The first 20 fines will be issued over alleged lockdown-busting parties in Downing Street and Whitehall in a move which will put Boris Johnson’s leadership under fresh pressure. The Metropolitan
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A charity supporting families coming to the UK from Ukraine said no visas have been granted to those it is helping, almost two weeks on from the Government scheme’s launch.
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A Government adviser on violence against women said the strip-searching of a 15-year-old black schoolgirl should “horrify us all”. Protests and political condemnation erupted after it emerged the teenager –
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The daughter of an NHS worker who died from Covid-19 has said she is “distraught” after an inquest concluded procedures were in place to keep him safe. Mark Woolcock, 59,
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Appropriate procedures were in place to ensure an NHS employee who died from Covid-19 was kept safe before his death, a coroner has concluded. Mark Woolcock, 59, of Stratford, died
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A man who murdered his ex-girlfriend’s two-year-old son has been jailed for life with a minimum term of 25 years after the couple’s horrific abuse was captured on secret recordings.
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There will be a further increase in the Scottish Child Payment benefit to bring it to £25 a week by the end of the year, the Scottish Government has announced.
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The number of distress calls made by prisoners to a mental health helpline has soared by 60% in just two years, new figures have revealed. Data obtained by the PA
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Ukrainians fleeing the war in their homeland will be able to access healthcare and some benefits as soon as they arrive in Scotland. Health Secretary Humza Yousaf (pictured) explained the
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Staff absences at NHS hospitals in England due to Covid-19 have jumped more than 30% week-on-week, the biggest increase since the start of the year, new figures show. An average
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