PM blames strike action as NHS waiting lists hit new record high of 7.7 million
The NHS waiting list in England has hit a new record high, with 7.7 million people – around one in seven – waiting for treatment, data shows. New figures from
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New report warns councils in ‘doom-spiral of unsustainable spending on children’s services’
Councils in England are in a “worsening doom-spiral of unsustainable spending” when it comes to children’s social care, according to a new report. Millions more has been spent on children’s
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Sara Sharif’s family members held on suspicion of murder after landing in UK
Three family members of 10-year-old Sara Sharif, who was found dead in her Surrey home, have been arrested on suspicion of murder after arriving on a flight from Dubai. Urfan
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Call for inquiry after survey finds third of female surgeons sexually assaulted in NHS
An independent inquiry should be held to examine reports of sexual misconduct in the NHS, the Lib Dems have said, following a survey which found almost one in three female
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TUC leader in scathing attack on Government over immigration policy that ‘shames us all’
The leader of the TUC has launched a scathing attack on the Government over its treatment of migrants, saying its response “shames” Britain. In his first keynote speech to the
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Retired social worker sentenced for historical cruelty against children in her care
A former “house mother” who abused children in her care in the 1960s and 1970s has been sentenced to 300 hours of community service. Retired social worker Euphemia Ramsay, 76,
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HMP Wandsworth ‘really needs closing’, says chief inspector of prisons
The jail from which former soldier Daniel Khalife escaped “really needs closing”, the prisons watchdog said. Chief Inspector of Prisons Charlie Taylor said “in an ideal world” Wandsworth would be
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Care home outbreak suggests new Covid variant has impact in close-contact settings
The latest Covid-19 variant BA.2.86 may be transmissable enough to have an impact in settings where people are in close contact, following an outbreak at a care home in Norfolk,
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Call for talks to safeguard jobs amid ‘tough decisions’ at Birmingham council
The leader of Birmingham City Council has said “tough decisions” must be made to save the local authority as unions called for urgent talks to safeguard jobs. Councillor John Cotton
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Yousaf confirms minimum £12ph for care workers while pledging to tackle ‘scourge of poverty’
Humza Yousaf set his sights on tackling the “scourge of poverty” as he revealed the Scottish Government’s priorities for the coming year. In a wide ranging speech, the Scottish First
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