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A care worker says she is working 60-hour weeks and has not been able to take a holiday for a year.

Winnie Watson, from Harborne, Birmingham, has been a full-time carer for Sam Brackenbury, who has cerebral palsy, for 19 years.

His condition deteriorated after contracting Covid at the end of 2023, meaning Ms Watson now has to help him with almost every aspect of day-to-day life.

Mr Brackenbury has asked Birmingham City Council for another carer to support her. The authority has pledged that despite its precarious financial position, it will protect the "most vulnerable".