The first steps to creating a National Care Service are announced - but critics say the pace of the plan "feels far too long".

The proposed increase is because of financial pressures and a rise in the cost of adult social care.

Sensor and voice-activated devices are used with fall detectors, smart speakers and doorbells.

The company has created interactive games that can be projected onto surfaces such as ceilings.

Teams of carers from Southern Healthcare’s care homes attended the awards ceremony in London.

An organisation that represents the care sector urges MPs to re-think National Insurance changes.

Councils will now have to put veterans at the top of the list for social housing and waive rules requiring a local connection.

Hospitals across the west are feeling the crunch as winter begins.