Hundreds of thousands more households could struggle to pay energy bills as a result of the coronavirus pandemic without more action to make homes warmer, it has been warned. More
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The economist who led a cross-party review into support for the care sector has told MPs the current funding is “a stain on us as a nation”. Sir Andrew Dilnot
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A third of people with dementia feel apathetic and want to give up after deteriorating mentally and physically during the coronavirus lockdown, research from a charity suggests. A similar proportion
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Liverpool Women captain Sophie Bradley-Auckland is putting her football career on hold to reduce the coronavirus risk posed to the care home she manages. As well as playing for the
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Campaigners have accused the Government of excluding care workers from its new immigration system and ignoring the “vital role” they have played during the coronavirus pandemic. Critics hit out at
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A High Court judge has approved a plan which will see a teenager with behavioural difficulties temporarily kept locked in a council house because social services staff cannot find appropriate
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Priti Patel has insisted no part of the state should turn a blind eye to grooming of children, to avoid a repeat of the Rotherham scandal. The Home Secretary said
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A cluster of coronavirus cases has been identified at a care home in Glasgow, Nicola Sturgeon has announced. Speaking at the Scottish Government’s briefing on Monday, the First Minister said
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The Government has been condemned for excluding social care workers from its new immigration rules, with the move described as an “embarrassing shambles”. It was announced on Monday that a
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The UK is among the countries to have recorded the highest number of health and social care worker deaths during the coronavirus crisis, according to a report by Amnesty International.
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