‘Fractured and undervalued’ social care needs huge amount of work, says Starmer
The UK’s social care system “needs a huge amount of work” and has been “broken for a long time”, Sir Keir Starmer has said. The Labour leader made the comments
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Almost 20,000 care home residents have died with coronavirus in England and Wales – ONS
Almost 20,000 care home residents in England and Wales have died with coronavirus, the majority dying in their care home, official figures show. Death certificates for 19,394 residents mentioned “novel
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Report alleging 85 million faulty items of protective equipment ‘a national scandal’, says the BMA
The British Medical Association has criticised the Government over reports that millions of items of personal protective equipment (PPE) were found to be faulty. The Department of Health and Social
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Third of nurseries in most deprived areas may close permanently, new report warns
A third of nurseries in the most deprived areas of England may be forced to close permanently due to coronavirus-related financial difficulties, a report warns. Many parents are worried that
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Around 4.5 million people in ‘deep poverty’ – a rise of 1.7 million in last 20 years – report
Around 4.5 million people are experiencing the deepest levels of poverty in the UK and have been hardest hit by the coronavirus pandemic, a commission has found. The proportion of
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Politicians, businessmen and police alleged to have been involved in filming of abuse, inquiry hears
Prominent politicians, businessmen and police officers are alleged to have been involved in the filming of sexual assaults against children in care, an inquiry has heard. Some of the abuse
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MPs bid to give EU children in care automatic settled status when freedom of movement ends
Two senior Conservative MPs are trying to force the Government to automatically grant EU children in care settled status in the UK when freedom of movement is ended. Former minister
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Glasgow asylum seekers uprooted at height of pandemic and treated ‘like Amazon parcels’
Asylum seekers in Glasgow have been treated like “Amazon parcels” during the coronavirus pandemic, according to a charity calling for an inquiry into their accommodation facilities. It comes after six
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Children in council’s care who reported sex abuse faced death threats, inquiry hears
Children in the care of Lambeth Council faced death threats, punishment and disbelief when they attempted to report sexual abuse, an inquiry has heard. Paedophiles targeted young people in children’s
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Autistic teenager ‘may never be released’ after being jailed for throwing young boy from gantry
A mentally ill and violent teenager who threw a six-year-old boy from the Tate Modern viewing gantry when he was allowed out unsupervised has been told he “may never be
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