Tax rises to support a £20.5 billion-a-year boost to the NHS budget will be “fair and balanced”, Theresa May has vowed. The Prime Minister insisted the Government would take a
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A convicted child killer dubbed the Beast of Wombwell died of natural causes days after he was found guilty of rape and before he could be charged with the murder
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One in five British festival goers have experienced sexual assault or harassment at an event, according to new research. Campaigners said the figures, believed to be the first of their
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Four out of five council workers have no confidence in the future of local services because of spending cuts, new research reveals. A study by Unison found that most local
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The NHS is to get an extra £384 million a week after Brexit, Prime Minister Theresa May has said. In a major announcement to mark the 70th anniversary of the
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Bupa Care Homes has been fined £3 million over the death of an 86-year-old in Essex. Kenneth Ibbetson died after contracting Legionnaires’ disease while living at the Hutton Village Nursing
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The NHS could benefit from a “radical simplification” of streamlining and making social care free at the point of need, former Labour and Tory health ministers have suggested. Lord Ara
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Around 1,000 welfare claimants will be given more money after the Government dropped a legal challenge. An appeal against a decision that regulations were wrongly interpreted in a Personal Independence
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Government-backed plans to criminalise upskirting have been derailed after being opposed by a Conservative grandee. There were cries of “shame!” as Sir Christopher Chope (pictured) dealt a blow to campaigners
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Reforms to mental health units have stalled after a Tory MP delivered one of the Commons’ longest speeches in recent years. Cries of “shame” were heard in the chamber as
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