Disabled woman begged husband not to kill her before being smothered with pillow
A disabled pensioner begged her husband not to kill her in their bed as they had “everything to live for” before he smothered her with a pillow, a court has
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Council say they have ‘robust’ contingency plans in place for strike by social care workers
A council said it has “robust” contingency plans in place to deal with a strike by adult social care workers. Members of the Unison union in Lancashire are taking industrial
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‘Time for half-measures has passed’ say housing leaders amid record homelessness
Whitehall must pump-prime councils if Government chiefs want to tackle homelessness, five housing leaders have warned. They have told Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner that the UK needs a “paradigm
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Number of households homeless after leaving Government asylum support soars
The number of households needing help for homelessness because they had to leave Government asylum support accommodation has soared, new figures showed. A total of 16,660 households were assessed as
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Record number of children in temporary accommodation prompts call to tackle ‘national scandal’
A record high of more than 150,000 children living in temporary accommodation has been described as “astounding” amid calls for more action to address what the Government has acknowledged is
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Record number of people in England waiting for autism assessment in June
A record number of people in England were waiting for an autism assessment in June, according to new figures. Nine out of 10 patients were waiting longer than the recommended
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Staff in social work teams employed by Lancashire County Council to go on strike
Staff in social work teams are to strike for five days from Friday in a dispute over salary grades and working cover. Around 200 social care support officers and hearing
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Couple in court after baby’s death from injuries consistent with ‘shaking or impact’
A couple have appeared in court after their baby died from a head injury alleged to be consistent with “shaking or impact”. Kaylani Kalanzi was three months old when she
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Scrapping two-child limit and benefit cap ‘would likely improve child health’
Tackling child poverty through measures such as scrapping the two-child limit and benefit cap “would likely” improve child health and address regional inequalities, new research has suggested. The Labour Government
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Police officer ‘felt flattered’ by messages from care home manager, court hears
A serving Kent Police officer “felt flattered” and “enjoyed the attention” from text messages sent by a witness during a burglary investigation, a court has heard. Matthew Peall, 47, who
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