A steep drop in the number of childminders working in England has been branded “simply unacceptable” by campaigners who have called on the Government to take action to halt the
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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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The Government will next week publish an action plan on advancing the rights of lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender (LGBT) people in the UK. It comes after the largest survey
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Five Scottish ministers have been promoted as part of Nicola Sturgeon’s cabinet reshuffle, including Jeane Freeman as Health Secretary and Humza Yousaf as Justice Secretary. Ms Freeman, who handled the
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More than 2.5 million households in England are struggling to pay their energy bills, figures from the Government show. Some 11.1% of English households – 2.55 million – faced heating
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Shona Robison conceded her role as health secretary in the Scottish Government had been “at times very challenging” as she quit Nicola Sturgeon’s cabinet. She had taken on the role
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Tampons and sanitary towels should be provided free by the Government, leading doctors have said. The British Medical Association (BMA) backed a motion calling for an end to “period poverty”
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Ministers are being urged to introduce a new “social care premium” for England, paid by individuals and employers, to meet the spiralling costs of looking after the country’s ageing population.
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Mobile phone entrepreneur John Caudwell has pledged his own money in a bid to spark a Government-funded programme into Lyme disease research. Phones 4u founder Mr Caudwell has offered “significant
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Legislation making upskirting a criminal offence punishable by up to two years in prison will be introduced by the Government after a previous bid was scuppered by one of its
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