Eight scouts have been sent home from an international gathering after two teenagers were charged in relation to cannabis offences. A two-week “jamborette” is currently under way at Blair Atholl
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Child poverty rose by 3% last year, sparked by a cut of up to £150 in the income of Britain’s poorest families, a new report suggests. While middle-income households saw
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Loneliness and isolation in rural Wales is a “ticking time bomb” which must be tackled, a Welsh Government minister has said. Huw Irranca-Davies, the social care minister, said that dealing
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Developing countries should fight discrimination against disabled people as a way of combating extreme poverty, the International Development Secretary has said. It is impossible to end the worst human suffering
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The NHS estate in England is in a “dire” state, Labour has said after uncovering the number of potholes across the health service. The party said that since 2010 there
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Hospitals have “forgotten the basic lessons of patient care”, researchers have suggested, with children struggling to sleep on noisy wards. Noise levels at night for young patients exceeded the maximum
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Since announcing last year that it would be closing 12 of its care homes, Bield has this month agreed a deal which sees residents and staff transfer in three of
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Mears Group has navigated a shareholder’s attempt to oust its chairman by agreeing to consider its proposed candidate for the role. Activist investor Shareholder Value Management (SVM) has withdrawn a
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More than half of homeless families in temporary accommodation are in work, figures show. Some 55% of families are holding down a job despite having nowhere stable to live, research
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A “significant” number of people are struggling to navigate the Government’s flagship Universal Credit benefits system, according to a new study. Research by Citizens Advice found that more than a
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