2 hours ago Eight health issues DWP benefit reforms might target with 'back to work' measures

The top reasons for ill-health-related economic inactivity are mental illness and muscle or skeletal issues such as back pain and arthritis

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2 hours ago Inmates bitten by rats and venomous spiders as state of prisons laid bare in report

Appalling conditions caused by years of underfunding, mismanagement and neglect, inspector warns

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2 hours ago Nurses urged to 'wrap up warm' when visiting terminal patients living in 'crippling' cold

Marie Curie registered nurse Denise Sinkins, 58, from Cornwall, said she is visiting patients who are living in “crippling” cold conditions, with one patient surviving by eating Weetabix

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2 hours ago Broken windows making it easy to drop drugs and weapons into jails – report

A report also detailed a catalogue of ‘appalling’ conditions such as widespread rat infestations and floods of raw sewage.

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2 hours ago Lucy Letby's parents wanted doctors who raised suspicions about her killing babies 'instantly' sacked, public inquiry hears

John Letby, 78, repeatedly rang and put 'pressure' on his daughter's support worker at the Countess of Chester Hospital, when she was moved off the neo-natal unit amid fears she was harming children.

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2 hours ago Lack of regular bedtime increases risk of heart attack and stroke – research

People were followed for eight years, and researchers analysed how many suffered conditions such as heart attack, stroke and heart failure.

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3 hours ago Zhang Anda finds York table to his liking with maximum 147 break at UK Championship

Judd Trump and Neil Robertson had earlier slammed playing conditions at the Barbican Centre.

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4 hours ago Going to bed at these times raises the risk of a heart attack or stroke

Sleep audit published by University of Ottawa suggests nodding off at irregular hours raises the risk of the deadly condition by more than a fifth

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5 hours ago Travellers say they have 'lost trust in police' after children forced to leave city centre

'It made me feel like we were worthless, like we didn't have a right to be on this planet'

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