Reporter @claramargotin.bsky.social covered NHS figures revealing about 74% of patients in England were seen within four hours in A&Es last month

@healthfoundation.bsky.social said the NHS is "beginning to feel the first signs of winter"

Housing charity @sheltercharity.bsky.social estimates estimates 382,600 people in England – including 175,000 children – will spend this Christmas homeless, @claramargotin.bsky.social reports

1. 👮 Police forces logged 2,949 honour-based abuse offences in the 12 months to March, marking a 7% rise on the previous year. @karmanirvana.bsky.social said "HBA is not a single crime, but a pattern of control and violence"

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www.cornish-times.co.uk/news/police-...

2. 🏳️‍⚧️ There were 4,120 transgender hate crime offences recorded by police forces last year, as total hate crimes rose for the first time in three years. Charity Not A Phase said some hate crimes against trans people may go unreported

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barnetpost.co.uk/2025/11/22/p...

Reporter @claramargotin.bsky.social looked at figures revealing 4,690 mainstream fostering households in England left foster care in 2024-25. The Fostering Network warned "retention must be the Government’s priority".

6. 👮 Racially motivated hate crime rose by 6% last year, and religious hate crime offences were up 3%. @victimsupport.bsky.social said the figures are "stark reminders of the growing hostility many communities face"

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www.leeds-live.co.uk/news/yorkshi...

4. 👮 Police forces in England and Wales logged 599,908 stalking and harassment offences last year, a 6% fall. @suzylamplughtrust.bsky.social said stalking is an "underreported and therefore under documented crime"

📝 @claramargotin.bsky.social
www.lutontoday.co.uk/news/crime/m...

2. 🚑 Black people were almost four times as likely as their white counterparts to be detained under the Mental Health Act in 2024-25. The charity Mind said the racial inequality "is a shocking indictment of the UK Government"

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www.wigantoday.net/health/black...

6. 👨‍👩‍👧‍👦 The number of families hit by the Universal Credit benefit cap rose by 7% in May. @disrightsuk.bsky.social called it "a brutal measure that punishes people"

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www.lutontoday.co.uk/news/people/...

4. 🏢 The average private rent in Great Britain was £1,360 per month in August - 5.7% higher than a year ago. @generationrent.bsky.social said "high rents push people into homelessness and trap them in temporary accommodation"

📝 @claramargotin.bsky.social
www.derbyworld.co.uk/news/generat...

5. 🍽️ New analysis by @foodfoundation.bsky.social reveals "shocking" health and dietary inequalities across England, with dental decay, obesity, diabetes and shorter life expectancy afflicting deprived constituencies

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www.northumberlandgazette.co.uk/health/study...