Despite significant increases in the numbers of older people living alone, half of all older people with care needs haven’t made adaptations to their homes to make it easier to
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A man has been charged after two members of staff suffered suspected stab injuries during a disturbance at a mental health centre. Police called to a bust-up at the clinic
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Too many prisons have become “unacceptably violent and dangerous places”, a watchdog has warned. Chief Inspector of Prisons Peter Clarke said the “grim situation” his predecessor described around a year
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Councils say they plan to spend less money fighting obesity. Figures from the Local Government Association (LGA), which represents more than 370 councils, show they are forecast to spend £127
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Many elderly people may be putting themselves at risk by taking prescription medicines inappropriately, new research suggests. Scientists in Belgium who studied 503 adults aged 80 and older for 18
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A care home assistant who stole thousands of pounds from an elderly resident in her charge has avoided jail. Angela McIntyre was handed a 12-month prison term, suspended for two
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A family court judge has told of the “very difficult” reality of life in England for one Romany couple who emigrated from Slovakia three years ago. Judge Clifford Bellamy said
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Women who believe they have overcome breast cancer are being failed “every step of the way” when they experience symptoms of the disease coming back, a damning report has found.
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Over a third of families, more than 2 million households, in the UK are earning below the minimum income needed for an acceptable living standard. This is among the key
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New Cabinet Minister Andrea Leadsom has been branded “ignorant” after saying it would be sensible not to employ a man to look after children in case they are a paedophile.
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