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

During talks with the government, Tesco revealed it has a shortfall of 800 lorry drivers and is worried the situation will deteriorate significantly.

Tesco, Amazon, McDonald's warn of Christmas disruption due to HGV driver crisis

Mark Hankinson is accused of “intentionally encouraging or assisting others to commit an offence under the Hunting Act 2004”.

'I followed every bit of legislation', trial of UK's leading huntsman hears

Robert Peston says it's possible a special administrator may be appointed to manage Avro Energy after it defaulted on industry's balancing and settlement code.

Avro Energy: Provider with 1.2 m customers latest hit by financial difficulties

Whitehall officials are desperate to soften the blow of the £20-a-week cut to Universal Credit coming early next month, ITV News' Anushka Asthana writes.

Can officials argue in favour of changes to UC before £20 uplift is taken away?

Kate went on a boat trip with with some of the 'Windermere Children', a group of 300 child Holocaust survivors who came to stay in the Lake District in 1945.

Kate meets Holocaust survivors who became the Windermere Children

Boris Johnson said problems facing the energy industry are short term, but he didn't offer much reassurance to those concerned, writes Romilly Weeks.

PM: Families won't struggle over winter energy bills as 'issues are short term'

The celebrations will be centred around one of the Queen's greatest passions - horse riding.

Queen's Platinum Jubilee: Plans unveiled for celebrations in 2022

The address comes amid questions about his handling of the US pullout from Afghanistan and a submarine deal with Australia that has angered France.

Paul Brand

UK Editor