Cuts to local government funding in recent years cost lives, study finds

A new study from researchers at the University of Liverpool shows that decreasing local government funding over recent years probably contributed to declines in...

Covid crisis wealth boom has seen an average £7,800 windfall but widened wealth gaps

Higher savings and rocketing house prices have made the average household £7,800 richer during the pandemic, a think tank has fond. However, the Resolution...

Care workers ‘underpaid and undervalued for too long’

Carers workers need a proper living wage for the amazing work they do in wake of charity report GMB, the union for carers, says care...

Proportion of under-35s saying they have just one or no close friends has trebled...

The proportion of under-35s saying they have just one or no close friends has trebled in 10 years according to a report out this...

Inquiry finds working age adults in poorest areas almost four times more likely to...

The results of a new inquiry published today reveal working age adults in England’s poorest areas were almost four times more likely to die...

Children need to be at heart of national recovery say LGA

Children and young people need to be at the heart of the national recovery, especially those with special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) whose...

Nearly a quarter of UK adults say their self-esteem decreased during the pandemic, compared...

Nearly a quarter of UK adults say their self-esteem decreased during the pandemic, compared to pre Covid-19 times according to a report out today. Relate’s...

Manchester study finds that day drinking and early kick offs in football games is...

A new study using data from Greater Manchester Police and looking at the kick off times of Manchester United and Manchester City has concluded...

Young adults could be scarred by recession for years to come

Young adults could be scarred for years to come with a warning that up to 350,000 pay lose their jobs as the furlough scheme...

Friends and family found creative ways to support women experiencing domestic abuse during COVID-19

In usual times, women experiencing domestic abuse reach out to those around them for support, but the COVID-19 pandemic and the associated social restrictions...