Continued use of a “squalid” military barracks to house asylum seekers “beggars belief” and must end, charities say. The past year has seen two outbreaks of coronavirus behind the barbed
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The Government has an opportunity to reset the health and social care agenda as a result of the virus crisis, according to a leading public health expert. Sir Michael Marmot
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Preventing violence against women and girls should be considered as much of a priority as counter-terrorism, a police watchdog has said. It came as a root-and-branch examination by Her Majesty’s
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Maternity and specialist support services must engage more with fathers to help prevent vulnerable babies being seriously injured or killed, a child safeguarding review has found. Insufficient attention to men
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Unions are warning of “catastrophic” staff shortages in care homes unless the Government scraps a deadline for workers in the sector to be vaccinated against coronavirus. Unison said ministers should
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Care home staff in England will be able to temporarily “self-certify” that they are medically exempt from getting a coronavirus vaccine, it has emerged. Pregnant care home workers will also
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A care home provider has been fined £363,000 after failing to protect a woman who was raped by another resident responsible for almost 80 “sexualised” and violent incidents. The firm,
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The chairman of the Prince of Wales’s charitable foundation has resigned, expressing concern over potential “rogue activity” after reports that the organisation accepted a six-figure sum from a Russian donor.
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Booster vaccines are to be offered to people aged 50 and over, those in care homes and frontline health and social care workers. The Pfizer/BioNTech vaccine will be used as
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Lawyers for the Duke of York say a woman who accuses him of sexually assaulting her has a prior agreement “releasing the duke and others from any and all potential
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