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BBC analysis shows nearly 20% of England's care homes - some 2,500 facilities - "require improvement".

Fall after fall - care home accused of neglect

A former care home has been designated as a site for unaccompanied asylum-seeking children (UAS). Kent County Council (KCC), which has a legal obligation to care for young people arriving in the UK by small boats, has identified Connors House in Craddock Road, Canterbury, as the latest building to accommodate them.

Ex-care home to house unaccompanied asylum children

Three London hospices have asked the government to step in after their repeated requests for more NHS funding were unsuccessful. National charity Hospice UK said a fifth of hospices in the country have either cut specialist palliative and end-of-life services in the past year, or plan to do so in the near future.

Hospice funding should be priority, charities say

Philippa Swatton had to shelter inside a restaurant when rioters stormed the venue.

Diner describes panic as protesters storm restaurant

The new development of 18 purpose-built modular homes has opened in Newquay.

New homes open for recently homeless people

Four people have been arrested after what is believed to be monkey dust was uncovered during raids. Three females and one male remain in custody after West Mercia Police carried out two raids on properties in Telford. Officers targeted properties in Ketley Park Road, Ketley and Wilkinson Close, Snedshill, where...

Four arrested in raids targeting monkey dust

New York City, NY

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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

Sunderland City Council wants to open four rooms as part of its planned homeless hub.

Overnight pods for homeless people planned

Chicago, IL

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Shortly before 3 AM, people in the Chicago area may have felt their houses shake as a 3.4-magnitude earthquake occurred about 60 miles west of the city. (CHICAGO) The United States Geological Survey (USGS) reported a 3.4-magnitude earthquake around Somonauk, IL. Somonauk is in DeKalb and LaSalle Counties, 64 miles west of Chicago.

Did You Feel the Earthquake?

Mental healthcare failings have been identified at two prisons following the death of an inmate who took his own life. Staff at HMP Gartree, near Market Harborough in Leicestershire, found Shaine Tester unresponsive in his cell on 1 November 2022. A report by the Prison and Probation Ombudsman said the...

Failings at two prisons found after inmate's death

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The daughter of BBC racing commentator John Hunt sent a text urging the recipient to call 999 after she was shot with a crossbow, an inquest heard. Hannah Hunt, 28, and her sister Louise, 26, both died from crossbow bolt injuries in an attack in Bushey earlier this month, Hertfordshire Coroner’s Court was told on Tuesday, while their mother Carol  died from stab wounds. When officers arrived they found Hannah alive in the main doorway of the home, with a crossbow bolt still in her chest, senior coroner for Hertfordshire Geoffrey Sullivan was told.Hannah had texted someone telling them...

Racing commentator John Hunt’s daughter ‘sent 999 text after she was shot with crossbow’

Lucy Adcock is jailed for her part in a operation that saw class A drugs delivered to UK prisons.

Woman jailed for dropping drugs into prisons via drone

A dad who had to wait four months before he could return to the UK with his new baby son after he had been born abroad has said he was happy to be back on British soil. Raj Gill from Grays, Essex, said he felt "abandoned" by the UK authorities after his son was born via surrogacy on 29 January, because he had to wait until May for his baby's passport to be issued.

Man returns home after surrogate baby born

Sharren Bridges said a "multi-agency, systematic failure" contributed to Jen's death.

Mum calls for change after daughter's suicide

A hospital’s outpatient entrance has been closed as part of work to build a four-storey expansion. Patients and visitors at Royal Shrewsbury Hospital were told to use the treatment centre as the main entrance from Monday. The work is part of major plans from the Shrewsbury and Telford Hospital...

Hospital entrance closes for building work

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A lady is cautioning others about purchasing budget earrings from Amazon, Shein, and H&M, after she experienced keloid formations on her earlobes due to wearing them. On a TikTok post that has garnered more than 334,000 likes, Sailor Rozema (@sailor.rozema), a content creator, shares a warning with her community of "dangly earring girls": the inexpensive jewelry found in fast fashion can have negative impacts on your well-being.

‘I’ll never be wearing earrings for the rest of my life’: Customer warns against buying from Shein

A family has been told their youngest son does not qualify for a free bus pass to get him to secondary school - even though his older brother does. Alex, 11, and Oscar, 13, live in Woodhouse Eaves, in Leicestershire, and Oscar has his bus travel to school funded by Leicestershire County Council.

Brother misses out on school bus pass by 24 metres

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The 21-year-old says he can only vote for someone "completely un-compromisable" on firearms ownership.

Kyle Rittenhouse says he will not vote for Trump

A university student "died for 25 minutes" in a US hospital after suffering "extreme sunburn" during a summer camp. Charlie Vincent, from Northamptonshire, suffered cardiac arrest during surgery. He was put into in an induced coma for a week, with doctors fearing he would need heart and kidney transplants. His...

Sunburn victim 'died for 25 minutes' in hospital

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When it comes to the personalities of humans, some zodiac signs are known mostly for their resilience. They possess the ability to shoulder their burdens alone. It could be due to their natural strength or determination. There could be many different reasons as to why these signs are so stoic in nature. These signs somehow make it through life's challenges with a steadfast resolve.

3 Zodiac Signs That Bear the Burden Alone

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Long social care wait for many vulnerable adults

At least 700 people in the West of England are facing waits of six months for a Care Act...

Long social care wait for many vulnerable adults

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