Almost exactly two years ago, Colin Woolterton heard that his 26-year-old daughter, Kerrie, had killed herself by drinking a hideous poison, apparently in a depressive state about her incapacity for childbirth.
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October 2nd, 2009
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October 2nd, 2009
A 'care' pathway that effectively leads to the vast majority of terminal patients not being hydrated stands to be seen as inhumane.
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October 2nd, 2009
A school where the majority of pupils are Muslim has removed Halal meat from its menu amid fears that children might have been eating school dinners that do not comply with Islamic law.
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October 1st, 2009
A 'troubleshooting' headteacher has taken over at a Sheffield school which was at the centre of a row over plans to scrap separate assemblies for Muslim pupils.
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October 1st, 2009
More Shropshire couples are contemplating divorce as their relationships reach breaking point because of mounting pressures caused by the recession, a county law firm said today.
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October 1st, 2009
The Church should make more effort to reassure Christians that grieving is an acceptable part of dealing with bereavement, Archbishop of Wales Barry Morgan said yesterday as Anglican Americans gave him one of their highest honours.
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October 1st, 2009
Obsessed by the impossible aim of eradicating all forms of prejudice or discrimination, it is also gripped by the belief that all punishment or retribution is a form of vengeance and must be avoided at all costs.
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October 1st, 2009
The recent clarification by the Director of Public Prosecutions (DPP) on the question of assisted suicide is closer to the thick than the thin end of the wedge. Gone are the halcyon days when foetuses developed calmly in their mother?s wombs. Gone, too, the peaceful days when old people were respected and treated despite their chronic conditions and the cost this entailed.
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October 1st, 2009
More than ?50m has been spent on the building so far, with contributions coming from a wide range of countries including Kuwait, Turkey, Malaysia and Saudi Arabia.
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October 1st, 2009
A Sikh police officer who was told to remove his turban during riot training has won his discrimination case against Greater Manchester Police.