NHS backlog and shortage of care the ‘perfect storm’ for unpaid carer breakdown this...

Unpaid carers and the older and disabled people they support are facing serious difficulties getting NHS treatment and their health is deteriorating as a...

MP’s raise concerns about long-term pandemic impact on infants

The COVID-19 Committee has written to the Government after hearing how babies and young children have been affected by lockdown. As part of their inquiry...

Ageing population and more expensive healthcare are set to increase public spending by £76...

An ageing population and more expensive healthcare are set to increase public spending by £76 billion a year by the end of the decade,...

Conflict amongst siblings increased during lockdown, new study shows

Conflict amongst siblings increased during the first UK lockdown according to a new study of children with special education needs and disabilities (SENDs). The study,...

Loan sharks warning as debt enquiries hit record high

People struggling to make ends meet are being urged to avoid ruthless loan sharks at all costs as latest figures show debt advice enquiries...

Values of individual freedom, diversity and free trade championed at The Economist’s Open Future...

Thinkers from across the ideological and political spectrum passionately debated vital questions of free speech, free trade, identity, community, economic inequality and political rights...

Every English region struggling to recruit childcare workers

Every English region is struggling to recruit childcare workers, according to new analysis by the TUC published today (Tuesday) using Coram Family and Childcare...

How much could a walk in the park improve your mental health?

Aiming to address one of the key issues of our time the University of Salford has been awarded part of a €5.8 million Horizon...

Neighbours of more than 30 years reunited after moving into brand new homes in...

Neighbours of more than 30 years have been reunited after moving into the first brand new houses on the street they have called home...

Basic Income scheme could save NHS tens of billions of pounds

New research has found that a Basic Income scheme could potentially save the NHS tens of billions of pounds. Researchers at the Universities of Northumbria,...