More than half of the people held in an immigration detention centre during a six-month period were then released back into the community instead of being deported. Campaigners branded the
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Fewer than one in three young people would feel comfortable asking for help if they felt lonely, a new study suggests. Research by the Co-op’s charity indicated that most young
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A leading trade union is calling for Universal Credit to be scrapped after a survey found claimants becoming suicidal, going without food, forced into debt and unable to pay bills.
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Health care access for more than 180,000 British nationals living in the EU will be protected in the event of a no-deal Brexit, the Government has said. Health Secretary Matt
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England’s elderly will be eligible for state-funded support if they need help with basic tasks including getting out of bed, washing and feeding themselves under Labour plans for a National
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An estimated 8.4 million people across England are living in unaffordable, insecure or unsuitable homes, according to the National Housing Federation. People within this group face issues ranging from homelessness
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A student found hanged at her halls of residence faced an “unacceptable delay” waiting for a mental health appointment at her university, a coroner has said. University of Liverpool student
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A “devoted, loving son” who killed his dying mother to end her suffering by dropping her from a first floor fire escape at a care home has been given a
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The Government has “apologised unreservedly” for “unacceptable failings” in probation services which contributed to a five-year-old boy being beaten to death by his mother’s boyfriend. An inquest into the death
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The current system for fining people who wrongly claim free prescriptions is not fit for purpose, MPs have said. In a damning report, the Commons Public Accounts Committee said a
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