Sarah, Duchess of York offered to help secure PPE in pandemic, inquiry told
Sarah, Duchess of York was among the people who offered to try to help secure PPE in the early months of the Covid crisis, an inquiry has heard. The royal
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Criticism of PPE contract system ‘wholly naive’, Hancock tells Covid inquiry
Matt Hancock has described criticism of the so-called “VIP lane” contracts granted to some suppliers during the coronavirus pandemic as “wholly naive” to the circumstances the country faced at the
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Government defends major welfare reforms but charities condemn ‘cruel cuts’
Benefit reforms branded the biggest shake-up to the welfare system in a generation will create a “pro-work system”, the Government has said. But charities have argued the proposed changes are
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Ex-scout leader found guilty of numerous child sexual offences after 27 years on run
A former scout leader and school housemaster has been found guilty of numerous sexual offences against young boys after spending 27 years on the run using a stolen identity. Richard
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Tory Government ‘unlawfully’ housed asylum seekers at RAF Wethersfield – High Court
The Government acted “unlawfully” by accommodating four vulnerable asylum seekers at RAF Wethersfield, a High Court judge has ruled. Mr Justice Mould found that the Home Secretary had made “a
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NHS England to be abolished to ‘cut bureaucracy’ and save millions – Starmer
NHS England, which has been called the “world’s largest quango” by the Government, is to be abolished, the Prime Minister has said. Sir Keir Starmer said decisions about billions of
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‘Jealous’ triple killer handed whole-life order for crossbow and knife murders
Triple crossbow and knife killer Kyle Clifford has been handed a whole-life order, as a judge described him as a “jealous man soaked in self pity, who holds women in
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NHS shake-up could see central roles halved in ‘radical reduction’, say health officials
The jobs of thousands of health officials are at risk as part of a “radical reduction and reshaping” exercise, NHS leaders have said. The streamlining of roles at NHS England
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Number of children on formal protection plans due to sexual abuse at 30-year record low
The number of children on formal protection plans in England because of sexual abuse has fallen to its lowest level on record, according to analysis which has prompted a charity
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Kyle Clifford’s murders fuelled by Andrew Tate’s ‘violent misogyny’, court told
The crossbow and knife murders carried out by triple killer Kyle Clifford were fuelled by the “violent misogyny promoted” by controversial social media influencer Andrew Tate, a court heard. The
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