A couple are suing an NHS trust claiming they were robbed of the chance to abort their severely disabled child due to a "casual" pre-birth scan at Blackpool Victoria Hospital which did not pick up the defects.
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April 29th, 2009
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April 29th, 2009
A blind boy born with an "untreatable" eye condition is travelling to China to receive a revolutionary stem cell therapy that could partially restore his sight.
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April 29th, 2009
Geert Wilders's acceptance speech for the Freedom Award he was given by the Florida Security Council in Miami on April 27.
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April 28th, 2009
A disturbing case in which a local authority failed to act to take a child into care was able to be revealed yesterday, after the groundbreaking decision to admit the media into the family courts came into effect.
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April 28th, 2009
Sex education is to be made compulsory in all state schools in England but faith schools will also be free to preach against sex outside marriage and homosexuality, under government proposals.
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April 28th, 2009
Most Scots believe family breakdown is a significant factor in crime, according to a poll commissioned by the Scottish Tory party.
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April 28th, 2009
The worst economic crisis to hit the UK in decades has not prevented Christians from giving to good causes, according to new figures from Stewardship.
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April 28th, 2009
Church split over Rev Scott Rennie widens with motion to ban homosexuals put before General Assembly.
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April 28th, 2009
Spain has released a guide on its Muslim community, including their number, concentration areas and places of worship, the first such move by a European country.
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April 28th, 2009
Compulsory sex and relationships lessons for 11-year-old children are to include classroom discussions on gay unions and civil partnerships.