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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Children aged 12 to 15 in England are to be offered their first dose of a Covid-19 vaccine, Health Secretary Sajid Javid has said. The move comes after the chief
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Nearly £50 million is to be invested in Wales’s social care sector, the Welsh Government has announced. Most of the funding will be given to local authorities to help meet
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Lawyers for the woman suing the Duke of York over sexual assault allegations have claimed to have served legal papers on him, according to a document filed in a New
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Around a fifth of home care staff could leave if the coronavirus vaccine becomes mandatory for remaining social care staff, the sector fears. The Government has launched a six-week consultation
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Health and care workers who refuse to get vaccinated could be moved to back-office roles, the care minister has suggested. Helen Whately (pictured) said there were people who could not
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Consultation has begun on plans to mandate Covid-19 and flu vaccinations for frontline health and care staff, the Government has announced. The six-week consultation process will take views on whether
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Boris Johnson has secured MPs’ backing for his controversial £12 billion tax hike to pay for health and social care despite seeing his Commons majority cut. The House voted by
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The number of people waiting for social care services has risen by a quarter in three months amid a crisis of rising demand for care at home, staff shortages and
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Booster vaccines may not be necessary for everyone in Britain and rolling out third doses too quickly would be an “unnecessary burden” on the NHS, the head of AstraZeneca has
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