Six million of the poorest people in the UK would need to more than double their income to escape poverty, according to a new report which warns this is evidence
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A fatal accident inquiry will be held into the death of an 11-day-old baby at a hospital which faced a police probe. Newborn Sophia Smith died on April 11 2017
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Scotland’s chief medical officer told colleagues to delete WhatsApp messages “at the end of every day” during the pandemic, the Covid inquiry has heard. Professor Sir Gregor Smith’s has added
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More than 40,000 disabled households have sacrificed a cooked meal to run or charge essential medical equipment, analysis from Citizens Advice Scotland (CAS) suggests. The charity has argued that a
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A 13-year-old boy died after being deliberately pushed into a river in South Wales in July 2019 in a “dangerous prank”, a coroner has found. Assistant coroner David Regan gave
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The UK is at risk of becoming a “burnt-out nation”, a charity has warned, with a “worrying” number of people taking time off work due to poor mental health caused
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Important elements of the funding settlement for councils this year disproportionately benefit richer areas and fail to take into account a range of growing demand pressures, according to local authorities
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Kids Company founder Camila Batmanghelidjh was hailed as a “brilliant woman” at a funeral awash with colour in accordance with her wishes. In a statement read out at her funeral
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An immunisation programme has stopped women who have received the vaccine from developing cervical cancer, research has shown. A Public Health Scotland (PHS) study has found not a single young
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A care provider has won a High Court challenge against the Government’s decision to revoke a migrant worker sponsor licence that could have meant up to 68 people and their
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