Home Secretary Priti Patel has promised a streamlined online visa application system for Ukrainians seeking to flee the war with Russia in response to criticism of her approach to the
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Information about the impact of isolation on care home residents cut off from their loved ones during the pandemic was “strongly out of balance” with the evidence available on the
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Campaigners have accused the care minister of failing to listen after she attended the tail end of a meeting where families of care home residents shared the “soul-destroying” separation they
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A “much-loved” one-year-old boy who was found face down in the bath after his mother left the room to fetch a towel can have his ventilator removed, a High Court
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Embedding specialist addictions nurses in general practices in the most disadvantaged areas can bring positive results for those with alcohol problems and should be expanded, according to a study. The
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A woman with Down’s syndrome has been given the go-ahead to take her case against the Government – over legislation which allows the abortion of babies with the condition up
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People will be encouraged to “foster” adults in need and be able to order blood tests “as easily as ordering a burger” under new health reforms set out by the
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There is no accurate data on how many children there are in England, a report from the Children’s Commissioner has revealed. The report argues that this means vulnerable pupils could
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Current laws are “failing” women and girls, Nicola Sturgeon said, as she welcomed a new report recommending misogyny be criminalised as part of “radical” legal reforms to protect females from
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The Unison union has appointed its first female Scottish secretary in its almost 30-year history. Tracey Dalling has taken over from her predecessor Mike Kirby, who retired after decades of
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