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January 5, 2021

Children in Afghanistan 'face illness, even death', in freezing conditions

Plastic sheeting may be all that separates children from temperatures which can drop to minus 27 degrees Celsius, says Save the Children.
November 24, 2020

Councils face shortage of Covid-safe accommodation for rough sleepers

Some councils face a choice between leaving people sleeping rough or bringing them into accommodation such as night shelters which risks spreading the virus and should only be used as a last resort.
October 27, 2020

Children's authors and illustrators ask government to think again over provision of free school meals

Over 200 children's authors and illustrators have signed a letter condemning the govement's vote against extending the provision of free school meals to needy children during the half term break.
October 26, 2020

Carers UK warn of unpaid carers desperately worried about winter

Family carers are going without crucial services whilst providing many hours of additional care for loved ones with increasing needs, new research by Carers UK reveals.
December 20, 2018

Half a million homeless Yemenis on brink of famine face winter freeze

More than half a million people who have fled fighting in Yemen are facing a double threat of famine and near freezing temperatures, Oxfam says.
November 8, 2018

BMA analysis shows 'year-round crisis' in NHS England emergency care

The summer of 2018 delivered worse levels of care to patients than five out of eight recent winters.
November 6, 2018

Action still needed on Universal Credit wait, says Trussell Trust

Trussell Trust says foodbanks cannot continue to pick up the pieces, we have to make sure our benefits system can protect people from hunger.
February 5, 2018

The NHS crisis: profit, power and humanity

An estimated 60,000 people marched for the NHS thr
January 12, 2018

BMA responds to NHS winter pressures figures

The BMA says doctors will be 'horrified but not surprised' by the latest data on NHS waiting times in A&E.
January 7, 2018

BMA responds to Prime Minister's interview on winter pressures

The BMA says the Prime Minister "appears to be in denial about the scale of the pressure facing the NHS" and that it is "astonishing" that she claims the NHS was prepared for this winter.