Women in Wales to be allowed to take second termination drug at home
Women in Wales are to be allowed to take the second abortion pill at home. Health Secretary Vaughan Gething said the move will increase choice for women and reduce the
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Home Office used powers ‘unlawfully and inappropriately’ to detain Windrush generation
Immigration officials used powers of detention “unlawfully and inappropriately” to hold members of the so-called Windrush generation even though they were entitled to be in the UK, a parliamentary inquiry
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Jeremy Corbyn to highlight pressures facing NHS services on visit to Scotland
Jeremy Corbyn will highlight the pressures facing GP practices and other NHS services on a visit to Scotland. The UK Labour leader will join Scottish party chief Richard Leonard for
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Legalising cannabis could bring in £1 billion plus a year in tax revenues, think tank claims
The Institute for Economic Affairs (IEA) has called on Britain to follow Canada and parts of the United States and decriminalise the Class B drug. The report – called Joint
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Minister urges university leaders ensure student mental health is top priority
Universities should take the place of parents and ensure they offer good mental health support to students to stop them becoming overwhelmed and “falling between the cracks”, a minister has
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Nearly 200 women forced to say they were raped to claim child tax credits, MPs told
Almost 200 women have had to declare they are rape victims to qualify for additional child tax credits since a controversial welfare reform was introduced, MPs have heard. The SNP’s
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Two-child benefit cap hits more than 70,000 families in first 12 months
More than 70,000 families lost benefits worth up to £2,780 a year in the first 12 months of operation of the new two-child cap, according to official figures. Campaigners called
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Tory leader in Welsh Assembly quits over future of jobs following Brexit
The Conservatives’ leader in the Welsh Assembly has quit the post after seven years following a spat over the future for jobs in Wales after Brexit. Andrew RT Davies said
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New guidance launched to support healthy eating in childcare settings across Wales
The Welsh Government has unveiled new guidance for regulated childcare settings to help them ensure they provide the children they care for with healthy food and drink. The new guidance
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Law change needed to give disabled people basic sanitation, ministers told
A change in the law is needed to give disabled people “basic sanitation” in public spaces across the UK, ministers have been told. Campaigners are pushing for changing place toilets
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