Category: UK
Unison attacks ‘shambolic’ announcement of NHS England’s abolition – UK politics live
on Bluesky. “I don’t see why decisions about £200bn of taxpayers money… on something as fundamental to our security as the NHS should be taken [more…]
Scotland’s first minister holds ‘warm’ meeting with Eric Trump in Edinburgh
Scotland’s first minister hosted a “warm” meeting with Donald Trump’s son Eric in Edinburgh on Thursday, days after the US president’s golf course at Turnberry [more…]
UK food and drink exports to the EU down 34% since Brexit
British food and drink exports to the EU have tumbled by more than a third since Brexit, according to new trade body figures highlighting how [more…]
UN judge ‘exploited and abused’ woman she forced into slavery, court rules
A UN judge has been convicted of forcing a young woman to work as a slave who she “exploited and abused”. Lydia Mugambe, 49, took [more…]
Whole-life order for Sara Sharif’s father rejected by court of appeal
The father of Sara Sharif will not serve a whole-life order for the murder of the 10-year-old after the court of appeal rejected a bid [more…]
Girl, 13, charged with murder and arson after body found in Northamptonshire
A 13-year-old girl has been charged with murder and arson after the body of a woman was found in a house in Northamptonshire. Firefighters and [more…]
As Starmer prepares to cut the number of quangos, what are they and what do they do?
Keir Starmer will this week set out plans to cut some quangos to reduce red tape and a bloated state, helping with economic growth. Politicians [more…]
Changes to bathing water status test will deny rivers protection, say critics
Rivers are unlikely to be granted the protections of bathing water status under the government’s changes to the system, campaigners have said. River activists have [more…]
Overloaded website prevents UK statistics agency from releasing economic data after markets open
The UK’s embattled statistics agency cannot reverse a pandemic-era decision to release official data on the state of the economy before financial markets open because [more…]
Mental ill-health is behind soaring disability benefits bill in England and Wales, report says
More than half of the increase in disability benefits is due to more mental health claims, according to research. Since the pandemic, the number of [more…]
