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Five Tory councillors suspended for alleged racism standing in local elections
Conservative candidates in this week’s polls include several who were reinstated after accusations of racism and Islamophobia
Chaminda Jayanetti and Michael Savage
30, Apr, 2023 @9:00 AM
NHS ambulance staff in England quitting for less stressful, better paid jobs
At least one in five key workers in NHS trust services leave over the course of a year
Chaminda Jayanetti
23, Apr, 2023 @5:00 AM
Safe housing denied to 10,000 women in England fleeing domestic abuse
Lack of shelters may be forcing victims to return to their violent partners or leaving them homeless
Chaminda Jayanetti and Michael Savage
15, Apr, 2023 @5:14 PM
Council tenants in England wait more than a year for repairs to damp, mouldy homes
Observer investigation finds many local authorities have extensive backlogs to fix hazards such as falling ceilings and leaking roofs
Chaminda Jayanetti
02, Apr, 2023 @6:00 AM
‘Children put at risk’ as NHS autism assessments are cut back
Health service managers in south-west England say new restrictions are needed because of a huge rise in waiting lists
Chaminda Jayanetti
26, Mar, 2023 @7:00 AM
Depth of NHS crisis is revealed by coroners’ courts reports
Shortages of specialists and ambulance crews, and long waiting times, have contributed to dozens of deaths in England and Wales
Chaminda Jayanetti
26, Feb, 2023 @7:30 AM
Disabled rail passengers face restrictions at one in 10 stations
Driver–only trains and unstaffed stations mean people needing help to board cannot turn up and travel at nearly 300 stations
Chaminda Jayanetti
05, Feb, 2023 @8:00 AM
Revealed: half of English police forces fail to meet standards in crime investigations
Analysis by the Observer raises questions over whether policing is fit for purpose and will put more pressure on the home secretary
Chaminda Jayanetti and Mark Townsend
26, Nov, 2022 @6:57 PM
Forty councils in England built no social housing for five years due to cuts
Government focus on homes at higher ‘affordable’ rent helps fuel drastic shortage with demand poised to surge
Chaminda Jayanetti
13, Nov, 2022 @8:00 AM
Poorer pensioners wait months for benefit applications to be approved
DWP campaign to encourage pension credit results in flood of claims and backlog
Chaminda Jayanetti
06, Nov, 2022 @11:00 AM
More than two million UK households are in debt on their electricity bills
People are already unplugging fridges, washing clothes by hand and skipping meals – with worse to come this winter, Citizens Advice warns
Chaminda Jayanetti
22, Oct, 2022 @2:00 PM
‘Unforgivable’: UK government errors denied thousands disability benefits
Campaigners hit out after data reveals majority of successful appeals were due to Department for Work and Pensions mistakes
Chaminda Jayanetti
01, Oct, 2022 @4:30 PM
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