Figure represents 220,000 children, with union adding many families of nurses and public transport workers also in crisis More than one in four children with care worker parents are growing up in poverty, according to a report by Trades Union Congress, with the union warning of “rampant” hardship in households with key workers. The TUC said that 220,000 children – 28.4% – with at least one social care worker as a parent were in poverty,

People with unhealthy sleep patterns have increased risk of developing eye disease Sleeping too little or too much, snoring, daytime sleepiness and insomnia may all increase the risk of glaucoma, a common eye condition that affects millions of people and can lead to blindness, according to a decade-long study. It is well known that leeping badly can affect judgment, mood, ability to learn and retain information, and may increase the risk of serious accidents and

Exclusive: Whitehall officials have ‘war-gamed’ Programme Yarrow, a blueprint for coping with outages for up to a week The government has “war-gamed” emergency plans to cope with energy blackouts lasting up to seven days in the event of a national power outage amid growing fears over security of supply this winter. The Guardian has seen documents, marked “official sensitive”, which warn that in a “reasonable worst-case scenario” all sectors including transport, food and water supply,

Home secretary’s comments ignore relatively low numbers of migrants to UK compared with EU countries As she fought for her political survival in parliament on Monday, Suella Braverman claimed the south coast of England is being invaded by asylum seekers. Her claim has been refuted by migration experts, who believe it falls down on a number of fronts. Continue reading… ​Home secretary’s comments ignore relatively low numbers of migrants to UK compared with EU countriesAs

Rishi Sunak’s cabinet hears variation of service across NHS will be ‘particular area of focus’ Health spending will not be cut in the autumn statement, the Guardian understands, but cabinet ministers have been told there would be a programme of reform for underperforming trusts. Jeremy Hunt, the chancellor and a former health secretary, has warned against complacency and said the government expects the NHS and Department of Health and Social Care to find new efficiencies.

Two main parties say Chris Heaton-Harris has failed to provide clarity with refusal to set election date The Northern Ireland secretary, Chris Heaton-Harris, has again deferred naming a date for fresh elections for the Stormont assembly amid accusations the region is being used as a political football. In a statement after meeting party leaders, Heaton-Harris said he was concerned about the emergence of a “black hole” in the budget for Northern Ireland but did not