Chancellor Philip Hammond has denied the Prime Minister blocked him from announcing new funds for social care in last month’s Autumn Statement. His comment came as town hall chiefs said
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There are “system-wide” problems in the way NHS investigates patient deaths which leave family members in the dark about failures in care, a damning new review has found. The review
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Hiking up council tax bills to cover the social care funding black hole will increase the postcode lottery in provision, Theresa May was warned amid speculation she will back steep
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Broadmoor, the psychiatric hospital that has housed some of the UK’s most notorious killers, has been told it must urgently improve. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has issued a warning
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Alcohol Research UK and Alcohol Concern have announced plans to merge the activities of the two charities by April 2017. While both organisations share a clear mission to reduce the
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Around one in 10 crimes recorded by police are linked to domestic abuse, official figures show. In the year to the end of March forces logged a total of 1.03
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The Home Office has extended its contract with G4S and Serco to provide asylum seekers with accommodation – despite controversy that some people were marked out by having their doors
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Homeless people could be “criminalised” and “penalised” as UK councils attempt to crack down on begging, it has been claimed. Introduced in 2014, Public Space Protection Orders (PSPO) let local
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More than 70 MPs have written to the Prime Minister urging her to immediately ratify the Istanbul Convention which aims to end violence against women. It comes as the Commons
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Social media is helping fuel a nation of “deeply unhappy” children, a charity has warned, as it published new figures showing a rise in self-harm. Data obtained under the Freedom
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