A new organisation is being set up with the aim of halting future pandemics. The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) will launch on April 1, Health Secretary Matt Hancock has
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Home Secretary Priti Patel has defended her overhaul of asylum seeker rules from allegations they are “inhumane” as she confirmed the UK will look at sending migrants overseas for processing.
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New housing developments and public transport routes should be “loneliness proofed” and more public toilets and benches introduced to help people reconnect as coronavirus restrictions ease, according to a report.
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The number of Scots being housed in temporary accommodation increased by more than a quarter during the Covid-19 pandemic, the latest homelessness figures show. Scottish Government statistics showed that as
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More than £3 million has been given to help around 2,000 young disabled people in Scotland maintain employment during the pandemic. The Transition Fund, administered by Independent Living Fund (ILF)
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The Government has been urged by the victims of a rogue breast surgeon to step up implementation of key healthcare reform recommendations. Ian Paterson (pictured) is currently serving a 20-year-prison
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Mental health triage cars will be launched next month to offer better support response to people in distress after successful pilots in Glasgow and Inverness. The new initiative is a
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Care groups and unions have said they do not think vaccinations should become mandatory for care home staff after the Government confirmed it is looking into the option. Care home
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Northern Ireland’s deputy First Minister has called for “unified and determined” action to tackle gender-based violence. Michelle O’Neill was speaking days after Kenneth Flanagan, 26, murdered his mother Karen McClean,
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About 60,000 extra deaths have taken place in private homes in the UK since lockdown began a year ago, new analysis suggests. Extra deaths – known as “excess deaths” –
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