A coroner has called for clear warnings to be placed on armchair lap belts for the elderly following the death of a 72-year-old woman with Parkinson's. Susan Lakin had mobility problems and was bought the armchair belt restraint by her family to keep her safe after she started to fall out of bed and her seat. However, the belt became …
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More than 100 people attended a public meeting over the future of libraries in North East Lincolnshire, a campaign group said. North East Lincolnshire Council wants to move Cleethorpes Library …
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Residents in a Surrey village are "up in arms" and concerned for the safety of their children over temporary roadworks to replace a set of traffic lights. Surrey Highways has …
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The NHS has warned that supplies of O negative blood in the West Midlands are "critically low", as it urges people to donate. NHS Blood and Transplant has revealed there …
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Brazil's former President Jair Bolsonaro has denied his involvement in an alleged plot to overthrow the country's current president, Luiz Inácio Lula da Silva. Speaking for the first time in …
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The first golden ticket hidden by a council as it brings in wheelie bins and food waste caddies has been found. New Forest District Council started its first phase to …
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Proposals to build two battery farms near Rotherham are due to go to a full public inquiry. Harmony TC Ltd and Newton Energy have lodged plans to build facilities at …
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Football fans have criticised a delay in confirming when the Championship play-off final on 24 May would start. The English Football League (EFL) confirmed on Thursday that Sheffield United and …
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Foreign states will be allowed to own up to 15% of British newspapers and news magazines under new laws. The move follows a takeover bid of the Telegraph and the …
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A nurse at a mental health unit has defended the number of observations that were carried out on a patient who took his own life while in the unit's care. …