The Covid crisis has had a major negative impact on disabled people – including “starkly disproportionate deaths”, MPs have said. An independent inquiry into the situation and the difficulty for
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The fallout of grief for those who lost loved ones during the coronavirus crisis could be similar to that of the September 11 attacks, a bereavement charity has warned. Paul
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A man has won the latest round of a court fight over the care of his autistic son. The man, who is separated from the boy’s mother, has cared for
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A health board has apologised to families after an interim report into infection issues found failings at one of Scotland’s newest hospitals. The Queen Elizabeth University Hospital Oversight Board was
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The Home Secretary caused a legal storm with an “ill-advised” tweet about the deaths of 39 migrants while the people-smuggling trial was going on. On October 23, the anniversary of
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An “unscrupulous” gang of people-smugglers are facing years behind bars for their part in the deaths of 39 migrants. The Vietnamese victims, aged between 15 and 44, suffocated in the
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Tougher coronavirus restrictions will be needed across the country with cases of the mutant coronavirus strain appearing “everywhere”, the Government’s chief scientific adviser warned. The Tier 4 lockdown was announced
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A “psycho” supermarket worker has been jailed for life, to serve a minimum of 34 years, for the “evil” murders of his wife and teenage daughter in a jealous rage
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The Covid-19 pandemic is amplifying the disadvantages faced by children across the UK, the nation’s children’s commissioners have warned. They also warn that Brexit poses significant challenges to the rights
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A “total cultural shift” is needed in the care home sector to make it a more decent place to work, according to a new report. The University of the West
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