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Government confirm ban on dependants of overseas care workers to come into effect from March

By Aine Fox, Reporter30th January 2024News England

Overseas care workers coming to the UK will no longer be allowed to bring dependants under new rules from mid-March aimed at tackling “unsustainable and unfair levels of migration”. The

I will regret Covid care home deaths for rest of my life, Freeman tells inquiry

By Rebecca McCurdy and Lauren Gilmour, Reporters29th January 2024News Scotland

Former health secretary Jeane Freeman has told the UK Covid Inquiry she will “regret for the rest of her life” care home deaths caused by Scottish Government decision-making. Ms Freeman

Mental health patients ‘sexually assaulted while in care’, investigation finds

By Storm Newton, Reporter29th January 202429th January 2024News England

Mental health patients have allegedly been sexually assaulted while under NHS care, according to an investigation. A probe by Sky News and The Independent found there had been almost 20,000

Michelle Mone and husband have £75 million assets frozen as PPE probe continues

By Dominic McGrath, Reporter26th January 2024News England

Assets linked to Baroness Michelle Mone and her husband Doug Barrowman have been frozen, as a National Crime Agency investigation into PPE firm Medpro continues. According to the Financial Times,

Families criticise high-security hospital order for Nottingham knifeman who killed three

By Stephanie Wareham, Reporter25th January 2024News England

The families of three people killed in a spate of “atrocities” committed by a knifeman with paranoid schizophrenia said “true justice has not been served” as he was handed a

Monk convicted of abusing children describes victims as ‘unhinged’ at inquiry

By Lauren Gilmour, Reporter24th January 202425th January 2024News Scotland

A 90-year-old man who physically and sexually abused boys in his care at a residential school in the 1960s has branded his victims “unhinged” and said they should be investigated

Councils call for end to ‘short-term’ social care measures as emergency funding confirmed

By Jonathan Bunn, Reporter24th January 2024News England

Council leaders have called for reform of local government finance and an end to “short-term” measures after Michael Gove confirmed authorities will receive £500 million in emergency funding for social

Clinical director did not retain any informal pandemic messages, Covid inquiry hears

By Craig Paton and Lauren Gilmour, Reporters23rd January 2024News Scotland

Scotland’s national clinical director did not retain any informal, one-to-one messages relating to management of the pandemic but denies deleting WhatsApps daily in a “pre-bed ritual”, an inquiry has heard.

Warning of ‘social failure at scale’ as millions living far below poverty line in UK

By Aine Fox, Reporter23rd January 2024News England

Six million of the poorest people in the UK would need to more than double their income to escape poverty, according to a new report which warns this is evidence

Chief medical officer told colleagues to delete WhatsApps ‘at end of every day’

By Craig Paton and Lauren Gilmour, Reporters22nd January 2024News Scotland

Scotland’s chief medical officer told colleagues to delete WhatsApp messages “at the end of every day” during the pandemic, the Covid inquiry has heard. Professor Sir Gregor Smith’s has added

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I will regret Covid care home deaths for rest of my life, Freeman tells inquiry

Mental health patients ‘sexually assaulted while in care’, investigation finds

Michelle Mone and husband have £75 million assets frozen as PPE probe continues

Families criticise high-security hospital order for Nottingham knifeman who killed three

Monk convicted of abusing children describes victims as ‘unhinged’ at inquiry

Clinical director did not retain any informal pandemic messages, Covid inquiry hears

Warning of ‘social failure at scale’ as millions living far below poverty line in UK

Chief medical officer told colleagues to delete WhatsApps ‘at end of every day’

Bill passes Commons hurdle as MPs vote for assisted dying in England and Wales

Net migration drops 20% to 728,000 after hitting record 906,000 in 2023

Urgent need for training to spot and act on sex abuse within families, review finds

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Tag: Top Stories

Government confirm ban on dependants of overseas care workers to come into effect from March

I will regret Covid care home deaths for rest of my life, Freeman tells inquiry

Mental health patients ‘sexually assaulted while in care’, investigation finds

Michelle Mone and husband have £75 million assets frozen as PPE probe continues

Families criticise high-security hospital order for Nottingham knifeman who killed three

Monk convicted of abusing children describes victims as ‘unhinged’ at inquiry

Councils call for end to ‘short-term’ social care measures as emergency funding confirmed

Clinical director did not retain any informal pandemic messages, Covid inquiry hears

Warning of ‘social failure at scale’ as millions living far below poverty line in UK

Chief medical officer told colleagues to delete WhatsApps ‘at end of every day’