2 Feb 2018
National News
Southwark Council increases Council Tax ‘to the max’
Labour-run Southwark Council have announced they will increase council tax by 3% this year. This is the second year in a row they have done so.
2 Feb 2018
Personal Independence Payment - all the 1.6 million claims done so far, will be reviewed.
Every person receiving Personal Independence Payments (PIP) will have their claim reviewed, the Department for Work and Pensions has said. A total of 1.6 million of the main disability benefit claims will be reviewed, with around 220,000 people expected to receive more money.
1 Feb 2018
Braden Moreton jailed for beating disabled teen
A leader of a drugs gang, who beat and robbed a disabled man he thought owed him a debt, has been sentenced to 14 years in a young offenders institution. Carlisle Crown Court was told Braden Moreton, 19, of no fixed address, attacked his victim with a hammer, a wrench and even his own crutches.
1 Feb 2018
Average age of first stroke in England falls, figures show
The average age of people in England who have a stroke for the first time has fallen over the past decade, new figures show. It dropped from 71 to 68 for men and 75 to 73 for women between 2007 and 2016, Public Health England data shows. Over the same period, the proportion of first-time strokes suffered by 40 to 69-year-olds rose from 33% to 38%.
AT
1 Feb 2018
Patients 'sent home to no heat or light'
Frail and vulnerable patients are being trapped in an "endless cycle" of going in and out of hospitals in England, the British Red Cross is warning. The charity said the pressure on the NHS meant hospitals were rushing some patients home before they were ready and without adequate checks being made. It said its staff had found patients in distressing situations, sent back to homes with no heating or lighting.
NT
1 Feb 2018