Sajid Javid has said he was “honoured” to be asked to be Health Secretary following the resignation of Matt Hancock amid intense pressure for breaching social-distancing rules by kissing an
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Boris Johnson has rejected calls to sack Matt Hancock after the Health Secretary admitted breaching the Government’s rules on social distancing. Mr Hancock apologised after images emerged of him kissing
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A pioneering voice behind the inaugural Thank You Day has thanked young people for “holding on” during the coronavirus pandemic. Gavin McKenna, 31, founder of youth project Reach Every Generation,
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A Canadian health worker who has cared for dying Covid-19 patients and their families has been told her visa to stay in the UK will not be extended, her MP
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Health Secretary Matt Hancock has been accused of having an affair with an adviser to his department. The Sun published pictures of the married Cabinet minister appearing to kiss Gina
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The number of children needing foster care in England could rise by around a third within the next decade, but many councils are unprepared, research warns. The Social Market Foundation
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People looking after vulnerable children have to battle for support and the child welfare system is failing in its duty to nurture their loving relationships, a committee was told. Josh
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A care provider has been ordered to pay almost £100,000 after an 87-year-old woman suffered avoidable harm at its nursing home. Lanemile Limited, which runs Haven Lodge, Clacton-on-Sea, was fined
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Six former health and social care ministers have backed proposals to reform the social care workforce in the absence of long-awaited Government plans. The Future Social Care Coalition (FSCC) put
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Boris Johnson has been warned the “time for excuses is over” as Labour pressed him to urgently bring forward his social care reform plans. Health minister Helen Whately outlined her
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