Number of new rough sleepers in London rises by 12% in figures branded ‘appalling’
The number of new people sleeping rough in London in spring and early summer rose by 12% on the same period last year. A total of 3,272 people were recorded
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Social care leaders welcome funding announcement but say major reform still needed
Social care leaders have welcomed news that previously-pledged investment in the sector will go towards helping with recruitment and retention of staff but said major reform is still needed to
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Man who spent 17 years in jail for rape he did not commit cleared by appeal court
Andrew Malkinson, who served 17 years behind bars for a rape he did not commit, has been cleared by the Court of Appeal. The 57-year-old (pictured) was found guilty of
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Plans to cut police mental health callouts in next two years branded ‘simply dangerous’
Plans to sharply reduce the number of mental health callouts dealt with by police in England in the next two years are dangerous and could have catastrophic consequences, psychologists have
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People’s experience of A&E getting far worse with significant waiting times reported – CQC
People’s experience of A&E is getting far worse, with long waits to be seen and patients not always getting help, according to a new report. Hospital regulator the Care Quality
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Numbers of households and children in temporary accommodation hit record highs
The numbers of households and children in temporary accommodation in England are at record highs, according to the latest official homelessness statistics. Some 104,510 households were in temporary accommodation by
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Charities lament unfulfilled promise four years on from vow to ‘fix social care’
A pledge made in Downing Street four years ago today to fix the social care crisis has been left unfulfilled – with promises of support for the sector shelved, diluted
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Former sexual abuse inquiry chairwoman to lead work on Church of England safeguarding
The Church of England has drafted in the former head of the child sex abuse inquiry to get its safeguarding “back on track” after a row which saw a panel
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Councils ‘simply do not understand’ evidence given by Matt Hancock, inquiry told
Evidence given to the UK Covid-19 Inquiry by Matt Hancock has been called into question by local councils, which insisted his former department had “far more levers” to oversee social
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UN denounces plans for more vessels to house migrants in unusually critical statement
The Government’s flagship Illegal Migration Bill passed through Parliament but has been denounced by the United Nations while plans for more vessels to house asylum seekers have run into difficulties.
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