Local services face £1.3 billion in extra cuts, councillors have said. The main grant funding from central government will be reduced by 36% in 2019-2020, according to local authorities. And
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More needs to be done to help the UK’s seven million carers and improve the current system that waits for them to ask for help, which is usually when they
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Researchers are looking into whether drugs that already treat a range of conditions could help people with motor neurone disease (MND), after a former rugby star helped raise £250,000 for
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Almost 40% of small charities are providing incorrect financial information in their annual returns, according to a Charity Commission report. In a review of a sample of charities, 38% of
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More than eight out of 10 councils are being forced to reduce their public health budgets this year following £96 million in “devastating” Tory health cuts, the Labour Party has
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An HIV charity has been saved from closure following a Scottish Government funding u-turn. HIV Scotland feared it would have to shut after losing out on Scottish Government cash earlier
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Patients with multiple sclerosis (MS) are facing soaring care costs, with many unable to pay for the care they need, a charity has warned. The MS Society has estimated that
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Public services face a fresh round of austerity cuts within two years, according to a think tank. Vital areas that do not have spending protections are in line for real-terms
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Two-car families face an almost £200 increase in the cost of motoring if fuel duty is raised to fund a boost in health spending, according to new figures. The Chancellor
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Crowdfunding appeals for cancer treatment are fuelling the use of alternative “quack” therapies, experts have warned. About £8 million has been raised for alternative cancer treatments on UK crowdfunding sites
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