More than four million children are living in families which receive Universal Credit, latest figures suggest. Some 4,030,796 children were living in households receiving the benefit as of August, according
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The death of a young boy who suffered prolonged exposure to mould is an “unacceptable tragedy”, the Housing Secretary has said. Awaab Ishak (pictured), two, died in December 2020 from
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Chaos has ensued in local areas as asylum seekers are “dumped” on councils without warning as the Home Office tries to move people out of the Manston processing centre, Parliament
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More than nine in 10 social care directors do not believe their local area has enough staff or funding to get through the winter, a survey suggests. Social care bosses
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The NHS and social care system are in the “most perilous position in memory”, a group of leading charities has warned. The Richmond Group of Charities said the systems were
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Sexual health services are “at breaking point” council leaders have warned, as organisations face funding cuts and soaring demands for care – including among pensioners. The Local Government Association (LGA)
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Fewer than half of NHS trusts will meet key recovery targets on waiting lists and cancer as services buckle under pressure, according to a new report. A poll of health
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Rishi Sunak could not say when the number of migrants crossing the Channel to the UK would reduce despite the Government agreeing a fresh multimillion-pound deal with France. The Prime
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A mother whose son fled from a mental health unit and was struck by a train was “in disbelief as to how he could have got out”, an inquest heard.
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A mother “completely trusted” nurse Lucy Letby when she left her “screaming” son in her care, a court has heard. Letby (pictured), 32, is said to have murdered the infant
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