The National Association of Care Catering (NACC) gathered in Nottingham from 1st to 2nd October 2025 to celebrate the best in care catering at the NACC National Awards 2025. Delegates attended the annual gala dinner at the East Midlands Conference Centre to recognise this year’s outstanding winners. These prestigious awards highlight the exceptional contributions made […]
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A former elite soldier has warned that treating special forces personnel like ordinary criminals over war crimes investigations could jeopardise national security. The recently retired operative, referred to as Soldier Z to maintain anonymity, said the US military has questioned whether British counterparts can be relied upon in combat due to fears of prosecution. Soldier
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The UK government should formally apologise to children for the “avoidable mistakes” made during the Covid-19 pandemic, the former children’s commissioner for England has told the official inquiry. Giving evidence at Thursday’s public hearing, Anne Longfield accused ministers of adopting a “doom loop” of fatalism that left children’s needs overlooked. She said prolonged school closures
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Holyrood has come under fire for “pointless grandstanding” after MSPs backed new legislation to make dog theft a specific criminal offence even though stealing animals is already illegal under Scots law. The Dog Theft (Scotland) Bill cleared its first parliamentary hurdle on Thursday with support from all six parties, including Reform UK’s sole MSP. Brought
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Ilona Tomza of Porthaven Care Homes has been crowned the National Association of Care Catering (NACC) Care Chef of the Year 2025, securing one of the sector’s most prestigious culinary titles. She received the honour in front of NACC members and guests at the Training & Development Forum, held at the East Midlands Conference Centre
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A small group of repeat offenders are driving a disproportionate share of crime and costs to the public purse, according to a new study. Research by consultancy Newton Europe and charity Revolving Doors estimates that as few as 29,000 prolific criminals are responsible for more than 130,000 crimes a year, costing society around £5 billion.
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Police have warned that middle-class shoplifters with professional jobs and expensive homes are increasingly stealing luxury goods “for the thrill” rather than out of financial hardship. Cambridgeshire Police said shoplifting reports have risen by nearly a quarter this year, with offenders including older, affluent residents targeting retailers such as John Lewis. CCTV footage released by
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Middle age is often cast as life’s bleakest stretch: creaking joints, stalled careers, demanding children and ageing parents. Yet new research suggests that the late fifties may, in fact, be the prime of human mental performance. A paper in the journal Intelligence has produced a new measure, the cognitive-personality functioning index (CPFI) which combines intelligence,
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More than 170 health and social care organisations from across the UK have been recognised at this year’s Gold Standards Framework (GSF) Quality Hallmark Awards, celebrating long-term commitment to compassionate and high-quality end-of-life care. The awards, presented at the GSF Annual Conference in Birmingham on Friday 26 September, brought together over 400 delegates from hospitals,
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Police have identified the man behind Thursday’s attack on a Manchester synagogue as 35-year-old Jihad al-Shamie, a British citizen who grew up in the city after moving from abroad as a child. Al-Shamie, whose surname translates as “the Syrian”, became a naturalised citizen in 2006 while still a teenager. Officials confirmed he had no prior
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