12 h. ago Shock report shows care home workers are more likely to live in poverty

The new report by the Health Foundation shows one in five care home workers and their families live in poverty while one in ten have to go without food

Society

19 h. ago Care home workers ‘almost twice as likely to be in poverty as average UK worker’

Details of how fairer pay can be provided for adult social care workers are due to be set out by Government.

Politics

3 d. ago Reform council complains Labour is being TOO TOUGH on migrant workers warning clampdown on care sector could see vital staff 'going home'

Kent County Council leader Linden Kemkaran has written to Home Secretary Yvette Cooper about a new law cutting the number of care worker visas.

Events

3 d. ago Frontline care workers should be free of intimidation and fear no matter the time of day

Record View says nobody should have to put up with the threats and violence experienced by female care staff.

Politics

3 d. ago Hundreds of Scots carers tell of terror working alone at night in Glasgow

A union is demanding an end to visits at night without proper back-up for staff.

Events

7 d. ago Cumnock care worker sanctioned for sexually inappropriate messages to junior colleagues

In a Tiktok video, sent to an ex-employee, James Arnold said: “Sometimes I drift off thinking about you,” followed by “Sometimes I w*** off thinking about you.”

Politics

7 d. ago Child care worker allowed to keep job after throttling woman and breaking into her home

Elliot Cooney, who works with children in Dumfries, was allowed to keep his job despite his abuse convictions.

Society

9 d. ago Salvable review – Shia LaBeouf unexpectedly on hand for gritty British boxing drama with melancholy feel

Toby Kebbell is excellent as an ageing fighter (and care-home worker) getting sucked into crime, with a vivid LaBeouf as his childhood friendBlue-collar chancer gets drawn into criminal underworld; it must be one of the most well-worn plots in cinema, and if debut directors Bjorn Franklin and Johnny Marchetta don’t exactly make it fresh in this character study, then they undeniably lend it a heartfelt vividness. That’s thanks in no small part to lead actor Toby Kebbell, who as ageing boxer and care-home worker Sal holds our attention with a loquacious naivety, despite having been around the block many times. Yakking his way in and out of various marital, family and felonious situations, Sal is a man fundamentally in negotiation with himself.Living in a trailer, Sal is first and foremost trying to salvage his relationship with his 14-year-old daughter Molly (Kíla Lord Cassidy), irritating his ex-wife Elaine (Elaine Cassidy) in the process. Despite his thickening waist, he’s still a f...

Events

1 week ago Tiger Woods and Vanessa Trump could be heading for marriage, shock report claims

Tiger Woods and Vanessa Trump are 'very serious' and could be heading for marriage, a new report has claimed.

Politics

1 week 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

1 week 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

1 week 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

2 w. ago Massachusetts advocates fear Trump's bill will unravel health safety net in Obamacare's model state

In the state that served as the model for Obamacare, advocates and health care workers fear the Trump administration is trying to dismantle the program piece-by-piece

Politics

2 w. ago We live near a football stadium in one of the UK's 'most poverty

It is the largest council housing estate in the country and has been plagued with 'generational' child poverty and unemployment issues for more than two decades.

Politics

2 w. ago Visa reforms for foreign workers introduced in Parliament as part of ‘complete immigration reset’

New rules will seek to end the recruitment of care workers from abroad and increase salary thresholds for skilled foreign workers

Politics

2 w. ago Visa reforms for foreign workers to be introduced in Parliament as part of ‘complete immigration reset’

New rules will seek to end the recruitment of care workers from abroad and increase salary thresholds for skilled foreign workers

Politics

2 w. ago Melbourne childcare worker charged with more than 70 offences against children in his care

Victoria police allege Point Cook man Joshua Brown sexually abused eight children at a western suburbs childcare centreFollow our Australia news live blog for latest updatesGet our breaking news email, free app or daily news podcastA Melbourne childcare worker has been charged with more than 70 offences after allegedly sexually abusing eight children in his care.Victoria police issued a statement on Tuesday confirming they charged 26-year-old Point Cook man Joshua Brown last month with offences including sexual penetration of a child under 12, attempted sexual penetration of a child under 12, sexual assault of a child under 16 and producing child material for use through a carriage service. Continue reading...

Economics

2 w. ago No 10 disputes figures showing benefit cuts to push 150,000 more into poverty – UK politics live

No 10 spokesperson says ‘poverty modelling is subject to uncertainty’ and cites investment in health and care systemThe Department for Work and Pensions has just published an analysis saying that, allowing for the concesssions announced last week, the welfare cuts will still push an extra 150,000 people into relative poverty.Here is the key chart from the document. Continue reading...

Politics

2 w. ago Mexican drug cartel hacked surveillance cameras to track and kill FBI informants

An infamous Mexican drug cartel known for its association with drug lord 'El Chapo' used a hacker to track down and kill informants for the FBI by accessing surveillance cameras, a shock new report suggests

Events

3 w. ago Drunk care worker and single mother fined after rampage where they fought police officers after being barred from a club

Drunk care worker Eloise Hindry, 22, brawled with two police officers while single mother Bethany Hill yelled: 'You f***ing pair of k***heads' during an explosive fit of rage at a jazz bar in Cheshire.

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