Charities have warned Rishi Sunak not to axe the scheduled social care cap as he considers further delaying Boris Johnson’s policy to avoid deeper cuts elsewhere. The Prime Minister (pictured)
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John Lewis has used its Christmas ad to raise awareness of children in care with the story of a middle-aged man learning to skateboard before welcoming a young teenager into
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The Princess of Wales has described as “amazing” a service for mothers that integrates support for their physical and mental needs, and appeared to suggest it should be replicated by
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Nursing staff at the majority of NHS employers across the UK have voted to strike over pay. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) said industrial action will take place in
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People with Parkinson’s disease are being forced to take desperate measures due to a “hidden” workforce crisis, a charity has warned. Parkinson’s UK warned that workforce shortages among specialist staff
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A baby boy allegedly murdered by his cannabis-smoking parents in a “savage” attack was returned to their care over eight weeks by a court order, despite social workers asking for
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Unpaid carers and the loved ones they look after are experiencing serious difficulties accessing NHS care and their health is deteriorating as a result, research suggests. A third of carers
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A migrant trying to speak with the press at the Manston immigration processing centre was pinned against a fence and dragged out of view. A PA news agency photographer was
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A couple have been jailed for six years each for the “systematic ill treatment” of seven children found living in “repugnant” conditions in a house crammed with 35 dogs. Christopher
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A Labour MP has urged the Government to publish the details of how many incidents of violence or sexual assault against children have occurred in hotels used to house asylum
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