20 h. ago Boy, 8, found being raised by DOGS turned to animals desperate for 'socialisation'

An eight-year-old feral boy has been taken into the care of a local children's home in Thailand after he was discovered by police being raised by dogs in a filthy hut

Politics

23 h. ago From swim schools to eye clinics: how families of 7/7 victims used heartbreak to help others

Relatives tell of their determination to see good come from the killing of their loved ones in 2005 London bombingsIn the city of Bhubaneswar, the capital of the north-east Indian state of Odisha, there is an eye clinic that has transformed the lives of thousands of children.Before the unit was established in 2008, according to its vice-chair, there was no dedicated children’s eye care centre in the entire eastern part of India, a country home to 20% of the world’s blind children. The clinic now sees about 3,000 children a month and performs 350 eye surgeries – a significant proportion of them at no cost to the often very poor families who need them. Continue reading...

Events

61 h. ago Full list of DWP Winter Fuel Allowance eligibility requirements as millions to receive up to £300

Everything you need to know about DWP Winter Fuel Allowance eligibility requirements, including dates, if you live alone and if you live in a care home

Economics

67 h. ago Ayr nursing home achieves top rating in leading care provider guide

The 58-bed care home, on Seafield Road, specialises in nursing, dementia, residential, and respite care.

Politics

2 d. ago Home Office fails to collect 'basic information' about UK visa holders, MPs warn

An inquiry has revealed that data on whether someone left the UK after their visa expired was not collected by the government

Events

3 d. ago Home Office doesn’t know how many migrants overstay skilled worker visas, MPs warn

An inquiry has revealed that data on whether someone left the UK after their visa expired was not collected by the government

Events

3 d. ago Home Office fails to collect 'basic information' on UK visa holders and left foreign workers 'vulnerable'

An inquiry has revealed that data on whether someone left the UK after their visa expired was not collected by the government

Society

4 d. ago Inquiry told of older people ‘cull’ as Matt Hancock defends care home policies

At a press conference in May 2020, Mr Hancock said: ‘Right from the start, we’ve tried to throw a protective ring around our care homes.’

Events

4 d. ago Matt Hancock admits 'protective ring' around care homes was 'impossible' during fiery exchange at Covid inquiry

Former health secretary Matt Hancock was in combative mood during a bad-tempered appearance before the Covid-19 Inquiry, at which he defended his actions during the pandemic.

Politics

4 d. ago Inquiry hears of older people ‘cull’ as Matt Hancock defends care home policies

At a press conference in May 2020, Mr Hancock said: ‘Right from the start, we’ve tried to throw a protective ring around our care homes.’

Events

4 d. ago Matt Hancock defiant about Covid care home plan after ‘generational slaughter’ claim

The High Court ruled in 2022 that government policies on discharging hospital patients into care homes at the start of the pandemic were ‘unlawful’

Politics

4 d. ago Hancock: Moving patients from hospitals to care homes was least

Module six of the inquiry is focused on the effect the pandemic had on both the publicly and privately funded adult social care sector across the UK.

Science

4 d. ago Matt Hancock admits care home pandemic plans 'as good as useless' as inquiry shown chilling texts

Appearing before the Covid Inquiry, former Health Secretary Matt Hancock lashed out at local authorities and Public Health England as messages between him and minister Helen Whately were revealed

Events

4 d. ago Greater Manchester care home earmarked for closure as 'difficult news' announced

The Salvation Army has unveiled a list of five care homes where 'consultations' will begin

Politics

6 d. ago Coroner warns care home of ‘cultural problem’ after patient’s double bed fall

Sonia Sore, 84, fell onto the floor at North Court Care Home in Bury St Edmunds, Suffolk, on October 14 and October 20 2023.

Events

6 d. ago Catastrophic failures led to the 'generational slaughter' of the elderly and vulnerable as Covid 'spread like wildfire' through care homes, inquiry hears

A civil servant said the government's approach to care homes resulted in a 'generational slaughter' or the elderly and vulnerable. The Covid-19 Inquiry in London began its sixth module today.

Events

6 d. ago Covid Inquiry: 'Generational slaughter' as patients sent into care homes

The public inquiry into the handling of the pandemic has been told of 'generational slaughter' after untested hospital patients sent into care homes saw the virus sweep through them 'like wildfire'

Science

6 d. ago Residents fear Falkirk care at home outsourcing will have serious impact

Falkirk Council staff will no longer provide care to residents at Tygetshaugh, who say that despite assurances that care support will not change they are still worried.

Politics

6 d. ago Paedophile who raped children in Scots care homes caged for 15 years

Edward Stanton, 73, who has a prolific history of committing child sex abuse crimes, has been caged again.

Society

6 d. ago AD FEATURE: Fernbees Day Nursery wins top award for its intergenerational care

The nursery is specifically designed to foster interactions between children and the residents of Fernlea Care Home

Events