Instead of putting their hands together to clap care workers, the Prime Minister and Chancellor should put them in the Treasury’s pocket to properly fund the creaking system, a Tory
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Sir Keir Starmer has accused Boris Johnson of “trying to shift the blame” for the Government’s coronavirus failings onto care homes after the Prime Minister suggested “too many” did not
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The Prime Minister has sparked anger among care providers after saying “too many” did not follow procedures properly during the coronavirus outbreak. With some providers reporting up to 100 different
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Downing Street has declined to apologise after Boris Johnson provoked anger when he suggested “too many” care homes did not properly follow procedures during the coronavirus pandemic. The Prime Minister’s
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Thousands of teenagers are at risk of never returning to full-time education and becoming easy prey for criminal gangs amid the Covid-19 crisis, the children’s commissioner for England has warned.
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A social worker who stole more than £550,000 from vulnerable adults and spent the cash on luxury watches and holidays has been jailed. Hilary Tideswell, 63, was given a sentence
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Millions of Covid-19 tests are not being recorded, according to new Government data. The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) revealed that since testing started a total of 10.5
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The National Pensioners Convention has joined calls for the introduction of a National Care Service, under which social care would be publicly funded. Its new report says there has been
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Children’s homes run by Lambeth Council were “frightening places” where residents were subject to sexual and physical abuse and forced to take tranquillisers, an inquiry has heard. The Independent Inquiry
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An emergency relaxation of abortion rules to allow women to take pills at home during the coronavirus pandemic could be made permanent, according to the Government. Home Office minister Victoria
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