There is a “constant expectation” that women’s health services and care can be “done on the cheap”, an MP has said. Alicia Kearns, who told the House of Commons she
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A stepfather accused of murdering a five-year-old boy has denied killing him or being violent and abusive to him, a court heard. John Cole, 40, denied he had punched Logan
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Unions are warning that care workers are set to be plunged back into “sick pay poverty” because of the ending of a scheme set up during the pandemic. Under the
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Councils will be funded through a multimillion-pound package to open new Family Hubs to help some of the most vulnerable families, the Government announced on Saturday. In total, 75 councils
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A Second World War veteran with dementia was forced out of his nursing home during the coronavirus pandemic when his money ran out after his local council failed to fund
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The Government is being urged to extend a life assurance scheme for nursing staff who contract Covid at work. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) said that after this week,
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The Home Office is at risk of another Windrush-style scandal if it does not bring about the “cultural changes required”, the author of a critical review has warned. Wendy Williams
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Scotland has recorded more than more than 9,000 new cases of coronavirus and another 35 deaths as the number of people in hospital with the virus rose again. The latest
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A union representing exotic dancers has said it will take a local authority to court after Edinburgh’s councillors voted to ban strip clubs in the Scottish capital. Edinburgh Council’s regulatory
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A man in his 60s with a learning disability should have a Covid-19 vaccination despite objections from a relative, a judge has ruled. Mr Justice Poole has concluded that vaccination
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