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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.
September 17, 2020

Interview with Bernadette Meaden

Q. Your new book, Illness, Disability and Caring draws on the wisdom of the Bible to help us better understand various aspects of illness, disability and caring.
August 12, 2020

Over 7 million disabled people faced delivery problems in a single week

Problems include parcels left in inaccessible places, delivery drivers not leaving enough time for people to answer the door, and goods not being delivered on time or at all.
May 26, 2020

Illness, disability, caring and COVID-19

When I wrote a book about illness, disability and caring I had never even heard of CO
January 8, 2020

Family seeks fresh inquest to examine role played by DWP in death of Jodey Whiting

A report by an Independent Case Examiner concluded that the DWP had made multiple significant errors in how it treated Jodey Whiting.
October 23, 2019

One in four Welsh adults show signs of financial distress, says debt charity

New research finds many Welsh households struggling to cope, with women, younger adults and single parents disproportionately affected.
October 7, 2019

One thousand people have survived Ebola in Democratic Republic of the Congo, says UN

New treatments can save over 90 per cent of people who seek medical help in the early stages of the illness.
September 24, 2019

Charity reveals record number of people are seeking debt advice

StepChange says new clients are falling into debt due to reduced income, illness or because they rely on credit to pay for day-to-day living expenses.
August 2, 2019

Debt charity responds to Work and Pensions Committee report on the welfare safety net

Debt advice charity says DWP must ensure deductions from benefits do not worsen problem debt for the most vulnerable.
July 14, 2019

Why 'more disabled people in work' may not necessarily be good news

Recently Theresa May said that over 900,000 more disabled people were “in work as a result of what this government have done”.