Residents in eight Indian variant hotspot areas have been told “there are no local lockdowns” after the Government was accused of bringing in new Covid-19 restrictions “by stealth”. Guidance urging
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A pest control company has said it did not know it had been put into a so-called “VIP lane” for Government contracts for personal protective equipment (PPE). The Good Law
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Children and young people are being “ping ponged” around different services when they seek mental health support, MPs have heard. Samaritans said that children and young people are not getting
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Tory MP Rob Roberts faces being suspended from the Commons for six weeks after a complaints panel found he broke Parliament’s sexual misconduct policy. The Independent Expert Panel (IEP) found
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Wales’ journey out of lockdown risks being reversed by new strains of coronavirus like the Indian variant, the country’s chief medical officer has said. Dr Frank Atherton’s warning came as
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The Home Office has been ordered to pay damages to two victims of human trafficking, after a High Court judge found a benefits “error” discriminated against them. Two Albanian women,
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New pilot schemes are being launched across England in a bid to encourage people to get tested for Covid-19 and follow self-isolation rules. The pilots will involve increased social care
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All unregulated accommodation for 16 and 17-year-olds who are leaving care will have to meet a national standard under new proposals. The aim, included in a Government consultation launched on
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A major supplier of polymerase chain reaction (PCR) Covid-19 testing kits is in dispute with the Government over a £150 million contract. Novacyt developed one of the UK’s first coronavirus
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Deals for personal protective equipment (PPE) often failed within “minutes” early in the pandemic, the Government has said as it defended the use of a so-called “VIP lane” in a
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