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Pen Green, a leader in wraparound care, says it will shut if Tory council goes ahead with £800,000 of cutsA trailblazing children’s centre in one of the UK’s poorest towns that inspired the creation of Sure Start is facing closure because of local coun…
Plan expected to be published next month could propose increasing places from 7,500 to 15,000Britain could double the number of doctors and nurses it trains under NHS plans to tackle a deepening staffing crisis, according to reports.The proposal to inc…
Campaigners say millions are struggling, in letter to Michael Gove signed by leaders of Manchester, Liverpool and LondonAn immediate rent freeze and a ban on evictions should be introduced in England to help renters deal with the cost of living crisis,…
New research reveals a 15% pay gap that widens dramatically after women have childrenWomen “work for free for nearly two months” a year, according to fresh analysis which reveals a 15% gender pay gap that widens “dramatically” after women have children…
Exclusive: Study’s authors note ‘extraordinary shift’ since 2009 on question of British jobs for British workersThe UK has become one of the world’s most accepting places for foreign workers, according to a survey in 24 nations revealing a sharp increa…
Ipsos poll also shows strong public support for founding principles of universal healthcare based on taxationJust 10% of Britons think ministers have the right policies on the NHS, though public support for the service’s founding principles remains str…
Strikes must be called off for talks to start, says No 10, as ministers given more freedom to talk to unionsMinisters have been given the freedom to talk to unions about pay settlements that could include backdated or one-off payments as ways to end th…
‘Surprising’ ONS numbers reveal rates of deaths for ethnic groups now much lower compared to earlier in pandemicPeople from minority ethnic backgrounds no longer have a significantly higher risk of death from Covid-19 than white Britons, a first since …
Union hits out after it was excluded from talks between health secretary and Royal College of NursingThe health union Unison has announced new strike action and warned there could be no “pick and mix solution” to the NHS dispute, after it was excluded …
Reason could be shrinking pool of most vulnerable, say experts as report shows first fall in deaths since 2013The growing epidemic of drug-related deaths in Scotland may finally have peaked, data suggests, with experts warning that one reason could be …