Labour has promised to restore 3,000 bus routes, introduce free personal care and keep TV licences free for the over-75s in a bid to woo pensioners. The party is launching
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Child poverty would continue to rise under the Conservative’s social security plans, according to a new report by the Resolution Foundation think tank. The shifting shape of social security report
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A London landmark is being lit up in bright orange to mark a campaign aimed at tackling violence against women. The colourful spectacle at Marble Arch on Monday is being
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A couple embroiled in a long-running dispute over the care of their autistic son have returned to court for the latest stage of a record-breaking case. The man, who has
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Confidential papers relating to paedophiles and their victims ended up in a skip after a police sergeant’s mother-in-law threw them out by accident, a disciplinary hearing was told. Martin Skirving-Chehab,
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NHS hospital staff organised an entire wedding in just one day so that a woman with terminal cancer could get married. Pauline Manning (pictured) was married for just eight days
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The mother of a man with a history of mental illness told police she had “grave concerns” about his release from custody before he killed three elderly men, a court
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A paralysed pensioner died weeks after being neglected by a care worker whose colleagues found the 87-year-old lifeless in her bed, a court has heard. Warwick Crown Court heard claims
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The number of domestic abuse crimes reported to police shot up 24% in the last year but the number of suspects officers sought to charge dropped 11%, figures show. Coercive
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Scottish Care, the representative body for Scotland’s independent care home sector, has announced the winners of their annual National Care Home Awards which took place this year on Friday 15
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