Existing care workers could be exempt from UK’s tough new immigration rules
Ghanaian nurse Evans Sarbeng with resident Phyllis Padham at St Cecilia’s nursing home in Scarborough. Photograph: Gary Calton/The ObserverView image…
Water bosses’ pay rises despite bonus ban and public fury over bills and pollution
Water bosses’ pay rises despite bonus ban and public fury over bills and pollution Exclusive: Eight companies expect to be…
‘It’s generations of decline’: can Andy Burnham really end rough sleeping?
A rough sleeper in south London. Burnham’s pledge has been welcomed by homelessness charities but with some scepticism. Photograph: Martin…
Southport killer Axel Rudakubana is manipulating system, victims’ families say
Axel Rudakubana was jailed last year for a minimum of 52 years after he attacked a children’s dance class in…
One year, 17 towns, dozens of voices: what we heard along the coast of England and Wales
Julia and Joe, who are members of the House of Wingz youth dance and arts hub in Blackpool. All photographs:…
Southport killer Axel Rudakubana moved to Broadmoor psychiatric hospital
Rudakubana was moved from Belmarsh prison to Broadmoor high-security hospital (above) this week. Photograph: Neil Hall/ShutterstockView image in fullscreenRudakubana was…
Burnham pauses prisoner early release scheme before September launch
The early release scheme that was to start in September involved prisoners being monitored with electronic tags. Photograph: Andrew Aitchison/Corbis/GettyView…
Business rates to be cut by 20% for pubs, clubs and music venues in England
Andy Burnham said his government would ‘protect pubs and local high streets’ by cutting business rates. Photograph: Mike Kemp/In Pictures/Getty…
‘I would rather be poor’: man says money cannot compensate for partner’s death after failed cancer diagnosis
Darren Rosheski and partner Helen Dutton, who died in August 2021, after a GP misdiagnosed her rectal cancer as IBS.…
NHS trust investigated for corporate manslaughter after Nottingham attacks
Ian Coates, Barnaby Webber and Grace O’Malley-Kumar were killed on 13 June 2023 by Valdo Calocane. Composite: Nottinghamshire PoliceView image…