The Health Secretary has been urged to investigate concerns over access to mental health services for black, Asian and minority ethnic (BAME) patients. Labour’s health spokeswoman Monica Lennon has written
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Theresa May has defended her “hostile environment” immigration policies which led to people from the so-called Windrush generation to lose their jobs, welfare benefits and right to remain in the
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Former politician and broadcaster Trevor Phillips has said he was “complicit” in workplace harassment of young women. The former chairman of the Equality and Human Rights Commission, who has worked
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More than one in 10 people in the UK live in “persistent poverty”, according to a report that takes a fresh look at the way financial hardship is measured. A
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People in Scotland’s most deprived neighbourhoods are almost a quarter more likely to die alone at home than others, new research says. The research says those living in the most
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A charity has warned a decline in the number of public toilets across Scotland risks discriminating against disabled people. Disability Equality Scotland said a lack of available facilities can discourage
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People living in Scotland’s poorest areas have double the rate of illness or early death than those in the wealthiest parts, an NHS study has found. The new research highlights
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Children with disabilities face discrimination under equality laws which allow schools to exclude them for “challenging behaviour”, a judge has ruled. Judge Alison Rowley, sitting in the Upper Tribunal, said
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Barnardo’s has become the first children’s charity in Northern Ireland to publicly voice support for the recognition of same-sex marriage. It made the announcement on Wednesday to coincide with Belfast
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Faith-based objections have no place in the secular same-sex marriage debate in Northern Ireland, the son of former Irish president Mary McAleese said. It is the only part of the
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