Councils may pull out of a scheme for housing asylum seekers after carrying a “disproportionate share” of the costs and pressures, a Commons report has warned. MPs claimed local authorities
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Patients across England can now access GP appointments in the evening and on weekends, NHS England has announced. Health bosses said that an estimated nine million extra appointments per year
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The role of the Independent Anti-Slavery Commissioner needs to be strengthened, a new report has said. A review of the workings of the Modern Slavery Act led by former minister
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A group of National Lottery millionaires turned into party planners to throw a Christmas-themed celebration for young carers. The 24 lottery winners, with a combined wealth of more than £48
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Revised abortion statistics show a 50% increase in abortion for Down’s syndrome over the last 10 years – with projections it is set to rise further, a campaign group has
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A review into a major blunder in the breast cancer screening programme which meant thousands of women were not invited to final screenings has found that the announcement was made
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A very sick 11-month-old girl who has spent her life in hospital should be allowed to die peacefully, a High Court judge has ruled. Mr Justice Hayden said doctors could
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The leader of Roman Catholics in England and Wales has denied a child sex abuse survivor’s claim he covered up for the actions of a priest at the centre of
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A High Court judge has rejected a bid by the father of Poppi Worthington to remove details of her sexual abuse and change the official record of her death, and
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A couple who complained about their child being taken from them and handed to adopters even though a cruelty prosecution had been abandoned were not the victims of a miscarriage
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