Care UK’s Harcourt Gardens in Harrogate will host the session in Harcourt Road on March 19 from 11am to 1pm. The event is part of The Big Dementia Conversation, a nationwide campaign to improve ...

Rolling coverage of the UK’s new GDP report, showing growth of just 0.1% in October-December and 1.3% across 2025 UK economy limps along at 0.1% growth – but there are reasons for optimism in 2026 ...

Jump of £37bn in budget deficit by 2040 would force government to increase taxes, NIESR predicts The UK economy would be 3.6% smaller by 2040 if net migration fell to zero, forcing the government to ...

Visitors from countries such as the US, Canada and Australia will not be able to enter the UK without an ETA from 25 February 2026 onwards. UK travel rules for many visitors are changing from tomorrow ...

The government says it wants to fix fostering. Again. This week's pledge - £88m, a national recruitment drive, and promises to "modernise" the system - sounds familiar because it is. For more than a ...

Thousands of children across England who are currently in the social care system will now have the opportunity to grow up in a loving and supportive home under new government plans. The Department for ...

Britain has been "colonised" by immigrants, who are draining resources from the state, Sir Jim Ratcliffe, one of the country's richest and most influential men, has told Sky News. Sir Jim, the founder ...

From reproductive rights to climate change to Big Tech, The Independent is on the ground when the story is developing. Whether it's investigating the financials of Elon Musk's pro-Trump PAC or ...

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Fostering rules will be relaxed and red tape cut to create 10,000 new places for vulnerable children in England, the government says. It will become easier for full-time workers to become foster ...

Taking care of yourself as you age is becoming a huge expense for the record 4.18 million Americans who turned 65 last year. According to actuarial firm Milliman, the average person in this age group ...

Although Britons are living longer than ever, the number of healthy years people can expect to enjoy is on the decline. Latest figures from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) show an average ...