A “wild west” of the housing sector needs reform to stop landlords exploiting vulnerable people, ministers have been warned. Senior Conservative MP Bob Blackman has proposed a law change to
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Scotland will become the first country in the world to protect the right to free period products in law when new legislation comes into force on Monday. The Period Products
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Boris Johnson is launching a new “national mission” to tackle dementia in memory of the late Carry On and EastEnders star, Dame Barbara Windsor. The Prime Minister said the Government
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A pensioner charged with causing a baby boy’s death through careless driving has been found not guilty by reason of insanity, with jurors finding that her undiagnosed dementia had affected
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The NHS will create thousands more beds and recruit more emergency call handlers as part of plans to boost capacity ahead of what is expected to be a busy winter.
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Thousands of health workers in Scotland have voted in favour of industrial action in protest against what they describe as a “real terms pay cut”. NHS staff from four of
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Rishi Sunak has warned his rival’s cost-of-living plans could put vulnerable people at risk of “real destitution”, as economic policy once again drove a wedge between the Tory leadership hopefuls.
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Children will face longer waits for help with autism or speech problems due to NHS staff shortages outside of hospitals, health leaders have warned. The NHS Confederation and NHS Providers
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Police have started a programme of community outreach to speak with victims of historical institutions for women. Thousands of women and girls in Northern Ireland spent time in mother and
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Up to 500,000 naval personnel, veterans and their dependants could be entitled to help with the cost of living crisis from a charity founded 100 years ago. The Royal Naval
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