End-of-life care ‘deeply concerning’
Craig TaylorThe care given to people dying in hospital is “deeply concerning”, according to doctors who have carried out a review of standards in England. BBC News – UK
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Man held over Claudia Lawrence case
A 59-year-old man from York is arrested on suspicion of murdering chef Claudia Lawrence, who has been missing since 2009. BBC News – UK
UK mental health cost of Afghan war
There has been a “significant increase” in the number of Afghanistan veterans seeking mental health treatment, charity Combat Stress says. BBC News – UK
Take That stars ‘face huge tax bill’
Gary Barlow and two fellow Take That band members could have to pay back millions of pounds after a tribunal judge found a scheme they invested in was set up for tax avoidance. BBC News – UK
MPs raise concerns over tax powers
A group of MPs expresses “considerable concern” at a plan to allow the tax authority to settle unpaid demands by taking money from people’s bank accounts. BBC News – UK
UK team to aid Nigeria girls effort
The UK is to send a small team of experts to Nigeria to help efforts to find 200 schoolgirls abducted by Islamist militants. BBC News – UK