A crackdown on “rip-off” pre-paid funeral plan providers who prey on the vulnerable has been signalled by the Government. The Treasury is proposing bringing the sector under the regulation of
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A service providing support for women at risk of having their children taken into care is being made available across Wales, Social Care Minister Huw Irranca-Davies has said. The Reflect
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A war of words has broken out between a local authority and the Scottish Government over a ‘missing’ £1 million intended for social care. Angus Council, who have denied any
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Pro-choice campaigners have taken abortion pills outside Northern Ireland’s main court buildings in defiance of the strict laws governing terminations. Northern Ireland is the only part of the UK where
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A new pink tartan created to raise funds for cancer research has been modelled by the First Minister. Nicola Sturgeon was presented with a Friends of Cancer Research UK scarf,
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Too many older people are living in misery as they are left waiting for months to receive care in their own home, a charity has warned. Older people and their
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Theresa May should allow a free Commons vote on abortion law reform in Northern Ireland, senior Tory MP Dr Sarah Wollaston has said. Following last week’s overwhelming vote in favour
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Tessa Jowell’s battle to improve care for cancer patients in her final days as she was dying from a brain tumour is to be shown on television. Behind the scenes
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Hundreds of millions of pounds in funding has been announced to help improve provision for children with special educational needs and disabilities. The Government has provided £680 million to create
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The Government has been accused of a “masterclass in incompetence” over attempts to improve the criminal records checking scheme. A project to modernise the Disclosure and Barring Service (DBS) has
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