Abuse is taking place in 99 per cent of care homes across England, new research shows, prompting concerns elderly people are bearing the brunt of a "chronic" underfunding in the social care system. more
Cities are often thought of as places for the young, but the reality is that many have an ageing population. What difference does the age of a city's residents make?more
Fathers wanting to take an equal share of looking after young children are being failed by workplace policies, the Government is being warned. MPs called for better support for working fathers to help them care for their children.more
Dublin may be in the midst of a housing crisis and the city's streets are regularly in gridlock, but that has not stopped it being ranked as the city with the best quality of life in Ireland and the UK. In a global survey conducted by consultancy firm Mercer, Dublin ranked 34th for quality of life, ahead of London (41st).more
London's Jewish Museum is being inundated with more than 3,000 emails a day from Polish nationalists supporting their country's controversial new Holocaust law.more
The roughest McDonald's in London has successfully cut down on anti-social behaviour. Residents labelled the Shepherd's Bush branch of McDonald's 'awful' and with 71 reports of crime in 2017 it's not difficult to see why.
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A law which would require all pornography websites to verify the ages of visitors from the UK or face being blocked has been delayed. The age verification law was introduced as part of the Digital Economy Act, and means that anyone wishing to view pornography online will have to prove they are over 18 years old.more
Leo Varadkar has said that he does not agree with the Catholic Church's policy towards women. Speaking in Washington DC on Tuesday, the Taoiseach also said he didn't think it was the role of the State to tell any religion what rules it should make.more
Two households let rubbish pile up so high they couldn't see out the window. After receiving complaints from neighbours, Greenwich Council sent notices, which warn that messy front gardens could land them with a fine of up to £2,500.more
This was the shocking scene that greeted a mum-of-ten when she returned home to her flat. Donna Newby came home to find she had been evicted and her landlord David Love had thrown all her belongings out of the second floor home into the rain.more
British public television BBC Two broadcast a segment about Poland yesterday during the main news program "Newsnight". As emphasized, the government in Warsaw is accused, among others for "crawling authoritarianism" and "threatening liberal democracy."more
The Polish community in Limerick is thriving, according to the honorary consul Patrick O'Sullivan. The Consulate of the Republic of Poland recently invited personnel from the consulate from Dublin down to its offices on O'Connell Street to help process Polish citizens passport renewals to save people having to travel to Dublin. more
The people of Ireland have been asked to "stand in the gap" for mothers and babies by preventing the liberalisation of the State's abortion laws. The call was heard as tens of thousands attended an anti-abortion demonstration entitled the "Rally for Life" in Dublin city centre on Saturday. more
Only 5 per cent of Ireland has pristine night skies free from artificial light, according to a Trinity College Dublin professor leading the first survey of night-time light. Prof Brian Espey of Trinity College School of Physics also said that just under half of Ireland's population lives under skies so bright that the Milky Way cannot be seen.more
The growing number of female tenants being pressurised into "sex for rent" arrangements has prompted a major London landlord to offer women-only viewings of its apartments.
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Sadiq Khan is urging Londoners "to call out sexist and misogynistic attitudes" as he published a raft of measures designed to make the capital safer for women and girls. The London mayor is promising £44million towards tackling a series of violent and abusive crimes including rape, harassment and female genital mutilation.more
Suspected domestic abusers could be electronically tagged under government proposals for England and Wales. The draft Domestic Abuse Bill will also propose tougher sentences where children are involved and more support for victims who testify in court.more
The poll, curated and launched by Sky News alongside Equality Now, gives viewers the chance to vote for who they think has made the biggest impact on Britain as we know it today.
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Jack has wrestled back the top spot as the most popular baby boys' name in 2017, a position it has held since 2007, with the exception of 2016 when James was the most popular choice. James came in second place last year followed by Daniel, Conor and Seán as the top five choices, according to the latest figures from the Central Statistics Office.more
Nearly 9 in 10 Poles believe that wages of women and men should be at the same level - according to the latest study by Kantar Millward Brown for Work Service S.A.more
From members of the monarchy to scientists, actors to writers, Britain can lay claim to hundreds of influential women.
Working alongside Equality Now, Sky News has compiled a list of 100 women from all walks of life who have had a big impact on Britain as we know it today.more
Millennials are set to be the most overweight generation since current records began, research has suggested. More than seven in 10 people born between the early 1980s and mid 1990s are set to be overweight or obese between the ages of 35 and 44, Cancer Research UK found.more
The most advantaged boys in England are expected to outlive the poorest by a decade as inequalities in life expectancy widen, new figures show. Life expectancy at birth among the most deprived males in England was 73.9 years in 2014 and 2016, compared with 83.3 years among the least deprived, according to latest data published by the Office for National Statistics (ONS).more
Londoners leave scarves, coats and hats across capital, and are called on to buy hot drinks for the homeless as city is engulfed in freezing temperatures.more