Having a learning difficulty or asthma are among the medical exemptions DHSC guidance says care staff can use to not have a Covid jab, Paul Brand reports.

Covid: Care workers can opt-out of jab by 'self-certifying' medical exemption

Many providers said they are at "breaking point" with 95% unable to take on new clients due to acute staff shortages.

Care sector facing its worst ever staffing crisis, survey for ITV News finds

The number of terrorist offenders across the UK's prison estate is rising - so what can be done with them?

How do you persuade terrorists to abandon their criminal calling?

ITV News UK Editor Paul Brand was given unprecedented access inside HMP Frankland and HMP Full Sutton, home to some of the country's most dangerous criminals.

What it's like to mix with criminals inside the UK's top security prisons

Stroke survivor Stephen Hayes, 51, celebrates his birthday with a window visit from former work colleagues at Gracewell of Sutton care home in South London. Opening up care homes forms part of the first step of the Government's road map out of lockdown which sets out how restrictions could be eased over the coming months. Picture date: Monday March 8, 2021.

Matt Hancock claims it was impossible to test all hospital patients sent to care homes in early 2020. How credible is that claim?

Was there really no capacity to test all patients sent to care homes?

Giving evidence to MPs, Dominic Cummings finally admitted what carers have been saying all along, writes UK Editor Paul Brand.

Did Health Secretary Matt Hancock create the Covid-19 crisis in care?

The government's long-awaited pledge to ban so-called conversion therapy has been announced with a significant caveat. 

Government ban limited to 'coercive' LGBT+ conversion therapy

The long-awaited ban comes three years after the then-prime minister Theresa May first promised to end the practice in an interview with ITV News in 2018.

Exclusive: Government to ban conversion therapy in Queen’s Speech

At the heart of the argument is the question of mandates. Who has the most legitimate say?

What next for Scotland? An almighty constitutional clash

The former prime minister admitted the battle against independence in Scotland, Wales and Northern Ireland "proved to be a tougher fight than we anticipated".

Blair admits 'weaknesses' of devolution failed to end calls for independence

The UN said attempts to change someone's sexuality or gender identity were 'haunting' and 'chilling'.

Exclusive: UN urges government to ban conversion therapy

After 18 months, theatres on America's most famous street finally reopened.

The show goes on: Broadway returns after Covid to cheers and applause

People eat and drink outside a restaurant in Covent Garden Market, London, following the further easing of lockdown restrictions in England. Picture date: Wednesday May 5, 2021.

UK inflation has surged to its highest for nearly a decade.

A short sharp inflation shock - hopefully

For now, employees can enjoy the fact that the balance of power has shifted noticeably in their favour, writes ITV News Economics Editor Joel Hills.

Lots of vacancies but not in the right places for furloughed workers

Natalie Logan MacLean is a volunteer in Barlinnie - Scotland’s biggest, oldest, and toughest prison. 

The volunteer helping treat addiction in prison - with no officers in the room

HMP Barlinnie has developed an innovative recovery programme that treats substance abuse as a matter of health and life skills.

How one prison is trying to break the cycle of 'revolving door' inmates

ITV News was given exclusive access inside Barlinnie prison as it attempts to tackle the problem of drug addiction inside its forboding walls.

Inside Scotland's biggest jail: 'About 90% of the guys in my halls are on drugs'

The civil lawsuit was filed by Virginia Guiffe, who accuses Prince Andrew of having sex with her when she was underage.

Paul Brand

UK Editor

Covid: Care workers can opt-out of jab by 'self-certifying' medical exemption

Care sector facing its worst ever staffing crisis, survey for ITV News finds

How do you persuade terrorists to abandon their criminal calling?

What it's like to mix with criminals inside the UK's top security prisons

Was there really no capacity to test all patients sent to care homes?

Did Health Secretary Matt Hancock create the Covid-19 crisis in care?

Government ban limited to 'coercive' LGBT+ conversion therapy

Exclusive: Government to ban conversion therapy in Queen’s Speech

What next for Scotland? An almighty constitutional clash

Blair admits 'weaknesses' of devolution failed to end calls for independence

Exclusive: UN urges government to ban conversion therapy

From our journalists

The show goes on: Broadway returns after Covid to cheers and applause

A short sharp inflation shock - hopefully

Covid: Care workers can opt-out of jab by 'self-certifying' medical exemption

Lots of vacancies but not in the right places for furloughed workers

The volunteer helping treat addiction in prison - with no officers in the room

How one prison is trying to break the cycle of 'revolving door' inmates

Inside Scotland's biggest jail: 'About 90% of the guys in my halls are on drugs'

Prince Andrew to maintain silence despite court hearing over sex assault claims