A further four healthcare professionals have been arrested on suspicion of mistreating stroke victims at a hospital in Blackpool. The suspects were detained by Lancashire police on suspicion of “administering any poison or noxious thing” with intent to injure patients. The total number of people who have been arrested in the investigation is seven. Three…
It has been one years since the first gender pay gap figures were published, women working in the public sector in England are paid even less than their male colleagues. All organisation with more than 250 employees have to publish their gender pay gap data. This year the deadline for the public sector was March…
Boots has warned of possible store closures in the UK as the company tries to cut costs. The Walgreens Boots Alliance said it would take “decisive steps” to reduce costs as part of a “significant restructuring”. The company has 2,485 stores across the UK and employs around 56,000 staff. The firm said a store portfolio…
A diamond ring that once belonged to a women who has been missing in Australia since 1982 could have clues to her disappearance. Police released images of the ring as investigators prepare to launch a forensic excavation at the Walgett property where Roxlyn Bowie was last seen 37 years ago. During their search at the…
Parents with home-educated children will be required to register the children with their local authority under government proposals to prevent young people from disappearing under the radar. There is an estimated 60,000 children who are thought to be home-schooled in the UK. This rises every year by around a quarter. The register will enable authorities…
Research published by the Child Poverty Action Group (CPAG) showed children in low-income families suffer social exclusion and a sense of shame due to not having enough food to eat. Many of these children do not qualify for free school meals and if they do the lunches can be too little for teenagers, some children…
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