Joely Santa Cruz

3 weeks ago | news.sky.com | Joely Santa Cruz

The number of appointments for patients waiting for NHS treatments in England increased by nearly 19,000, to 7.42 million in March up from 7.4 million in February. While the increase has not undone all recent progress, the path to reducing the waiting list has been slow and any gains are fragile, as today's figures show. The waiting list had been showing gradual but steady decreases since last September but has now increased for the first time since then.

3 weeks ago | news.sky.com | Joely Santa Cruz

The government is planning a range of measures designed to restrict immigration to the UK, which will likely further reduce net migration - but without further details the impact is unclear. Among the measures in the white paper are changes to the types and numbers of work visas issued to foreign workers - including scrapping social care visas altogether.

2 months ago | news.sky.com | Hanna Schnitzer |Joely Santa Cruz

Households across the country face higher bills from 1 April. Use our calculator to find out how you'll be affected. Council tax, gas, water and electricity bills, broadband, mobile phone, TV and transport costs are all rising. The increases are being introduced to coincide with the new financial year and are likely to hit the finances of almost everyone in the country.

2 months ago | msn.com | Hanna Schnitzer |Joely Santa Cruz

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2 months ago | news.sky.com | Joely Santa Cruz

With record numbers of children in England now in insecure temporary housing, the commissioner warns that poor educational prospects could leave a generation of disadvantaged children "trapped" in poverty. The research proves for the first time the negative impact housing insecurity has on educational attainment, showing a direct relationship between the number of times a child moves home and declining GCSE pass rates.