‘More than 400,000 people’ have had long Covid for over two years
More than 400,000 people in the UK with long Covid are likely to have first had the virus at least two years ago, new figures suggest. A total of two
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Disabled benefit applicants will not be subject to ‘degrading functional examinations’, MSP
Scots eligible for disability benefit will not be subject to “degrading functional examinations”, a minister has pledged, as applications for the new payment open on Monday. The Adult Disability Payment
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‘Our families are going to suffer’: Mothers of disabled children seek urgent help with energy bills
Mothers of disabled children have appealed to the Government for urgent help with spiralling energy bills – saying “our families are going to suffer” and warning of a political “reckoning”.
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More than 70% of disabled households plunged into debt by cost-of-living crisis – poll
More than 70% of disabled households have been plunged into debt this year by the cost-of-living crisis, with four out of five saying the Government has not done enough to
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Man remanded in custody after being charged with murder of 87-year-old on mobility scooter
A man charged with the murder of 87-year-old Thomas O’Halloran, who was stabbed in the chest in a “vicious attack” on a mobility scooter, has been remanded in custody. Lee
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Man arrested over fatal stabbing of ‘very popular’ 87-year-old on mobility scooter
A 44-year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of the murder of 87-year-old Thomas O’Halloran on a mobility scooter in west London. He was arrested at an address in Southall,
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Police issue urgent appeal to find ‘dangerous’ man fleeing scene of fatal mobility scooter attack
A “dangerous” knife-wielding man who was seen fleeing the scene of a fatal attack on an 87-year-old man in a mobility scooter is being sought by detectives. Thomas O’Halloran was
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Police name ‘much-loved’ 87-year-old man stabbed to death in his mobility scooter
An 87-year-old man stabbed to death in his mobility scooter has been named by police as Thomas O’Halloran. Mr O’Halloran was killed in a “shocking act” of “unprovoked violence”, Metropolitan
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Society ‘devaluing’ elderly and disabled people as social care leaders report ‘enormous’ waiting lists
Around 600 people every day are joining growing waiting lists to be assessed for social care and support in England, figures from councils suggest. Unprecedented numbers of people needing help
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Support for patients with extra communication needs ‘worse since start of pandemic’
One in four patients who have extra communication needs, including deaf and blind people, have been “refused” communication support while accessing NHS care, a poll suggests. A survey of 605
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