The Archbishop of Wales has announced his retirement from the role with immediate effect. In a statement issued on Friday evening, Andrew John confirmed he would also be retiring as Bishop of Bangor on 31 August. His sudden retirement follows a turbulent period for his Bangor diocese, after the publication of the summaries of two...
George Thorpe BBC News, Devon PA Media A report said too many children or young people with SEND are waiting too long to be assessed Significant concerns have been raised by inspectors over special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) services in part of Devon. A report published on Wednesday by regulator Ofsted and the Care...
Mills/Laity family photograph/PA Wire Martha Mills died from sepsis in a London hospital in 2021 The failings of a doctor responsible for Martha Mills’ care, who died from sepsis, amounted to “gross negligence” and were “particularly grave”, a medical tribunal says. Her death gave rise to Martha’s Rule in hundreds of hospitals in England, giving...
Alison Holt Social Affairs Editor, BBC News Reporting fromThe Old Bailey Figueiredo family Alice Figueiredo made previous attempts to take her own life, the Old Bailey heard A hospital trust and a staff member have been found guilty of health and safety failings over the death of a young woman in a mental health unit....
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Ofcom has launched investigations into two pornographic sites it believes may be falling foul of the UK’s newly introduced child safety rules. The regulator said two companies – including one running a so-called “nudifying” service – had failed to detail how they were preventing children from accessing their platforms. Ofcom announced in January that, in...
Jonny Humphries BBC News, Liverpool Greater Manchester Police Lewis Jones subjected a six-year-old girl to a prolonged and violent sexual assault Police failings and workload pressures left a dangerous sexual predator free to snatch a six-year-old girl off the streets, the BBC has learned. Lewis Jones, then 23, subjected his young victim to a violent...
The head of the Prevent counter-terrorism scheme, Michael Stewart, has left his role. It follows a damning review in February that found the scheme “prematurely” closed its case on Southport attacker Axel Rudakubana three years before he went on to murder three children at a Taylor Swift-themed dance class. Rudakubana was referred to Prevent three...