Pensions Costs Rise For NHS Staff And Teachers
Health workers and teachers face a hike in pension contributions of as much as 42% on top-end salaries as a result of a deal struck between the government and unions.
Read MoreHealth workers and teachers face a hike in pension contributions of as much as 42% on top-end salaries as a result of a deal struck between the government and unions.
Read MoreChildren as young as three are to be assessed for anti-social tendencies under controversial plans. A new review of persistent offending suggests the radical move could give children from difficult backgrounds a better chance in life, shepherding them towards a suitable level of support.
Read MoreTough new powers to prevent the abuse of vulnerable adults are to be endorsed by MSPs. The reforms are partly driven by a case in the Borders where a woman was persistently abused by her carers.
Read MoreA wonder drug which has the potential to save the lives of hundreds of Ulster breast cancer patients is now being used as standard treatment for the condition, it has emerged.
Read MoreWales’ ambulance service was plunged into fresh crisis yesterday as an inquiry was launched into the death of a patient who needed eight 999 calls to get him to hospital.
Read MoreUp to 6,488 working days were lost at Flintshire County Council in November and December, according to figures released by the authority.
Read MoreThe UK has been accused of failing its children, as it comes bottom of a league table for child well-being across 21 industrialised countries. The Unicef report looked at 40 indicators including poverty, peer and family relationships and health. The Netherlands, Sweden, Denmark and Finland head the list.
{mosimage}Children’s charities have condemned the findings. The government says it has made progress on child well-being through several initiatives.
Unicef – the United Nations’ children’s organisation – says the report, titled Child Poverty in Perspective: An Overview of Child Well-being in Rich Countries, is the first study of childhood across the world’s industrialised nations.
Unicef UK executive director David Bull said all the countries had weaknesses that needed to be addressed. “By comparing the performance of countries we see what is possible with a commitment to supporting every child to fulfil his or her full potential,” he said.
Read MoreLawyers must take a back seat to policy makers when it comes to counter-terrorism, the Lord Chancellor is expected to warn. Lord Falconer of Thoroton – due to deliver a keynote speech at a major conference on politics and terrorism – will say that counter-terror measures must always be lawful.
Read MoreA failure to invest in and reform key public sector services will widen inequality and disadvantage Britain’s disabled community, the chairman of the disabled rights commission (DRC) has said.
Read MoreThe horrors some people have faced in Calderdale care homes has prompted Halifax Labour MP Linda Riordan to table an emergency motion in Parlia-ment today to highlight the issue.
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