Legislation designed to cap energy prices for 11 million households across Britain will be introduced to Parliament today. The Domestic Gas and Electricity (Tariff Cap) Bill would allow Ofgem to
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Television presenter Carrie Grant has said it can be difficult to relate to other parents as she and her husband are raising four children with complex needs. Carrie and her
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Thousands more patients at risk of deadly inherited heart conditions are to be screened each year following the roll-out of a £1.5 million genetic testing service by the family of
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Domestic violence victims should be spared having to confront their alleged abusers in court, the Home Secretary has said. Amber Rudd wants to introduce special protections for victims, similar to
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The total amount of council tax paid in England is set to rise by more than £1 billion next year as town halls take advantage of new freedoms to increase
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National older person’s charity MHA has announced Sam Monaghan as its new Chief Executive. Monaghan joins MHA from Barnardo’s, where he was Corporate Director Children’s Services. Prior to that, he
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The mother of Ellie Butler – the six-year-old murdered by her father – has lost a bid to challenge her conviction. Ben Butler was convicted of murder in June 2016
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Shadow home secretary Diane Abbott has condemned “shocking” treatment of detainees at the Yarl’s Wood Immigration Removal Centre amid claims dozens of women are on hunger strike in protest at
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More than 20 charities, including Oxfam Great Britain, have pledged to boost safeguarding and are calling on people to report unacceptable behaviour. The aid agencies said there can be no
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More than 200 million medication errors are made in the NHS every year and could lead to the deaths of thousands of people, researchers say. Mistakes – ranging from giving
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