Kate Garraway says cost of husband’s monthly care fees exceeded ITV salary
Kate Garraway has said the £16,000 monthly cost of her husband Derek Draper’s care was more than her salary from ITV and caused her to rack up huge debts. The
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Princess of Wales announces she is being treated for cancer in emotional message
The Princess of Wales has revealed she is undergoing treatment for cancer in an emotional video message and told others battling the disease “you are not alone”. Kate spoke about
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Downing Street acknowledges ‘challenges’ after minister’s mental health comments
Downing Street has declined to repeat claims by a Cabinet minister that the UK’s approach to mental health was in danger of having “gone too far”. Mel Stride, the Work
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Dame Barbara Windsor’s widower to become dementia ‘people’s champion’
Dame Barbara Windsor’s widower Scott Mitchell has been appointed “people’s champion” of the UK’s dementia mission, which was launched in memory of beloved star. Mr Mitchell said he was “honoured”
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Government yet to give out majority of funding pledged in honour of Tessa Jowell
More than half of the money the Government pledged to fund brain cancer research in honour of Dame Tessa Jowell is yet to be “deployed”, a charity has said. Dame
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People living in poverty find it harder to access to timely NHS care, think tank warns
People living in poverty find it harder to access timely NHS care and are more likely to require expensive emergency treatment, according to think tank The King’s Fund. It is
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Desperate mother threatened to harm daughter in bid for help, Covid inquiry told
A mother threatened to harm her Down’s syndrome daughter to force authorities to become involved because she was so desperate following the withdrawal of social work support during the pandemic,
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People with learning disabilities ‘dying too young and from preventable causes’
People with learning disabilities are dying young from preventable causes due to disjointed access to health checks, a think tank has warned. The Nuffield Trust described the situation as “appalling”
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Interruption to care due to Covid will hasten the death of some, inquiry told
Some people with profound and multiple learning disabilities will die earlier or suffer lifelong problems because care they needed was interrupted during the pandemic, an inquiry has heard. The Scottish
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Use of chemotherapy and radiotherapy in UK ’10 to 15 years behind leading countries’
The use of chemotherapy and radiotherapy in the UK lags behind comparable countries and people wait too long for treatment, research has found. Two new studies part-funded by Cancer Research
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