さあ、10月最後の週末。月日の流れの速さに愕然とし、膝から崩れ落ちてしまいそうになる。せめて今週末くらいは、ゆっくりとした私生活もインターネットも、ゆったりと穏やかな雰囲気で過ごしたいものだ。
Rishi Sunak to announce £500m package for families
Labour describes plan as ‘smokescreen for the Conservatives’ failure to deliver’ in the pastHundreds of thousands of families are to receive extra support as part of a £500m package from the government that will include the creation of a network of “fa…
Ignore the buzzwords, the Tories will inflict yet more damage on local services | Frances Ryan
Rishi Sunak will talk about ‘levelling up’, but desperate communities should prepare for more funding cutsWhen Rishi Sunak stands in front of the Commons for the spending review next week, the chancellor will no doubt serve up “build back better” buzzw…
Family of vulnerable man found dead in Dorset prison demand reforms
Call follows inquest jury conclusion that there was a string of failings in care of Anthony ClacherThe family of a vulnerable prisoner found hanged in his cell have called for improvements in how inmates with mental health issues are cared for after an…
Timpson praised for offering to pay for HRT prescriptions for staff
But campaigners say menopause drugs should be free in England as they are in Scotland and WalesThe high street chain Timpson has been praised for offering to pay for hormone replacement therapy (HRT) prescriptions for staff going through the menopause….
Bold new horizons: Magnum’s $100 print sale – in pictures
Featuring images of JFK, Dolly Parton and John Lennon, 110 artists have contributed to Magnum’s latest print sale, under the theme ‘On the Horizon’ Continue reading…
‘Where’s the logic?’: how England’s ‘no jab, no job’ policy will hit a care worker
Debbie Vickers is among tens of thousands of care home staff likely to lose jobs because of Covid vaccine rulesCoronavirus – latest updatesSee all our coronavirus coverageCarol Thomas, a retired health academic who lives with multiple sclerosis, is abo…
Youth homelessness has risen 40% in five years, says UK charity
Centrepoint estimates 121,000 homeless or at risk, with analysis showing black people disproportionally affectedYouth homeless in the UK has increased by an estimated two-fifths in five years, rising to more than 120,000, a leading charity director has…
Don’t blame women for our low birthrate – we need to fix our precarious society
The last time there was a panic about women not having kids, it was because we were smashing glass ceilings. Now many young people simply can’t afford to start familiesDorothy Byrne, the president of Murray Edwards College at the University of Cambridg…
Individuals cannot solve vaccine inequality. If you’re offered a booster, take it | Andrew Pollard
The unfairness of global supply desperately needs to be addressed, but turning down a jab only means it gets wastedAndrew Pollard is director of the Oxford Vaccine GroupLooking back to spring last year, many people were predicting that we wouldn’t have…