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Student awarded £22,000 by dentists after two wrong teeth extracted and untreated decay led to loss of third tooth at 15

A student has been awarded £22,000 by two dentists after two wrong teeth were extracted and decay in her mouth was left untreated, resulting in the loss of a third tooth, all before she turned 16 years old. Alisha Khan said she always wanted ...

27 Jul 2023 at 07:00

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Gillian McGough awarded prestigious prize from the Law Society of Ireland

Gillian McGough, a Letterkenny native, has recently received a prestigious prize from the Law Society of Ireland for outstanding academic achievement having achieved the highest mark in the Succession Trusts and Estate Planning (STEP) ...

07 Dec 2023 at 13:33

Grieving father feels ‘worthless’ after Supreme Court ruling

A grieving father whose baby daughter died due to maternity failings has said he feels “worthless” following a Supreme Court ruling likely to bar him from claiming compensation. Robert Miller’s first child, Abigail Fowler Miller, ...

02 Feb 2024 at 09:34

Billions spent on clinical negligence claims are burden to public purse, say MPs

The Government is spending billions of pounds every year on compensation for clinical negligence with “no effective plan” to bring these costs down, MPs have warned. These events are a “burden to the public purse”, a report by ...

10 May 2024 at 09:34

Father of obese teenager found guilty of manslaughter by gross negligence

A man has been found guilty of the manslaughter by gross negligence of his obese teenage daughter who was found dead in “squalor”. Kaylea Titford, 16, was found in conditions described as “unfit for any animal”, in soiled ...

07 Feb 2023 at 17:50

Parents who let morbidly obese daughter die jailed for manslaughter

A mother and father who left their morbidly obese daughter in bed-ridden squalor have been jailed for gross negligence manslaughter. Kaylea Titford, 16, was found in conditions described as “unfit for any animal”, in ...

01 Mar 2023 at 17:49

Doctor who lied about his age jailed for killing woman with botched procedure

A doctor who killed a mother-of-three after botching a procedure during a routine hospital appointment to take samples has been jailed for three years. Dr Isyaka Mamman, 85, had already been suspended for lying ...

05 Jul 2022 at 13:05

Parents jailed for killing morbidly obese disabled teenage daughter

Parents jailed for killing morbidly obese teenage daughter

A mother and father who killed their morbidly obese daughter after leaving her bed-ridden in squalor have been jailed. Kaylea Titford, 16, was found in conditions described as “unfit for any animal”, in soiled ...

01 Mar 2023 at 15:53

Health

Dad who said NHS ‘negligence’ left him ‘scarred for life’ let down further after resolution meeting recording failed

A taxi driver has said his treatment for a heart problem has left him “scarred for life” due to NHS “negligence”, adding that he feels even more let down after the hospital failed to record the resolution ...

15 Jul 2024 at 10:00

Boy, eight, killed on rabbit shooting hunt

An eight-year-old boy was killed with a shotgun during a rabbit shooting expedition, an inquest hearing was told. Jay Cartmell suffered fatal injuries to his head and face on land near Warcop in Cumbria ...

17 Oct 2024 at 10:10

Teacher died from blood clot day after being discharged from hospital – report

A primary school teacher died from an undiagnosed blood clot one day after being discharged from hospital, documents submitted to an inquest show. Dena Collins, 28, died at Queen Elizabeth Hospital in ...

27 Jan 2025 at 15:11

Five more suspects in Gosport War Memorial Hospital deaths probe

Five more suspects have been identified by police investigating the deaths of hundreds of patients at scandal-hit Gosport War Memorial Hospital, taking the total to 29. An independent police ...

24 Jan 2025 at 14:21

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