A liberalisation of abortion in Northern Ireland has been overwhelmingly backed by peers. The House of Lords supported the controversial move in a free vote by 182 to 37, majority
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Both Tory leadership hopefuls have committed to supporting new domestic violence laws, a minister has claimed. Home Office minister Victoria Atkins told MPs she has spoken to both Jeremy Hunt
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The number of emergency food parcels distributed to children last summer soared by almost 20%, with fears of a further increase this year. The Trussell Trust, which runs a network
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Jeremy Hunt has pledged to take a “housing first” approach to ease the homelessness crisis by giving rough sleepers unconditional access to permanent shelter and treatment. The contender to be
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More than 10,000 signatures have been collected in 48 hours against the liberalisation of Northern Ireland’s abortion laws, it has been claimed. The signatures were included in a letter to
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The Government is being urged to tackle the crisis in social care through the increased use of so-called assistive technologies to help people with learning disabilities and improve the skills
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An MP is demanding a review of the decision to release from prison a paedophile nursery worker because she no longer poses a “significant risk to the public”. Vanessa George,
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Police are to be given a new set of “game-changing” technological tools to help boost the fight against online child abuse. According to the Home Office, the three new tools
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A coroner has raised concerns about the support given by the Welsh Government to ministers who lose their posts as he concluded the death of politician Carl Sargeant was suicide.
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A £135 million boost to research in healthcare has been announced by the Government. The funds will help researchers tackle the biggest challenges facing the sector including dementia, obesity and
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