As the clocks go back on Sunday, thousands of people across the UK will take to the streets to raise suicide awareness. The Lost Hours Walk, organised by mental health
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England football star Marcus Rashford vowed to keep campaigning to extend free school meals over the holidays after MPs voted against the measure. The Manchester United player told politicians to
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A former police detective on the team investigating historical sex abuse claims against Lord Janner said it was “never appropriate” to arrest and interview the late Labour peer, despite claims
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Families have felt “bereft of involvement” in saying goodbye to their loved ones due to pandemic restrictions, according to a new nursing survey. Staff involved in end of life care
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Children’s services must receive urgent funding if vulnerable youngsters in England’s poorest areas are to receive help during the coronavirus pandemic, five charities have said. Local authorities’ services were experiencing
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About 112,000 posts were unfilled in England’s adult social care workforce on any given day during 2019-20, according to a report. Analysis of adult social care workforce data shows a
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Care home inspectors could spread coronavirus if they are not tested regularly, a union has warned. Cases of Covid-19 are increasing again across the UK, with 63 people dying of
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The Government’s “two-child limit” for welfare payments will cause “deep and inescapable child poverty”, the UK’s highest court has been told. It “fails to recognise children as deserving of social
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Fewer than one in seven alleged rape victims feels confident they can obtain justice by reporting the matter to police, a survey has suggested. The vast majority (95%) of those
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The death of an autistic teenager who was prescribed medication against his and his parents’ wishes was “potentially avoidable”, a report has found. Oliver McGowan, 18, died at Southmead Hospital
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