Winter pressures are mounting on the NHS. Several hospital trusts have declared critical incidents in recent days and the ...

The harsh regime of workhouses is something we associate with Victorian times. But the shocking truth about the buildings is that they continued to house families well into the 20th Century.

At a site that was once a Victorian workhouse in England, more than 4,500 unmarked graves were found. Most of the remains belong to the impoverished citizens of Bristol, who lived in filthy ...

Flu cases are skyrocketing, causing huge problems for hospitals, NHS England bosses are warning. Last week the number of ...

videoDodger's guide to poverty and the workhouse In this short film for primary schools Dodger and the gang provide a brief guide to the Victorian workhouse and the common diseases from the time ...

The workhouse continued throughout the Victorian period, known for its inhumane conditions. Cotswold Archaeology explained that most of these graves belonged to people in extreme poverty who ended ...