More than a million unpaid carers in the UK who look after disabled, frail or ill relatives are living in poverty, with one in 10
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UK English curricula should focus on ‘inclusive and diverse’ stories, author says
The English literature curriculum ought to include more “inclusive and diverse” contemporary stories that are “relevant and relatable” to young people’s lives, Malorie Blackman has
NHS restricting access to obesity services across England, BMJ finds
The NHS is restricting access to obesity services across England, leading to patients in nearly half the country being unable to book appointments with specialist
Mother forced to wear PPE while newborn son died in her arms, Covid inquiry hears
A bereaved mother was forced to wear full PPE as her baby son died in her arms hours after his birth, the UK Covid-19 inquiry
Long NHS delays in England leading to thousands of unnecessary deaths, inquiry finds
Long delays for hospital, GP and mental health services are leading to thousands of unnecessary deaths and have ruptured “the social contract between the NHS
Battle of Waterloo dig uncovers horror of severed limbs and shot horses
The carnage and horror of the battle of Waterloo have been laid bare in an excavation by military veterans and archaeologists that has uncovered amputated
Tory traditionalist Christopher Chope put forward for modernisation panel
The Conservative party has put forward the veteran objector Christopher Chope for membership of the modernisation select committee. Chope, a staunch rightwinger and traditionalist, gained
Keir Starmer faces rebellion as 53 Labour MPs abstain over winter fuel and one votes with Tories – UK politics live
only one Labour MP, Jon Trickett, voted with the Tories to try to block the winter fuel payments cut, another 53 Labour MPs did not
Lucy Letby: hospital did not act on senior paediatricians’ warning about Letby, inquiry hears – as it happened
Lucy Letby should have continued access to patients. This was again not acted on upon by the hospital. Langdale is also saying the inquiry will
MPs back cuts to winter fuel payments in Commons vote
MPs have voted to remove the winter fuel allowance from all but the poorest pensioners, with a significant number of Labour MPs abstaining. After a