Category: UK
Rolls-Royce wins its biggest ever MoD deal with £9bn nuclear submarine contract
The British engineering company Rolls-Royce has struck its biggest ever deal with the Ministry of Defence with a £9bn contract to make nuclear submarine reactors [more…]
Storm Éowyn: danger to life threat from 100mph winds – live updates
Northern Ireland as Storm Éowyn is likely to damage buildings, uproot trees and cause power cuts, the Met Office said. Train operator ScotRail suspended all [more…]
Storm Éowyn poses danger to life in parts of UK and Ireland with 100mph winds
Flights have been delayed, roads closed and ferry services cancelled as 100mph (160km/h) winds pose a danger to life in parts of the UK on [more…]
Women paying up to £11,000 for a hysterectomy amid NHS delays
Women in Britain are paying up to £11,154 for a hysterectomy in a private hospital, amid huge delays for NHS gynaecological care, research reveals. The [more…]
Kemi Badenoch co-wrote report saying Prevent scheme could ‘alienate communities’
Kemi Badenoch, who criticised a Labour manifesto that warned the UK’s Prevent programme could alienate communities, co-authored a report which expressed concern that the same [more…]
Legal challenges to infrastructure projects to be blocked in push for growth
Campaigners will be blocked from “excessive” legal challenges to planning decisions for major infrastructure projects including airports, railways and nuclear power stations as part of [more…]
Unpaid internships ‘locking out’ young working-class people from careers
Young people from working-class or disadvantaged backgrounds are being “locked out” of careers by unpaid or low-paid internships that benefit middle-class graduates, according to a [more…]
Child mental health admissions to acute wards in England rise 65% in a decade
The number of children admitted to acute hospital wards in England due to serious concerns over their mental health has increased by 65% in a [more…]
Closing UK parliament’s bars could put MPs at risk, says Commons leader
Closing all bars on the parliamentary estate could lead to security risks for MPs, the leader of the House of Commons has said. The famous [more…]
Kevin Clarke’s family denounce police discipline system after officers cleared
The family of a black man who died after being restrained by police officers who denied having heard him say “I can’t breathe” have condemned [more…]