Scotland’s Housing Minister has pledged to bring forward legislation to restrict the use of unsuitable temporary accommodation for homeless people. Kevin Stewart said the government would consult on the issue
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Ministers have been urged to review cuts to sexual health budgets by the first MP to announce that he has HIV during a House of Commons debate. Lloyd Russell-Moyle (pictured),
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A children’s home worker has been found guilty of 19 sexual offences against boys. Bruce McLean (pictured) was convicted by majority verdicts at Chester Crown Court on 19 counts of
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£114m will be invested in 2019/20 to support a range of education and training programmes for healthcare professionals in Wales, Health Secretary Vaughan Gething has announced. This is £7m more
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Thousands of vulnerable young people will be homeless or at risk of homelessness in the weeks leading up to Christmas, a charity has said. Centrepoint said 18,000 young people aged
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A council facing severe criticism for inviting a serial rapist to take part in legal proceedings about the future of a child he fathered with one of his victims says
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Ministers are pledging to take an “innovative” approach to tackling drug and alcohol addiction in Scotland, even if it makes some people “uncomfortable”. Public Health Minister Joe FitzPatrick said the
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A hospital trust at the centre of a maternity care scandal has been criticised by health inspectors in a new report. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) rated services at Shrewsbury
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The UK has become one of the first countries to meet a key target in the battle against the HIV epidemic, figures suggest. Statistics released by Public Health England (PHE)
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High earners should have childcare subsidies scrapped to give a boost to low-income families under Universal Credit, the architects of the reforms have said. The Centre for Social Justice (CSJ)
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