Michael Matheson has resigned as Scotland’s health secretary following backlash over his parliamentary iPad bill of almost £11,000. Mr Matheson racked up the charges while holidaying in Morocco over Christmas
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The attitudes of councillors whose comments on special needs children sparked outrage have been branded “Dickensian” and show the need for more education in this area, a coalition of charities
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Emotional scars associated with growing up in care are passed down through generations, according to a UK-first study. Care leavers were at greater risk of depression and anxiety, and their
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There has been a dramatic rise in the number of children being referred for emergency mental health treatment. Data analysed by the Royal College of Psychiatrists shows a 53% rise
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Rishi Sunak has refused to apologise for making a transgender joke in the Commons in front of the mother of murdered teenager Brianna Ghey, as Number 10 called the jibe
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The Scottish Government’s drugs and alcohol policy minister Elena Whitham has resigned for health reasons. The SNP minister said that over the last year, she had “experienced a series of
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Tens of thousands of people have been left suffering needlessly as a result of Government “broken promises” on fracture care, a Conservative peer has told Parliament. The blue-on-blue criticism saw
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The new Anti-Slavery Commissioner has said her budget will be cut by 5% annually as she acknowledged modern slavery and human trafficking is “no longer the priority that it was”
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The UK Covid-19 Inquiry has begun hearings into the way £15 billion of taxpayers’ money was spent on personal protective equipment (PPE) during the pandemic, amid claims of fraud and
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A health workers’ union is calling for a wage rise and free staff parking as part of the next pay and conditions deal. The GMB, which represents members working in
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