Half of Scots believe that poorer health is a result of an unjust society, according to findings published by the Scottish Centre for Social Research. The report ‘Scottish Social Attitudes
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Rapper Big Narstie has hit out at a shortfall in mental health care, claiming it is leading to a generation of youngsters being forced into crime. The musician, 32, acts
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Gypsy, Roma and Traveller communities will benefit from a new fund to improve their health, education and integration, Communities Minister Lord Bourne said today. Six pilot projects will each receive
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The UK should be a country where “no one feels the need to hide” who they love, Theresa May said as she promised a new action plan for lesbian, gay,
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Older adults in England with fewer financial resources are more likely to develop dementia, according to new UCL and University of Exeter research. Researchers analysed data from over 6,000 adults
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Sajid Javid vowed to make sure people caught up in the Windrush fiasco are treated with “decency and fairness” as he arrived at the Home Office to take up his
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A former Labour MP has been appointed to chair women’s rights group the Fawcett Society. Fiona Mactaggart (pictured), who spent 20 years in Parliament before standing down at the 2017
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A cancer patient caught up in the Windrush scandal will be granted indefinite leave to remain, Labour MP Chuka Umunna has revealed. But he described the man’s treatment by the
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A 2015 report says the Home Office set targets for voluntary departures of people who could not lawfully stay in the UK, it has emerged. A powerful Commons committee investigating
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Ministers have been urged to adopt a “health in all policies” approach after Brexit to help tackle inequality. Labour’s Luciana Berger said it was a “terrible indictment” on society that
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