13 h. ago Despicable Ayrshire man deliberately preyed on vulnerable people

Robert Markward, 64, was convicted for a series of thefts and fraud at the High Court in Kilmarnock yesterday, Tuesday, July 1.

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51 h. ago The Guardian view on Europe’s heatwave: leaders should remind the public why ambitious targets matter | Editorial

With net zero targets under attack from the populist right, dangerously high temperatures should refocus mindsAt times like now, with dangerously high temperatures in several European countries, the urgent need for adaptation to an increasingly unstable climate is clearer than ever. From the French government’s decision to close schools to the bans in most of Italy on outdoor work at the hottest time of day, the immediate priority is to protect people from extreme heat – and to recognise that a heatwave can take a higher toll than a violent storm.People who are already vulnerable, due to age or illness or poor housing, face the greatest risks from heatwaves. As well as changes to rules and routines, public health warnings are vital, especially where records are being broken and people are unfamiliar with the conditions. In the scorching European summer of 2022, an estimated 68,000 people died due to heat. Health, welfare and emergency systems must respond to those nee...

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5 d. ago Keir Starmer vows Labour will not 'take away safety net' vulnerable people rely on

In a speech to the Welsh Labour conference that came after a major U-turn on reforms in the face of a backbench rebellion, he said fixing the "broken" system must be done in a "Labour way"

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5 d. ago Starmer: Labour will not take away ‘safety net’ from vulnerable people

The Prime Minister told the Welsh Labour conference the ‘broken’ welfare system must be fixed ‘in a Labour way’.

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7 d. ago New salmonella warning as infections hit highest level in a decade

Children, the elderly and people with weakened immune systems are particularly vulnerable to the bug.

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1 week ago Moment shameless conman who posed as a fraud investigator counts £30,000 he scammed from pensioners

Leicester crook Rohith-Reddy Kananala, 28, posed as a fraud investigator to prey on vulnerable people across the UK. He swindled £30,000 from eight pensioners in a few days,

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1 week ago Moment fake fraud investigator counts £30,000 he scammed from OAPs is shown as he is jailed for a year

Leicester crook Rohith-Reddy Kananala, 28, posed as a fraud investigator to prey on vulnerable people across the UK. He swindled £30,000 from eight pensioners in a few days,

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1 week ago Hundreds of deaths expected this weekend as heatwave continues

An amber heat-health alert warns vulnerable people of the health risks, including ‘a rise in deaths’

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1 week ago JIM McMAHON: 'Council tax bailiff system isn't right or fair

Local Government Minister Jim McMahon writes for e Mirror that vulnerable people are being forced to pay a years' council tax in one hit or face bailiffs - which 'isn't right or fair'

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1 week ago Legalising assisted dying means 'people will lose their lives who do not need to', MPs are warned ahead of crunch vote TODAY

Opponents to a change in the law on suicide said that vulnerable people including domestic abuse victims, the disabled and anorexics could all be at risk if doctors are allowed to help them to die.

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1 week ago MPs vote on legalising assisted dying TODAY: Politicians urged not to put vulnerable people at risk with seismic law change

The biggest change on the law on suicide for decades is expected to take place this afternoon, with the result on a knife edge.

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2 w. ago How Trump’s deportation push created 1 million MORE undocumented people who entered the country

The administration’s own policies ‘de-legalized’ more than 1 million people now vulnerable for removal from the country

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2 w. ago How Trump’s deportation push created 1 million MORE undocumented people

The administration’s own policies ‘de-legalized’ more than 1 million people now vulnerable for removal from the country

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2 w. ago The Guardian view on assisted dying: a momentous bill that needs further attention | Editorial

Kim Leadbeater has led a strong campaign, but concerns about the likely impact on vulnerable people remainThe central issue before MPs, as they decide how to vote on the latest version of Kim Leadbeater’s assisted dying bill, is how to value individual autonomy relative to collective responsibility for vulnerable members of society when making regulations around the end of life. Should terminally ill people be allowed to end their lives with medical help? If so, under what safeguards? The question remains ethically, medically and legally complex.Technological and social changes enabling people to live much longer have created challenges around the resourcing of care and experiences of ageing and dying. There are profound questions about how we manage the final stages of life – and what we owe to those living through them. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago Full list of DWP changes to PIP and Universal Credit due to start next year

DWP has announced additional protections for millions of vulnerable people on benefits.

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2 w. ago Yellow weather warning issued to most of England as heatwave hits with 32C temperatures

The UK HSA has issued a four-day yellow weather alert for most of England, pleading with people to check on their vulnerable neighbours, as temperatures soar to 32C this weekend

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2 w. ago Health officials issue 'risk to life' alert as UK faces heatwave

The UKHSA alert warns of a greater "risk to life" of vulnerable people as temperatures soar

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2 w. ago Emergency services warn of wildfire risk before expected UK heatwave

Temperatures forecast to reach 32C in London on Saturday as authorities issue reminder to check on vulnerable peopleEmergency services have issued warnings over the increased risks of wildfires before an expected heatwave this weekend, with temperatures forecast to reach 32C in some parts of the country.Authorities reminded the public to check in with older people and those with health conditions as forecasters predicted a burst of heat expected to peak this weekend before easing early next week. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Salford mayhem broke out after funeral of tragic teen who died with his mate in horror crash

'The death of two young people is a tragedy, but it would also be tragic if vulnerable residents were left frightened and afraid to go outside'

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3 w. ago Progress unravelled, and millions left vulnerable: how British aid cuts threaten British health too | Sarah Champion

The UK faces a critical choice: follow the global trend of disengagement or stand firm in backing health securityRight now, aid reductions across the globe are jeopardising decades of progress against preventable diseases, leaving millions of people vulnerable. This retreat from global health threatens to unravel hard-won advances against diseases we have nearly conquered.Polio, which paralysed hundreds of thousands of children annually just 40 years ago, has been eliminated in most parts of the world. Meanwhile, there has been a resurgence of diseases such as measles and cholera in populations besieged by conflict and climate emergencies.Sarah Champion is the Labour MP for Rotherham Continue reading...

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