Children living with domestic abuse should be classed as victims of crime, with levels feared to “grow sharply” during the coronavirus outbreak, the victims’ commissioner said. Dame Vera Baird said
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Dozens of MPs are backing a fundraiser to secure £1 million for care workers who are forced to self-isolate during the coronavirus pandemic. The fundraiser has already seen more than
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The family of a 13-year-old boy, the first known child to die in the UK after testing positive for coronavirus, said they have been left “beyond devastated”. Ismail Mohamed Abdulwahab’s
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Care workers and community nurses are still struggling to do their jobs safely and with adequate protective gear, with experts saying they are “frustrated at the lack of pace”. Weeks
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Dozens of child poverty charities are braced to close within half a year if they are not able to replace funds lost due to the coronavirus pandemic. The Childhood Trust
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Healthcare workers need clarity from ministers about what risks they should not have to take if they do not have adequate personal protective equipment, the British Medical Association has said.
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Hundreds of cancer patients in Wales could die because of delays in treatment and screening due to coronavirus, a cancer charity has warned. Tenovus Cancer Care says cancer services across
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Parents should be financially compensated during the Covid-19 outbreak as childcare should be recognised as full-time work, a new report says. A paper by the Institute for Public Policy Research
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Shortages in supplies of protective equipment for health workers has led to a desperate NHS procurement chief tweeting “God help us all”. Protective gowns for frontline staff were not included
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People in Wales face having their movements restricted “beyond” the current three-week lockdown, the First Minister has said. Mark Drakeford admitted the potential restrictions for people and businesses would be
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