Almost three quarters of people with multiple sclerosis (MS) in the UK say they have not had enough information about Covid-19 vaccinations to make a clear decision on whether to
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The number of rough sleepers known to be living on London’s streets has risen by almost a quarter in three months, figures show. There were 412 rough sleepers deemed to
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An elderly nursing home resident was so neglected by staff that he was left looking like an inmate in a prisoner of war camp, his daughter told an inquest. Stanley
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A vaccine from Johnson & Johnson which could be delivered to the UK in the second half of this year is 66% effective against Covid-19, trial results show. The single-shot
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Holyrood has unanimously backed the principles of new laws aimed at tackling the “scourge of domestic abuse” despite widespread concerns about the proposed Bill. Scotland’s Justice Secretary Humza Yousaf (pictured)
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One of the UK’s largest care home groups has said it will not hire new staff who have refused to have a coronavirus vaccine on non-medical grounds. Barchester Healthcare, which
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Single men were the largest group owed homelessness support in the six months following the first coronavirus lockdown, figures show. Around half (50.6%) of homeless households owed help in England
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An experimental Covid-19 vaccine appears to offer strong protection in late-stage UK and South Africa studies, said manufacturer Novavax. The UK has secured access to 60 million doses of the
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Victims of domestic abuse are being failed by the welfare system and reform is urgently needed, it has been warned at Westminster. A number of peers argue the existing benefits
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Survivors of child abuse still feel a waiver built into a new Bill to compensate them is a “betrayal”, a campaigner has said. The Redress for Survivors (Historical Child Abuse
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