Boris Johnson said he plans to stick “like glue” to his plan for easing restrictions despite scientific advisers warning it could create a wave of Covid infections akin to that
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A 26-year-old mother is celebrating after winning £1 million on a scratchcard she purchased on her break while working at a care home. Sara Thomas, from Treharris in south Wales,
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Ethnic minority healthcare workers have been disproportionately affected by the coronavirus pandemic, accounting for 56% of those who have died with the disease. The PA news agency has verified the
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Almost one in seven people who test positive for Covid-19 are still suffering symptoms three months later, according to new UK figures. The largest study of its kind on long
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A 47-year-old man who was sexually abused by a manager at a privately-run children’s home when a teenager has failed in a bid to claim damages from the council which
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The SNP and Scottish Labour have set out their policies to improve care for the elderly, ahead of the Scottish Parliament election. Nicola Sturgeon’s party has pledged to abolish charges
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The Government has announced an immediate review into sexual abuse in schools following thousands of allegations from students. Ofsted will look at safeguarding policies in state and independent schools, “the
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Criminals in England who commit alcohol-fuelled crimes may be required to wear ankle tags that monitor their sweat every 30 minutes. The so-called sobriety tags will alert the probation service
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Sexual abuse should never be dismissed as “boys being boys” or “banter”, the children’s commissioner for England has urged. Ministers and school leaders are facing growing calls to tackle sexual
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The headmaster of a military boarding school has said discouraging pupils from reporting abuse was a disgrace, as he offered an apology to those affected. Donald Shaw, of Queen Victoria
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