内容摘要：The sister of head teacher Ruth Perry, who took her own life after her school was downgraded, said she was deeply upset by the government's response.

The sister of head teacher Ruth Perry, who took her own life after her school was downgraded, said she was deeply upset by the government's response.

This could have a negative impact on the health of the 5.7 million unpaid carers in the UK, as well as those they look after.Alicia Jones, 21, from Thurrock, Essex, has been caring for her mum since she was eight, and growing up she had to make a lot of sacrifices.

"I gave up a lot of time in my education because I went to appointments or stayed at home. It then put me behind a lot at school because I was giving up my education for my mum," she said."I look back and all of the warning signs were there, but they were ignored for so many years. It wasn't until it got to breaking point where I had to then reach out for help."Things then started to get put in place but if things had happened earlier, I think mentally I would have been a lot better, and it would probably have meant that I didn't fall behind as much at school."

Lisa Saunders, operations manager at Carers First, said it was important that people sought help."There's lots of support. People don't know what services are available and it's really vital that a carer comes to us before they get to crisis point," she said.

"Two out of three of us will become a carer at some point. We need professionals recognising people are carers so they can get them support early in their caring role."

Metal statues depicting both soldiers and members of the public have gone on display on Salisbury Plain.Ms Dodd said it was necessary to "take the heat" out of the debate on immigration, adding that Mr Lewis' stance on the matter was "divisive and poisonous".

There are doubts over the £1bn plan to electrify the north Wales mainline because it has not had funding agreed or an official go ahead from the UK government.The scheme forms a central part of the Welsh Conservative general election manifesto.

Network Rail has told a Senedd member that no formal development or feasibility work on the idea has been requested from the organisation since 2013.When questioned, the prime minister told the audience at Friday's launch that electrification "would happen".