Council shuts down shisha lounge following anti-social behaviour complaints (9 June 2017)

Tower Hamlets Council in east London has shut down an illegal shisha lounge, after local residents complained about anti-social behaviour and noise at the premises  Read more...

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Weight loss entrepreneur prosecuted over potentially dangerous “ultrasonic liposuction machines" (9 June 2017)

A man who sold ultrasonic liposuction machines to the public as weight loss devices has been described as a “snake oil salesman” by a judge at Coventry Crown Court  Read more...

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Rogue landlord and housing company prosecuted for breaches of health and safety licensing regulations (9 June 2017)

Herefordshire Council’s Environmental Health and Trading Standards Service has prosecuted a rogue landlord for offences under the Housing Act  Read more...

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Court of Protection Judge has ruled that a confused man can be sedated in order for doctors to provide life-saving treatment (8 June 2017)

A Court of Protection judge has ruled that doctors can sedate a man in order to give him cancer treatment  Read more...

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Court of Protection Judge has ruled that a mentally ill woman should have surgery against her will (8 June 2017)

A Court of Protection judge has ruled that a mentally ill woman who doctors fear have cancer should undergo exploratory surgery against her will  Read more...

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Dorset County Council promotes road safety to motorcyclists (8 June 2017)

Dorset County Council’s Road Safety Team have joined forces with Dorchester and West Dorset Advanced Motorcyclists (DWDAM) to offer a free talk and ride out on Sunday 11 June, to help bikers improve their road safety skills  Read more...

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Council incurs £45,000 penalty after employee’s index finger is severed (8 June 2017)

The Health and Safety Executive (HSE) has prosecuted Nottingham City Council, after a council worker suffered serious injuries to his hand  Read more...

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£7,500 fine for noisy neighbour who breached abatement notices for anti-social behaviour (8 June 2017)

A resident of Kettering in Northamptonshire has received a record fine after being prosecuted for anti-social behaviour  Read more...

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Six-year jail term for causing death by dangerous driving (8 June 2017)

A jury at Birmingham Crown Court has convicted a motorist of causing death by dangerous driving, after he knocked down and killed a student as she crossed the road  Read more...

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Private hire operator and driver prosecuted for transporting school children without correct licence (8 June 2017)

Reading Council has prosecuted a private hire operator and a driver for transporting children to school without the correct licence  Read more...

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Manchester City Council announces first payments to victims of arena attack (8 June 2017)

Manchester City Council has announced that the families of some victims who lost their lives in the Manchester Arena attacks and some of those injured are due to receive the first payouts from a charity fund set up to help those involved in the terrorist attack  Read more...

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Southend raid nets 5,000 illicit cigarettes and 5kg of illegal tobacco (8 June 2017)

Southend-on-Sea Borough Council’s Trading Standards team has taken part in a joint operation with Essex Police in a raid on two premises where illegal tobacco was uncovered  Read more...

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West Sussex hosts event to support RNIB’s make a Noise in Libraries fortnight for those with sight loss (8 June 2017)

West Sussex County Council is hosting a drop in session on 6 June in support of the RBIB campaign Make a Noise in Libraries  Read more...

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New affordable homes for Poole to be built on council-owned land (8 June 2017)

The Borough of Poole's Planning Committee has approved a planning application to build 15 new affordable homes on council-owned land at Chichester Walk in Merley  Read more...

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A London cancer patient was denied a move in hospital because not enough beds were available. He later passed away (6 June 2017)

Michael Brannan required emergency surgery to address his deteriorating condition after being diagnosed with lung cancer. He was at Whittington Hospital in north London, but doctors requested he be sent to specialists at Westmoreland Street Hospital, which was not made possible because no beds were available. He died days later  Read more...

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Mind survey reveals disparity in mental health support for workers in private and public sectors (6 June 2017)

Mental health charity Mind has revealed “shocking” differences between mental health support for public and private sector workers – and has called on the next government to make mental health in the public sector a top priority  Read more...

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Lincolnshire firefighters issue alert after Beko recall two tumble dryers (6 June 2017)

Firefighters in Lincolnshire are asking people to check the make of their tumble dryer, after a full recall was issued by a leading manufacturer  Read more...

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Fish processing company prosecuted for putting consumers at risk of food poisoning (6 June 2017)

Wyre Council in Lancashire has prosecuted a fish processing factory, after environmental health officers found poor hygiene conditions which could have put consumers at risk of food poisoning  Read more...

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Total of 1,100 new homes for new community in Hampshire (6 June 2017)

Eastleigh Council in Hampshire has announced that a new community is to be built in the area, with planning permission for 560 new homes forming part of the first phase application  Read more...

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Gene mapping diabetes study may also have implications for Diabetes research (6 June 2017)

Scientists at University College London (UCL) say they are closer to understanding the genetic causes of Type 2 diabetes by identifying 111 new chromosome locations (“loci”) on the human genome that indicate susceptibility to the disease  Read more...

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Durham County Council introduces PSPO for dog owners (6 June 2017)

Durham County Council is introducing new rules for dog owners from June, to tackle issues such as dog fouling, strays and out-of-control dogs  Read more...

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Hampshire County Council to invest £70m in Extra-Care for vulnerable residents by 2022 (6 June 2017)

Hampshire County Council has announced it will invest more than £70 million by 2022, to enable the development of Extra-Care accommodation for those with physical and learning disabilities and increasing numbers of elderly residents  Read more...

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King's Lynn & West Norfolk Council recruits new member of staff to investigate benefit fraud and overpayments (6 June 2017)

The Borough Council of King's Lynn & West Norfolk has announced the appointment of a new member of staff, recruited to investigate erroneous and fraudulent Housing Benefit claims  Read more...

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North Tyneside launches resource pack to promote positive mental health in young people (6 June 2017)

A resource pack aiming to promote positive mental health in North Tyneside’s young people was launched on Tuesday 24 May  Read more...

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Community Order, curfew and £3,000 fine for persistent fly-tipper (6 June 2017)

Northumberland County Council has prosecuted a fly-tipper who left a trail of waste across local countryside  Read more...

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Tower Hamlets campaign to promote healthy eating and prevent tooth decay (6 June 2017)

Tower Hamlets Council in east London is running a campaign to raise awareness of the detrimental effects of an unhealthy diet and too much sugar  Read more...

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Dudley Council expands children centre to set up North Dudley Family Centre (6 June 2017)

Dudley Council in the West Midlands is expanding an existing children’s centre at Coseley, to help more vulnerable children and their families  Read more...

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Wolverhampton Trading Standards promotes Child Safety Week to help parents prevent children’s accidents (6 June 2017)

Trading Standards officers in Wolverhampton will be playing a key role in this year's Child Safety Week, which began on Monday 5 June  Read more...

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Hospital staff failing to respond to hospital call bells (6 June 2017)

It has been reported that patients are left hungry, thirsty and desperate to use the toilet as a result of hospital staff failing to respond to call bells  Read more...

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Victims speak out about mastectomy surgeon jailed for 15 years (6 June 2017)

Surgeon Ian Stuart Paterson, who performed a series of unnecessary procedures, has been jailed for 15 years  Read more...

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Former Luton Council housing officer convicted on tenancy fraud charges (2 June 2017)

A former Luton Council housing officer has been convicted of tenancy fraud, after pleading guilty to making a false statement in order to obtain social housing from Luton Borough Council  Read more...

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£865 penalties for motorists convicted of abandoning their vehicles (2 June 2017)

Peterborough City Council has taken legal action against five motorists who failed to remove their vehicles when asked to do so by Prevention and Enforcement Service (PES) officers  Read more...

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Southwark Council start campaign to raise awareness of the risks of child sexual exploitation (2 June 2017)

Southwark Council have asked local residents to take part in a survey to find out how much the general public know and understand about child sexual exploitation. The aim of the survey is to collate information so they know how to effectively target their campaign, making it as effective as possible  Read more...

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Oxford City Council prosecutes landlord for managing unlicensed HMO (2 June 2017)

Oxford City Council has taken court action against the landlord of an unlicensed house in multiple occupation (HMO), in the first prosecution of its kind in the city  Read more...

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A Hove nursing home has been rated ‘inadequate’ by the Care Quality Commission following 2 deaths during the course of the inspection (2 June 2017)

Two residents are reported to have died between the beginning and the end of a 10-day long inspection of a care home in Hove. Bon Accord nursing home in Hove was inspected by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) in February 2017, and following the inspection the home was rated inadequate and placed in “special measures.”   Read more...

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What is Cybercrime? (1 June 2017)

The recent worldwide cyber-attack that brought vast parts of the NHS to a stand-still and left many patients in chronic pain without access to treatment, has brought into sharp focus how much we rely on all things cyber related  Read more...

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London doctors may face prosecution for negligent ‘designer vagina’ surgery (1 June 2017)

Two London doctors have been threatened with prosecution for negligent surgery on a woman’s genitals. The Metropolitan Police Service is questioning the two doctors, who have not been named, following a complaint from a female patient who attended a private clinic for a labia reduction procedure  Read more...

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Victims speak out about mastectomy surgeon jailed for 15 years (1 June 2017)

Surgeon Ian Stuart Paterson, who performed a series of unnecessary procedures, has been jailed for 15 years  Read more...

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Croydon’s Trading Standards team warns householders of “roofing” scam, after elderly resident is defrauded of £2,000 (1 June 2017)

Croydon’s Trading Standards department is warning local residents to be aware of cold callers and “door steppers” demanding money for “urgent” roof repairs  Read more...

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Telford & Wrekin tenants move into new homes two months ahead of schedule (1 June 2017)

Telford & Wrekin Council says that the first tenants of a new housing development have moved in after the properties were completed two months ahead of schedule  Read more...

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Property developer and tree surgeon prosecuted after felling protected trees on development site (1 June 2017)

Southampton City Council has successfully prosecuted a property developer and a tree surgeon for felling four protected trees in the city  Read more...

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More than 1,300 engage with Mental Health Awareness Week in Cheshire (1 June 2017)

Halton Borough Council in Cheshire has said that more than 1,300 local people engaged with Mental Health Awareness Week, held earlier in May  Read more...

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Slough mounts day of action to tackle rogue traders (1 June 2017)

Slough Borough Council, Thames Valley Police and their partners have participated in a joint operation, which saw 41 homes visited across the borough on Wednesday 10 May, as part of a national crackdown on rogue trading  Read more...

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Co-op fined £400,000 after elderly man slips in store and dies from brain injury (1 June 2017)

The Co-operative Group has been fined £400,000, after Cornwall Council’s Public Protection department prosecuted the company for a breach of the Health and Safety Act  Read more...

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Respiratory illness from smoking adds £3.4m to Calderdale Council’s social care bill for 2015-2016 (1 June 2017)

Calderdale Council in West Yorkshire has said that a report by Action on Smoking and Health (ASH) into the cost of smoking to the social care system in England estimates that it added £3.4 million to the council’s social care bill in 2015-2016  Read more...

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JCWI preparing to challenge roll out of Right to Rent scheme across rest of UK (1 June 2017)

A challenge to the government’s Right to Rent scheme by the Joint Council for the Welfare of Immigrants (JCWI) has launched a crowd-funding scheme, as the government proposes to roll out Right to Rent to Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland  Read more...

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Sandwell Council launches ante-natal course for parents-to-be, to reduce risks of infant death and low birth weight (1 June 2017)

Sandwell Council in the West Midlands is running a free ante-natal course in the borough from June, with four sessions covering key information to help parents-to-be prepare for the arrival of their baby  Read more...

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