The way the UK reports unemployment may not reflect the “true scale of joblessness”, says a think tank. Unemployment rose by 34,000 in April to reach 1.3 million, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). Read more on the BBC website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/business-53416207
A victim of Rochdale grooming gangs has told the BBC that convictions she received as a teenager – for offences linked to the abuse she was suffering – have destroyed her hopes of a career. A senior police officer has joined calls for a review on criminal records of child exploitation victims. Read more on […]
Young people across the UK have had their work, studies and lives upended because of the coronavirus pandemic. Many are working from home, while others have been furloughed or even made redundant. There could be more than one million young workers who are without a job, if the overall UK level of unemployment goes up […]
No 10 has rejected calls for Boris Johnson to apologise after he said “too many care homes didn’t really follow procedures” over coronavirus. Labour called the PM’s comments “crass” and said government advice to care homes had been “conflicting”. Read more on the BBC website:
There has been a significant rise during lockdown in the UK in the number of LGBT people seeking suicide-prevention support. Support group LGBT Hero reports 11,000 people have accessed its suicide-prevention web pages – up over 44% on the first three months of the year. Read more on the BBC website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-53223765
Doctors have called for the recommendations of a report into the impact of Covid-19 on black, Asian and minority ethnic people to be implemented immediately. The British Medical Association said it was “critical” to carry out risk assessments of vulnerable groups and protect them at work. Read more on the BBC website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-53065306
Britain’s top police officer dealing with online grooming says he fears a huge rise in cases during lockdown, when children have been alone and vulnerable online. To view the video please access BBC website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/video_and_audio/headlines/52999552/coronavirus-fears-over-online-grooming-of-children-in-lockdown
Communicare is a friendly, local good neighbours charity that tries to improve the quality of life for the lonely and isolated. One of their most popular services is befriending. However, they have noticed that those experiencing poor mental health are on the waiting list the longest. They want to put in a bid for funding […]
As lockdown restrictions are eased, the government has announced a new plan for people in England to set up “support bubbles”. The scheme is aimed at people who’ve been cut off from friends and family during the coronavirus pandemic.https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-52637354
Health Secretary Matt Hancock has said that people from ethnic minority backgrounds are “disproportionately” dying with coronavirus. A number of reviews, including by the Office for National Statistics and Public Health England, have now concluded that this is the case. Read more on the BBC website: https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/uk-52219070
