Dame Judi Dench backs campaign to support elderly with no-one to turn to
Millions of pensioners feel they have no-one to turn to for help and support, a charity has warned. Age UK estimates that 2.65 million people over the age of 65
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Children’s worker used Manchester United connections to ‘buy victims silence’, court told
A children’s home worker accused of sexually assaulting boys in his care used his connections with Manchester United to “buy a form of silence” from his victims, a court has
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Inspectors cancel registration of care home in north Manchester
The Care Quality Commission has taken enforcement action to cancel the registration of Viewpark Care Home and are now no longer legally allowed to provide care at their service in
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Five arrested in south London over ‘vile’ Grenfell effigy video
Five men have been arrested in connection with an investigation into a video showing the burning of an effigy of Grenfell Tower. The Metropolitan Police said the men, who are
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Husband jailed for life for murdering wife and stepdaughter in ‘selfish rage’
An electrical engineer has been jailed for life and ordered to serve at least 29 years in prison for murdering his wife and 11-year-old stepdaughter in an episode of “wanton
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Regional breakdown shows big increase in food bank use across UK
Problems with Universal Credit are driving an increase in the number of emergency supplies handed out at food banks, new figures reveal. The Trussell Trust said its network provided 658,048
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New review warns NHS could be 51,000 nurses short post-Brexit
Fresh concerns have been raised over a nursing shortfall post-Brexit after a new review found that Britain could be left an additional 10,000 nurses short. In England, the latest nursing
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MPs call for urgent reassessment of ‘pointlessly cruel’ benefit sanctions regime
A committee of MPs has called for an urgent reassessment of the Government’s benefit sanctions regime, warning that the current system appears to be “pointlessly cruel” to some claimants. The
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CQC raise concerns over viability of major home care provider
There is a “credible risk of service disruption” at one of the biggest home care providers in England, inspectors have warned. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) has raised concerns that
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Labour attacks Government on ‘bedlam-like conditions’ for people with learning disabilities
Labour has attacked Bedlam-like conditions for people with learning disabilities. Shadow health minister Barbara Keeley said the current situation was “nothing short of a national scandal” with patients being treated
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