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More than half of disabled people ‘depressed or hopeless’ about finances
People are eating cold food and washing in cold water to cope with financial pressures
Sarah Leonard
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NHS social distancing requirement scrapped in England
NHS organisations in England have been instructed to “return to pre-pandemic physical distancing in all areas”
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Winners announced at Rayleigh Town Council Awards 2022
The awards were presented by Cllr Robert Milne, Chairman of Rayleigh Town Council
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Backlog in diabetes care putting lives at risk, charity warns
Almost half of people with diabetes had difficulties managing their condition last year
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Slight rise in children getting first choice of primary school compared to 2021
A child’s chances of gaining a place at their preferred school depends on which part of the country they are in
National
New measures to protect consumers from fake reviews and subscription traps
The measures include making it “clearly illegal” to pay someone to write or host a fake review
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Demand for food bank rises as nearly one in 10 parents 'very likely' to require service, survey finds
Some 88% said their monthly food shop has increased in price over the past three months
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British Cycling offers ‘full support’ to Sir Bradley Wiggins over grooming claim
He did not feel he could speak up at the time
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NHS urges people to take up lung cancer check as 600 diagnosed in mobile trucks
The trucks stop at community sites across the UK, like supermarkets and sports centres
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Half-price sale on rail fares announced to help with cost-of-living pressures
More than one million train tickets would be reduced this spring.
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Former world champion Amir Khan says he has been robbed at gunpoint
Amir and his wife Faryal are safe after an incident in Leyton
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Corrie star William Roache turns 90 but ‘has no intention of retiring’
The actor will turn 90 on April 25