Some 1.9 million adults will be at least £1,000 per year worse off under Universal Credit – while 1.6 million will gain more than this amount – analysis has found.
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A Government minister who vowed to resign if the levels of violence in 10 key prisons did not decline has revealed that “at the moment the figures are looking reasonably
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A record 2.2 million people were checked for cancer by the NHS in England last year, with the health service crediting increased awareness to celebrities such as Stephen Fry. The
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Health Secretary Matt Hancock has vowed to end the use of non-disclosure agreements which prevent would-be NHS whistleblowers speaking out. Mr Hancock said he wants more people to feel they
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An eight-year-old boy has moved home after a family court judge was told he was picking up his mother’s “hateful feelings” about his father. Judge Lloyd North decided the youngster
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Teenagers held at a youth jail feel they have an “obligation” to fight fellow inmates from rival gangs or postcodes, a watchdog report has revealed. Inspectors found a “culture” has
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Lord Ahmed will go on trial later this year charged with historic sexual offences against children. The Rotherham-based peer appeared for a brief hearing before a judge at Sheffield Crown
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Families caring for sick children should be warned about the potential pitfalls of sharing their plight on social media, experts have said. New guidance for health professionals suggests parents are
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Support for victims of people trafficking and modern slavery must not be cut ahead of a legal challenge against Home Office policy, a High Court judge has ruled. Two people
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A mentally-ill man killed his wife and then himself hours after the “inseparable couple” were turned away from an A&E department where they had tried to seek help, an inquest
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