The Government is being urged to take urgent action to tackle “severe” staff shortages in residential care homes after a study found elderly and vulnerable people are being denied trips
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Prime Minister Theresa May has faced criticism from a senior MP for failing to meet survivors of the Grenfell Tower fire tragedy when she visited the scene of the blaze.
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At least 30 people have died in the Grenfell Tower fire, police have revealed. Metropolitan Police commander Stuart Cundy confirmed the death toll as he spoke near the scene of
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Councils across the country have ordered urgent reviews of their social housing stock in the wake of the Grenfell Tower disaster. The Local Government Association (LGA), which represents more than
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At least 17 people have died in the Grenfell Tower fire, although the death toll is still expected to rise, emergency services have said. Specialist urban search and rescue teams
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The firefighters who tried to rescue residents as they tackled the Grenfell Tower blaze could face future psychological issues, London Fire Commissioner Dany Cotton has warned. She said the tough
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More must be done to tackle the “taboo” subject of baby death, a charity has said. Sands, the stillbirth and neonatal death charity, said that while many members of the
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Companies, individuals and charities have sprung into action to offer help to anyone affected by the Grenfell Tower fire. Here is a summary of some of the efforts so far:
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The competition watchdog is investigating concerns that some care homes for the elderly could be breaking consumer law, it has announced. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said it had
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An elderly dementia patient had her care funding wrongly stopped by a council after a “flawed assessment” by social workers concluded she was able to manage her own finances. In
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