The majority of adults who celebrate Christmas no longer believe that having a Christmas pudding on their table is important, ...

Research for Marie Curie said an estimated 128,000 people died in fuel poverty in 2022, including 110,000 pensioners.

Two in five senior staff in childcare settings have said changes in the Budget could lead to permanent closures unless the Government takes action.

A once-a-day pill that could help tens of thousands of people give up cigarettes and prevent thousands of smoking-related deaths each year will be rolled out on the health service, NHS England’s chief ...

Research highlighting the growing costs and impact on children of many social care placements should be a ‘turning point’, councils say.

The fixed summer “season” for monitoring water quality at official bathing waters could be removed in recognition of the growing trend for cold water swimming, under Government plans. The change forms ...

Mike Peters, frontman of Welsh band The Alarm, has said his “future is uncertain” as he implored people to become potential stem cell donors. The rock star, who was forced to cancel a US tour earlier ...

They also warned there is a ‘fundamental mismatch’ between demand for services and what the NHS is able to do.

A charity founded by former prime minister Gordon Brown is expanding to boost its aim of supporting families struggling with the cost-of-living crisis. A new Multibank is to open in Middlesbrough on ...

Dame Esther, who has terminal cancer and revealed in December that she had joined Dignitas due to the current law in England, said unless her current medication turns out to be “totally miraculous” ...

The Crown Prosecution Service (CPS) said it has received a file of evidence from Surrey Police “following an investigation into allegations of misconduct in a public office” relating to the Princess ...

Macclesfield MP Tim Roca says insurance claims have risen by 137 this year, and rose sharply after the start of the conflict in February 2022.