Third of NHS Trusts fail to join scheme to cut sugary drink in hospitals
More than a third of NHS trusts have failed to sign up to a scheme to cut sales of sugary drinks in hospitals, new figures show. NHS England said 80
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Labour warns of real-terms cut of almost £1 billion to children’s services
Local authority spending on services for children and young people in England has fallen in real terms by almost £1 billion since 2012, Labour has claimed. The party released analysis
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Paddy McGuinness urges parents with autistic children not to give up on family holidays
Paddy McGuinness has urged fellow parents raising children with autism not to give up hope after he “finally conquered a family holiday”. The Take Me Out host posted a picture
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New ‘one-stop shops’ to speed up cancer diagnosis being trialled by NHS
New “one-stop shops” to speed up cancer diagnosis are being trialled across the country for the first time. GPs can refer patients suffering from “vague” symptoms including unexplained weight loss,
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Data bank boots hopes for future biomedical research into mental health
A major health data resource will be able to dramatically expand potential research into mental disorders after receiving responses from thousands of members of the public on mental health. UK
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Discretionary welfare being ‘hacked away’ as £300 million axed from major benefit funds
Discretionary welfare payments are being “hacked away”, a senior MP has claimed, after new figures showed more than £300 million has been axed from two major benefits funds. Fresh analysis
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Teachers conference hears of increasingly visible signs of poverty affecting children
Malnourished, grey-looking, children are turning up to school in dirty uniforms and stuffing food in their pockets because they are living in poverty, headteachers have warned. In some cases, youngsters
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Ofsted chief accused of Islamaphobia over hijab comments
The head of Ofsted has been accused by teachers of Islamaphobia over remarks she made about young girls wearing the hijab in the classroom. Amanda Spielman (pictured) was criticised by
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Disability benefits ‘rigged’ against people with Parksinson’s says charity
The Government is spending more than £700,000 reassessing people with the most severe cases of Parkinson’s for disability benefits, even though they will never get any better, campaigners have claimed.
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Government announce new measures to cut number of rough sleepers
A rough sleeping task force to cut the number of people living on the street is being launched as the Government promised to break the cycle of homelessness. Councils with
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