Child safeguarding expert awarded £20,000 after bringing claim against Tavistock and Portman trustA child safeguarding expert who faced vilification after raising concerns about the safety of children undergoing treatment at a London NHS gender identit…
Tax the wealthy to give care workers a pay rise, don’t raid ordinary workers’ pockets | Frances O’Grady
A minimum wage of £10 an hour should be funded by increasing capital gains tax, not national insuranceIn a week’s time, the TUC will hold its 153rd congress in London. Shortly before I get up to give my annual address, a short film will be played of so…
Pressure grows on Starmer to back tax on rich to pay for social care
Party and union figures urge new policy as Manchester mayor Andy Burnham tells Labour leader: taxing wealth is the fairest way The row over how to fund social care threatens to engulf Labour this weekend as Keir Starmer faces pressure from across the p…
Pigs might fly: the Tories’ social care plan – cartoon
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‘A kick in the teeth’: British mothers and pregnant women fear return to workplace
Companies recalling staff this month have been accused of not offering flexitime and failing to protect employeesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageBefore the pandemic, every morning and night was a cycle of stress and rushing …
‘A cycle of dread, collapse, relief’: the absurd, tormented story of my hypochondria
I have never been seriously ill or spent a night in hospital, but I’m plagued by fears that a terrible sickness is coming for me. How did I fall victim to health anxiety?“This minute I was well, and am ill, this minute.” The pain arrives slowly, like a…
Give pupils Covid jab to prevent virus running through UK, expert says
Sage scientist’s call comes after JCVI says net health benefit in giving jabs to 12- to 15-year-olds is too smallCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageSchoolchildren should be given the Covid vaccine to avoid allowing the virus to…
Lockdown weight gain puts more at risk of type 2 diabetes, NHS study finds
People asking the NHS for weight-loss help are on average 2.27kg heavier than those during the previous three yearsCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageWeight gained during the pandemic is putting more people at higher risk of de…
PM’s ex-aide blames Whitehall staff for Covid ‘mixed messages’
Lee Cain says pandemic exposed a communications system ill equipped for the 21st centuryCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageBoris Johnson’s former director of communications has blamed a lack of expertise in Whitehall for the go…
The shocking rise in anti-LGBTQ hate crime shows bigotry is still ruining lives | Owen Jones
Sadly, blending in for a quiet life remains a necessary survival strategy for far too many people in Britain todayIt is impossible to know how much of the surge in reported hate crimes against LGBTQ people is due to escalating harassment and violence, …