IRELAND spends far less on the care of some of its most vulnerable citizens than any other EU country.

IRELAND spends far less on the care of some of its most vulnerable citizens than any other EU country.

The acquittal of UK mother Trupti Patel, who had been charged with murdering her three babies, will inevitably lead to tough questions, both for Thames Valley Police and the Crown Prosecution Service, about the decision to bring the case to court.

A MOTHER in Britain accused of suffocating three of her own babies did not appear particularly caring, a nurse told a court yesterday.