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Survey finds 60% of key cities councils are planning to sell assets to meet costs of adult and children’s social careEnglish councils are planning to sell social clubs, sports centres and shopping arcades as they bet on a fire sale of assets to balance…
Officials urge vaccination against mutated strain of virus that may be more transmissible than usualHospitals are bracing for a once-in-a-decade flu season, with a mutated version of the virus that is spreading widely in younger people expected to driv…
Thirteenth action since March 2023 will put further pressure on stretched budgets, say NHS groupsThousands of resident doctors have begun strike action across England in a dispute over pay.The five-day action, which began at 7am on Friday, is the 13th …
Donald Trump signed order creating ‘Foster the Future’ to develop opportunities and online hub for resourcesMelania Trump, the first lady, is spearheading a new initiative aimed at improving career and education opportunities for children raised in fos…
More than half of the 942 amendments have been tabled by seven lords in move which could filibuster legislationPeers will mount a new offensive to halt the assisted dying bill on Friday, tabling almost 1,000 new amendments to the legislation in an effo…
Exclusive: Communities secretary calls meeting over two councillors seeking electoral candidacy in BangladeshThe communities secretary, Steve Reed, has called a meeting with officials overseeing the running of Tower Hamlets council as concerns about th…
Proposal includes 72,000 social homes to tackle housing crisis, but critics call it ‘old wine in a new bottle’The Irish government has announced a long-awaited plan to tackle Ireland’s severe housing shortage by building 300,000 new homes within five y…
Proposal includes 72,000 social homes to tackle housing crisis, but critics call it ‘old wine in a new bottle’The Irish government has announced a long-awaited plan to tackle Ireland’s severe housing shortage by building 300,000 new homes within five y…
Education secretary says report highlights ‘glaring failures and missed opportunities’ by various agenciesServices in Surrey failed to identify Sara Sharif was at risk of abuse, did not question unexplained bruising and staff members visited the wrong …
Data also shows an average of nearly 400 newly reported cases of antibiotic-resistant infections a week last yearThe number of deaths linked to superbugs that do not respond to frontline antibiotics increased by 17% in England last year, according to o…