The Northern Ireland public face beefed-up coronavirus fines, with fixed penalty notices starting at £200. The list of locations where people must wear a face covering has also been extended
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Scotland’s First Minister has defended “hard and painful” new coronavirus restrictions as she announced five more deaths and a doubling of those in hospital with the virus. Nicola Sturgeon urged
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The lives of homeless people will be lost this winter without Government action to keep them off the streets and in accommodation where they can socially distance, a coalition has
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The NHS cannot cope with its current budget, health leaders have said as they called on the Prime Minister to avoid a “have our cake and eat it” approach to
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Social care organisations called for action from Boris Johnson on funding reform for the sector after the Prime Minister again pledged to set out a plan to deal with the
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Proposed new laws which seek to exclude perpetrators of domestic abuse from their victims’ homes have been hailed as a “milestone”. Scottish Women’s Aid welcomed the changes outlined in the
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A technical glitch which meant almost 16,000 Covid-19 cases went unreported has led to a delay in efforts to trace contacts of people who tested positive for the virus. Public
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Liverpool, Warrington, Hartlepool and Middlesbrough have become the latest areas subjected to local coronavirus lockdowns but ministers said there was a “small hope” that progress was being made in slowing
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Health boards and social care providers will be given a funding boost of £1.1 billion to support their battle against Covid-19, the Health Secretary has announced. The Scottish Government confirmed
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Carers need to be paid more to avoid pressure being piled on the social care sector after freedom of movement ends, Government advisers have warned. The job needs to be
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