New data shows 95% of homeless deaths take place in towns and cities
More than nine in 10 deaths of homeless people were in cities and towns in 2017 with only 26 homeless people dying in rural areas, new data has revealed. Deaths
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Apology after benefit error hits an extra 30,000 ill and disabled people
A minister has apologised after it emerged an extra 30,000 ill and disabled benefit claimants could have been underpaid. Sarah Newton told the Commons the Department for Work and Pensions
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Care Minister calls for people with dementia to participate in research study
More than a hundred thousand people with dementia are being urged to take part in pioneering research studies as part of plans to make England the best country in the
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Alesha MacPhail killer named as Aaron Campbell after judge lifts identity restriction
The 16-year-old boy who raped and murdered Alesha MacPhail can be identified as Aaron Campbell after a judge allowed his name to be reported. The body of the six-year-old was
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Island community shattered by abduction, rape and murder of Alesha MacPhail
It was going to be a summer holiday filled with playing on the beach, bike rides and trips to the park. Alesha MacPhail was to spend three weeks on the
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Teenager found guilty of abduction, rape and murder of six-year-old Alesha Macphail
A 16-year-old boy has been found guilty of abducting, raping and murdering six-year-old Alesha MacPhail. A jury at the High Court in Glasgow took three hours to find the teenager,
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Child poverty set for ‘sharp rise’ amid stagnating living standards and welfare cuts
Child poverty risks hitting record levels in the next few years amid “stagnating” living standards for households, a new study suggests. The Resolution Foundation said the incomes of typical working-age
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Hostile ‘gatekeeping’ leaving thousands of children living in appalling conditions
Thousands of children are growing up in poverty in Britain after being treated like “second-class citizens” because of the “hostile environment” policy, a report claims. It says many children of
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New campaign urges public to share concerns about NHS or care home services
Almost seven million people over the last five years have had concerns about their care but have never raised them, according to a regulator. The Care Quality Commission (CQC), which
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Surgeons hail ‘world first’ op to tackle UK’s leading cause of sight loss
Surgeons have claimed a world first after carrying out a gene therapy operation to tackle the most common cause of sight loss in the UK. Age-related macular degeneration (AMD) causes
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