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With the cost of living and energy bills still a struggle, it is understandable that many Brits might delay visiting the opticians. Eye examinations can cost anywhere from £20 to £100, depending on ...

With the cost of living and energy bills still a struggle, it is understandable that many Brits might delay visiting the opticians. Eye examinations can cost anywhere from £20 to £100, depending on ...

A healthcare support worker has been jailed for nine years for sex assaults on two hospital patients. Ieuan Crump, 27, carried out fake and "entirely unnecessary" examinations on the women at the ...

Ieuan Crump, 26, assaulted the two women while he was working at the Grange Hospital in Cwmbran. Merthyr Tydfil Crown Court heard he carried out fake and ‘entirely unnecessary’ examinations for his ...