The Education Secretary says the public sector has a “moral duty” to create paid-for internships for youngsters leaving the care system – but is offering no extra money to fund
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A major rethink is needed of the “broken” system underpinning elderly residential care provision, writer and broadcaster Joan Bakewell has said. The Labour peer and former government voice of older
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Racial harassment is taking place at an “alarmingly high rate” across British universities, an inquiry has found. At least 24% of ethnic minority students have experienced racial harassment on campus,
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Around 39,000 fewer older people are receiving long-term care from councils than in 2015/16, despite a rise in demand, figures show. The number of people with social care needs receiving
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Stagecoach chairman Sir Brian Souter has donated £109 million to charity. Sir Brian said that following the “excellent performance” of Souter Investments, he has gifted 28% of its shares to
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Sir Billy Connolly has said he no longer shares a bed with his wife because his Parkinson’s disease causes him to punch her in his sleep. The comedian, 76, was
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Campaigners have welcomed steps towards approving a potentially “groundbreaking” drug treatment for people with Alzheimer’s. Drug maker Biogen said it was seeking regulatory approval for aducanumab in the US on
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Severely injured victims of the Northern Ireland Troubles will receive almost £10,000 a year under Government pension proposals. The payment scale for the pension for those living with the consequences
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Will Smith has urged the public to think about those who “don’t have a place to call home” in a video promoting a mass sleep-out to help end homelessness. The
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Mystery surrounds the whereabouts of a Saudi Arabian woman who was found guilty in her absence of poisoning a young girl with insulin at a London children’s hospital. Amal Asiri,
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