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Winter fuel payment cuts may force 100,000 pensioners ‘below poverty line’

Analysis shows 50,000 more people will be in relative fuel poverty next year – and another 50,000 by 2030

The Guardian - UK

Inquiry to begin into DWP’s treatment of ill and disabled people on benefits

Some eligibility decisions have been linked to deaths of vulnerable claimants, and EHRC will examine if ministers acted unlawfully

The Guardian - UK

Social care crisis laid bare as quarter of NHS beds occupied by dementia patients

Demand for social care continues to rise as the population grows older but there is a shortage of workers in the sector

The Independent UK

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Foreign Secretary raises doubts about feasibility of Israel-Hamas ceasefire

James Cleverly said ‘the behaviour of Hamas’ has not given him confidence the group would respect a ceasefire.

The Independent UK

"Broken deeds and words": What Greater Manchester MPs are saying about under-fire train operator Avanti West Coast

Eight MPs lined up to blast Avanti in a Commons debate - calling for its contract to be stripped on October 16

Manchester Evening News

Human remains found at Oldham mill could take months to identify

One line of inquiry is whether fire took hold in illegal cannabis factory

The Guardian - UK

Secret inquiry launched into deaths of 140 disability claimants under Boris Johnson

The probes are linked to deaths associated with actions from the Department of Work and Pensions and are so private that even families are not told of the findings

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Thousands of disabled people's deaths linked to DWP's failure to act on benefits flaws

New research by Deaths by Welfare concludes the Department for Work and Pensions failed to fix systematic flaws in the disability benefits system that potentially led to thousands of deaths

Daily Mirror

MPs raise concerns over delay in being told about major hospital IT failure affecting the Royal Oldham

A 'critical incident' has been declared at four hospitals over an IT glitch which has forced a return to paper systems

Manchester Evening News

Democracy is in danger because of threats to MPs, warns sister of murdered Jo Cox

After the murders of Jo Cox and Sir David Amess, Jo's sister Kim Leadbeater joins forces with dozens of fellow MPs to highlight the abuse, deaths threats and intimidation they still face

Daily Mirror

'Third of government policies due to have negative impact on equalities'

The claims come in a report by the Compassion in Politics think tank which studied a series of Equality Impact Assessments on Whitehall policies over the past decade

Daily Mirror

Science teacher unable to get out of bed and return to normal life due to Long Covid

Many people who were key workers during the pandemic are still suffering due to Covid. Maya Gibbon, who was a science teacher, has been left mostly unable to get out of bed after catching the virus

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