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Warning over social care funding

Ministers are warning that England's social care system is heading towards a £6bn funding gap unless there is radical reform, the BBC has learned. Health experts predict the ageing population means state funding for the care of the elderly and disabled will face a huge shortfall within 20 years. The warnings come as ministers are about to begin a major consultation on how social care is funded. Currently, most people in England have to pay for home help themselves.

12 May 2008
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Zimbabwean protests deportation

A Zimbabwean woman has said her family will lose their independence if she is forced to return to her homeland. Kudzayi Zinzombe, 25, from Exeter, cares for her disabled brother while their mother works as a nurse. Kudzayi came to Britain two years ago, but now she has been told she cannot stay because she was over 18 when she arrived and therefore not a dependent.

12 May 2008
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Crackdown on car parking abusers

A crackdown is under way targeting hospital visitors who abuse disabled parking spaces in Leicester. Previously parking attendants have been unable to confirm if the person registered on a blue card was actually in the car. But from this week, parking staff at Leicester's three hospitals will check if the badge photo ID matches up. However the Leicester charity Mosaic fears the move will only cause confusion for disabled drivers.

12 May 2008
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