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England's children's commissioner has warned that the NHS is continuing to fail some mentally ill children and young people by placing them on adult mental health wards.

Data files containing the personal records of thousands of serving and former military personnel have been stolen from an RAF base in Gloucester, the Ministry of Defence (MoD) has said.

The Government has welcomed the £12.5 billion takeover of nuclear power firm British Energy by French utility giant EDF, hailing the deal as a milestone for the UK's energy sector.

Businesses and public service organisations will be bracing themselves for a flurry of enquiries after consumers were urged to check up on the amount of personal information held about them.

Although devolution in Wales has been remarkably successful there is no desire to break away from the UK, the biggest survey of its kind has found.

The "conspiracy of silence" over the "unacceptable" state of mental health care on the NHS has been challenged by the Liberal Democrats.

Health bosses are investigating after computer discs containing the personal details of nearly 18,000 staff across four NHS trusts in London went missing in the post.

The firm responsible for the loss of a computer "memory stick" containing the personal details of thousands of criminals is to have its contract terminated, the Government has said.

Following a rigorous assessment by the British Computer Society, Morgan Cole has been reappointed by the Information Systems Examination Board to provide a comprehensive, five-day course which prepares delegates to take the nationally recognised Certificate in Data Protection examination.

Watchdogs have condemned as "intolerable" arrangements for dealing with people detained by the police because they may be mentally ill.