Car parking prices at some hospitals in West Yorkshire will increase to help pay for other services, a health trust has said. Visitors and patients at Pinderfields in Wakefield, Pontefract and Dewsbury hospitals will pay 50p extra on top of current charges, Mid Yorkshire Teaching NHS Trust said. While very...

Hospital car park charges to increase

A disabled man has spent nearly 10 months in a busy general hospital because no suitable home has been found for him in the community. Matthew Sharp, who has a range of complex conditions, says he has been left in limbo while his local NHS and council try to decide who is responsible for his care.

Stuck in hospital for months - but not ill

A care home where two residents were "seriously hurt" in a fight has "deteriorated further", a health watchdog has said. The Old Vicarage in Ludham, Norfolk, which cares for 25 elderly residents and dementia patients, has been rated inadequate by the Care Quality Commission (CQC) following an inspection in January.

Residents hurt in fight at 'inadequate' care home

An inquest into the deaths of Carol Hunt and her daughters Hannah and Louise opens in Hatfield.

Daughter texted for help before crossbow deaths

Two people have been arrested in connection with three deaths linked to a suspected dangerous batch of drugs. A woman and two men died in South Shields, South Tyneside, on Tuesday, Northumbria Police said. A man in his 30s and a woman in her 20s were arrested on suspicion of...

Two arrested as part of drugs deaths investigation

The practice's only GP resigned the General Medical Services contract in April.

GP surgery closure sees 2,700 patients moved

Clarke County, MS

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Mississippi News Group

In a tragic turn of events, 14-year-old Chquese Porter has been denied bond following his formal charging as an adult in the shooting death of 12-year-old Caleb Bender. The incident occurred around 1:00 am on June 29th, 2024, at a residence on River Rd near the intersection of Leola St in the Town of Stonewall, according to a press release from the Clarke County Sheriff.

Bond Denied for 14-Year-Old Charged with Murder in Clarke County

A bail hostel resident died three days after being released from prison when he was hit by a vehicle on a dual carriageway while heavily drunk, a report has concluded. Lee Walker said he was looking forward to a "fresh start" when he was sent to Clarks House Approved Premises in Oxford, the Prisons and Probation Ombudsman found.

Man died in crash three days after prison release

The Independent

 A wave of rapid hospital discharges is leaving vulnerable patients with more complex social care needs when they get home, council bosses have warned. Local councils are being forced to overspend to cope with people being more unwell when discharged to the community. The number of people requiring multiple visits from two or more care workers has increased by 7.5 per cent in a year, with 49,000 patients now needing this type of care. The average number of homecare hours that councils provide per person has also risen from 697 in 2022, to 750 in 2024. Council spending in...

Rapid hospital discharges are leaving patients with more complex social care needs when they get home

A former postmistress wrongly accused of theft has still not received final compensation,18 months after first starting the application process. Jennifer O'Dell, who ran a post office from her home in Cambridgeshire, has previously said that she felt guilt over her post-traumatic stress disorder after being accused of stealing more than £9,600.

'I think the Post Office is waiting for us to die'

Convicted child rapist Steven van de Velde made his Olympic beach volleyball debut to a mixed reaction in Paris, with audible boos. Van de Velde was sentenced to four years in prison in 2016 after admitting three counts of rape against a 12-year-old British girl. He and volleyball partner Matthew...

Convicted rapist Van de Velde booed on Olympic debut

Denver, CO

David Heitz

A dangerous drug that is being mixed into fentanyl is causing those who inject it to develop a rash of sores that resembles a case of flesh-eating bacteria. People experiencing homelessness around Denver can sometimes be seen with these bloody, weeping wounds. I recently mentioned this phenomenon to a fentanyl user who told me about the xylazine connection.

Denver homeless people suffer sores as xylazine enters fentanyl supply

Bournemouth Airport submitted the plans, which include improvements to car parking, to BCP Council.

Airport applies to expand terminal buildings

Police say two rival gangs co-ordinated to kill the rapper as he celebrated his 26th birthday in June.

Three arrested for murder of Florida rapper Julio Foolio

The Ministry of Justice said public safety would always be the government’s priority.

People 'left in the dark' over prison closure

New York City, NY

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Cheryl E Preston

Yesterday was the third time this year that an ad stating Chelsea Clinton lives in a beautiful Virginia home popped up on my laptop. My computer did not warn me this was a dangerous site, so this time, I clicked on the link.

Chelsea Clinton is rumored to be living in Virginia but probably still in NYC

The parents of Conor Dowers say staff at a mental health trust failed to keep him safe.

Dancer who took his own life 'badly let down'

Newark, NJ

Paterson, NJ

Morristown Minute

NEWARK, N.J. – Jasmine McGregor, 32, and Jhenelle Lewis, 35, both of Paterson, New Jersey, have pleaded guilty to conspiring with a physician to distribute oxycodone, a powerful opioid, without legitimate medical justification. The announcement was made today by U.S. Attorney Philip R. Sellinger.

Paterson Residents Conspired with Physician to Illegally Distribute Opioids

Anita Rose dies in hospital four days after being found unconscious on a track in her village.

Woman dies after attack while walking dog

A “devoted” mother died when a stolen BMW travelling the wrong way down a dual carriageway ploughed into her vehicle in a crash which also killed three young men, an inquest jury has heard.Keen triathlete Alison Clark, 42, suffered catastrophic injuries in the head-on collision on the A63 near Hull on November 22 2021, as she was returning home from a swim training session, Hull Coroner’s Court was told.The mother-of-one had set up a bereavement walking club in the wake of her father’s death and had taken part in an walking event on the day she was killed, the hearing...

Discharge delays see thousands stuck in hospitals

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