The crisis in social care and pressure to help firms facing business rates hikes forced Chancellor Philip Hammond to promise billions in extra funding as he delivered his first Budget.
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Earlier today Chancellor Philip Hammond promised £2 billion over three years in extra social care funding in England as he delivered his first Budget. Here we catch up on some
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A Tory council leader told how he had secured a “gentleman’s agreement” with the Government to avoid an embarrassing 15% tax hike. Downing Street has repeatedly denied striking a ”sweetheart
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Emilia Fox and Emily Watson are among the female celebrities voicing their commitment to women’s rights in a powerful new film for ActionAid. Charlie Webster, Lucy Rose, Frances Barber, Tanya
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The High Court is to hear an urgent challenge over a teenage boy’s “prolonged solitary confinement” in prison. A penal reform charity says the boy has been locked in his
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Syrian children are showing symptoms of “toxic stress” and are attempting self-harm and suicide in response to prolonged exposure to war, according to a report. Children do not feel safe
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Two wealthy brothers who ran a dangerous and dirty care home with rooms like “prison cells” where residents were not bathed or showered for a month have been fined £80,800.
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Theresa May’s Government has an “issue” over benefits for disabled people, Jeremy Corbyn has suggested in an outspoken attack. In a pre-Budget intervention, the Labour leader said ministers need to
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The Government must address a “big gap” between its position on the Dubs child refugee scheme and evidence submitted by local councils and campaigners, MPs say. Ministers faced a storm
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There is overwhelming evidence of a strong link between socio-economic disadvantage and suicidal behaviour, according to a report. The Dying from Inequality report from Samaritans found that areas of higher
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