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Benefits freeze leaves a third of claimants 'with £100 to live on a month'
Chief executive says people are losing sleep and unable to afford essentialsMore than a third of people affected by the Conservative government’s freeze on benefits have less than £100 a month to live on after they have paid rent and bills for food, council tax and gas and electricity, according... -
Cancer patients in England 'diagnosed too late' due to staff shortages
Cancer Research UK estimates 115,000 people diagnosed at stage 3 or 4, hampered by chronic lack of skilled diagnostic staff At least 115,000 cancer patients in England are diagnosed at an advanced stage each year, too late to have the best chance of survival, say experts.Efforts to improve people’s chances,...