The number of sex crimes reported to police has passed 100,000 in a year for the first time, while homicides jumped by more than a tenth, official figures have revealed.
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More than a quarter of emergency services workers have thought about taking their own lives, research has revealed. The data from mental health charity Mind shows the high occurrence of
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Almost half of childcare providers fear they could be forced to close as a result of the 30-hour free entitlement offer, a survey has revealed. The online poll also found
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The Government has paid more than £4 million in compensation to people held unlawfully in immigration detention centres in 2014-15. A Freedom of Information request by the BBC’s Victoria Derbyshire
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Health-conscious “new men” may be largely responsible for a dramatic reduction in rates of Alzheimer’s and other forms of dementia over the past 20 years, research suggests. Despite fears of
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Young women are cutting their pension contributions to cover the cost of childcare, risking poverty when they retire, a new report has warned. The Fawcett Society said women in their
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Many people with dementia are receiving “disjointed and substandard” care, MPs have warned. Seven in ten people with the condition are also suffering from another long-term health problem but these
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Being lonely and socially isolated can increase a person’s risk of heart disease or stroke, new research suggests. The effect loneliness has on the heart is similar to that seen
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Disabled people are almost three and a half times more at risk of violent crime, research shows. Charity Victim Support (VS) found that over the past decade violent crimes against
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Ofgem has decided there is “no case to open an investigation” into a controversial partnership between the energy supplier E.ON and the charity Age UK. Age UK was criticised for
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