Dementia diagnoses in England at record high according to new figures
The number of people in England being diagnosed with dementia is at a record high, according to new figures from the NHS. The latest data shows a record 487,432 people
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Reeves to appoint Covid corruption commissioner to get back ‘what is owed’ to taxpayers
Rachel Reeves has started the appointment process for a Covid corruption commissioner tasked with getting back “what is owed to the British people”. The Chancellor (pictured) told MPs the commissioner
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PM says ‘no silver bullet’ to end child poverty as he faces two-child cap revolt
Sir Keir Starmer said there is “no silver bullet” to end child poverty but that “it’s good that we’re having a debate” about the two-child benefit cap as he faces
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Woman with chronic ME begged GP for help with feeding, inquest hears
A young woman with chronic fatigue syndrome begged her GP for help just months before she died, an inquest heard. Maeve Boothby-O’Neill, 27, had written to her doctor asking for
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Cooper brands Rwanda scheme ‘most shocking waste of taxpayer money I have ever seen’
The Rwanda deportation scheme cost Britain £700 million despite only four volunteers being sent to Kigali, Yvette Cooper has said, branding the policy the “most shocking waste of taxpayer money
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Five in custody after social workers experience hostility dealing with child protection case
Five people have been taken into custody after scenes of violent disorder in a Leeds suburb, with police warning further arrests will be made as part of a “relentless” investigation.
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Wrongly jailed Andrew Malkinson ‘could have been freed 10 years earlier’
The Justice Secretary is looking to sack the boss of the Criminal Cases Review Commission (CCRC) after a review found wrongly jailed Andrew Malkinson was failed and could have been
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Covid report ‘not gone far enough’ in setting out how to improve UK inequalities
Lady Hallett “has not gone far enough” in setting out how the UK can improve inequalities that were laid bare during the pandemic, bereaved families have said. Relatives gathered at
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Greater Manchester Police apologises after women’s treatment in custody report
Greater Manchester Police has apologised and accepted the recommendations of an “explosive” report into the experiences of women and girls arrested and taken into custody by the force. Former victims’
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Starmer ends European summit with £84m aid package to stop migration ‘at source’
Sir Keir Starmer accused the previous government of a “dereliction of duty” on small boats as he pledged £84 million in foreign aid to help stop irregular migration. Concluding Thursday’s
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