‘Long overdue’ £75m for social care workforce

It includes a national qualification with £20million earmarked for new apprenticeships. Experts broadly welcomed yesterday’s move, but said the money would still not be sufficient to attract people to the notoriously underpaid job. Gavin Edwards, of trade union Unison called the plan

RSPCA warns of animal care ‘perfect storm’ in 200th year

The animal welfare charity, which today celebrates its 200th anniversary, has found loving homes for 405,839 pets since 2013. During that time, 615,000 creatures great and small have been treated at RSPCA ­hospitals – whether for welfare or life-saving operations – and

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