5 d. ago Bereaved families CAN still pursue cases of underpaid state pension, an MP discovers

The DWP told Liberal Democrat Work and Pensions spokesman Steve Darling it could still review state pension awards despite deletion of old records.

Politics

6 d. ago Parc Prison bereaved families demand change after 'ridiculous' amount of inmate deaths

They claim 'nothing is happening' at the G4S run jail in Bridgend but authorities insist they have done a 'huge amount of work'

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1 week ago Dozens of families join plan for class action over UK police contact deaths

Lawsuit would be first of its kind against police officers, police chiefs and government departmentsMore than 100 relatives of people who have died after contact with the police in the UK since 1971 have joined plans for a class action lawsuit in pursuit of compensation and justice.The plan for group legal action was announced at the People’s Tribunal on Police Killings, a two-day event in which bereaved families presented evidence to a panel of international experts on how their relatives died and the long-term impact this has had on them. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago John Swinney should give Scottish Parliament time to bring forward Milly's Law

Writing in the Daily Record, Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar says patients and bereaved families deserve honesty, accountability, and action when things go wrong in the NHS

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3 w. ago Sarah Everard parents join families of victims demanding sentencing shake

In a rare public appearance, Jeremy and Susan Everard, whose daughter Sarah was murdered in 2021, will launch campaign group Justice for Victims alongside other bereaved families

Society

4 w. ago Support programme aims to address ‘highly addictive’ nature of modern gambling

Chapter One has been developed by Gambling with Lives, a charity founded in 2018 by families bereaved by gambling suicide.

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