75 m. ago London barbershops and delivery drivers targeted amid record illegal worker arrests

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75 m. ago London delivery drivers and barbershops targeted as illegal worker arrests hit record high

More than 1,050 people have been deported, the Government said as it vowed to close a loophole so gig economy employers cannot dodge illegal worker fines

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2 h. ago From CBS to TikTok, US media are falling to Trump’s allies. This is how democracy crumbles | Owen Jones

We’re watching the Orbánisation of the US – and as in Hungary, control of the media is key to consolidating powerDemocracy may be dying in the US. Whether the patient receives emergency treatment in time will determine whether the condition becomes terminal. Before Donald Trump’s return to the presidency, I warned of “Orbánisation” – in reference to Hungary’s authoritarian leader Viktor Orbán. There, democracy was not extinguished by firing squads or the mass imprisonment of dissidents, but by slow attrition. The electoral system was warped, civil society was targeted and pro-Orbán moguls quietly absorbed the media.Nine months on, and Orbánisation is in full bloom across the Atlantic. Billionaire Larry Ellison, the Oracle co-founder, and his filmmaker son, David, have become blunt instruments in this process. Trump boasts they are “friends of mine – they’re big supporters of mine”. Larry Ellison, second only to Elon Musk as the world’s richest man, has poured tens of millions into R...

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2 h. ago Number of illegal worker arrests in Scotland up by nearly a third

More than 350 illegal workers were arrested between October 2024 and September - up 30 per cent on previous 12 months

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3 h. ago Hundreds of hospice beds and staff cut in England amid funding crisis

National Audit Office reports nearly two-thirds of independent hospices in deficit in 2023-24 as demand increasesHospices in England are cutting hundreds of beds and staff because of a funding crisis, despite a sharp rise in demand for palliative care, a damning report warns.People needing end of life care faced a postcode lottery because access to services was so patchy, the National Audit Office (NAO) reported. Continue reading...

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4 h. ago Revealed: The £3million London home where Timothy West lovingly cared for dementia

The much loved actor was still living in her beloved £3million family home near Wandsworth Common, south London, when she died, aged 93.

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6 h. ago Revealed: The £3m London home where Timothy West lovingly cared for dementia

The much loved actor was still living in her beloved £3million family home near Wandsworth Common, south London, when she died, aged 93.

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6 h. ago The 'secretive' fast track court system prosecuting hundreds for innocent mistakes: Campaigners urge reform of Single Justice Procedure after dementia

The Single Justice Procedure (SPJ) allows UK public authorities to bring quick prosecutions in hearings conducted behind closed doors.

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7 h. ago National audit reveals ‘dire state’ of treatment for stroke survivors

The Stroke Association said only a third of patients are getting the recommended aftercare

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8 h. ago Lifelong love that tamed the Dragon Lady of Torquay: As Prunella Scales dies at 93 after a long battle with dementia, why her 61

STEVENS: Often cited as the most brilliant sitcom ever made, the 50-year-old show - set in a run-down hotel on the Devon Riviera - has never dated and remains hysterically funny.

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8 h. ago Lesley Joseph admits best friend Pauline Quirke is 'not okay' as she gives health update on dementia stricken co

Pauline, 65, was diagnosed with the disease in 2021, but the illness only became public knowledge when her husband Steve Sheen made an announcement in January this year.

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13 h. ago Bruno Fernandes behaviour in Man United training speaks volumes as teammate action taken

Bruno Fernandes has taken extra care to help one Manchester United find his feet and regain form following a difficult start to the season

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14 h. ago Concerns about Southport attacker’s ‘extreme views’ raised when he was 15

An assessment by a support worker noted Axel Rudakubana was at risk of being involved in ‘left-wing extremist behaviours’.

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15 h. ago West Lothian Integration Joint Board looking for views to help social care services

The IJB has responsibility for planning most health and social care services for adults in West Lothian, and faces an estimated budget gap of over £20 million over the next two years.

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15 h. ago Eating cheese just once a week can help prevent dementia, finds new study

Japanese researchers have revealed that eating cheese at least once a week can lower your risk of developing dementia.

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15 h. ago MIKEY SMITH: 13 unhinged Donald Trump moments as he admits to taking MRI and dementia tests

The President was led around a room of officials by the PM of Japan - and appeared wobbly and confused. Here's a roundup of the most unhinged moments from the last 24 hours

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15 h. ago Trafford Centre worker loaded Boots card with points and helped himself to £3k John Lewis vouchers

Hamza Imran said he had been 'threatened by an Afghan male'

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16 h. ago Leading kids charity has say on proposed Wishaw neonatal unit changes

Lia’s Wings, the UK charity that flies premature babies and critically ill children for specialist treatment, has called for a balanced approach to the Scottish Government’s planned changes to neonatal intensive care services.

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16 h. ago Lesley Joseph says 'she's not okay' in devastating update on co

Lesley Joseph has given an update on her Birds of a Feather co-star Pauline Quirke, who was diagnosed with dementia in 2021 and has since retired from acting

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16 h. ago The love story that shaped Prunella Scales's life: How a chance meeting with Timothy West on a BBC drama led to their tender 60

The actress, who has died aged 93, starred alongside veteran actor West in a series of televised canal journeys even as both were coping with her diagnosis of dementia.

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