Category: UK
Pay for NHS chiefs to be linked to performance with ‘no more rewards for failure’, Wes Streeting says – as it happened
a news release: In his review of the NHS, Lord Ara Darzi found the only criteria by which chief executive pay was set is the [more…]
Official feared child would find discarded novichok, inquiry hears
The former chief medical officer for England claimed she had a “strong recollection” of advising the public not to pick up objects they found near [more…]
Bishop calls for Justin Welby to resign over failure to pursue serial abuser
A Church of England bishop has added her voice to growing calls for the archbishop of Canterbury to resign over his failure to pursue a [more…]
British Steel to keep Scunthorpe blast furnaces operating past Christmas
The owners of British Steel are to keep the blast furnaces at its Scunthorpe site running past Christmas amid talks over government support for a [more…]
Asthma linked to memory problems in children, research suggests
Children who have asthma can experience memory problems, according to research in the USthat is the first to link the two conditions. The research also [more…]
Revealed: ex-director for tobacco giant advising UK government on cancer risks
A former director at the tobacco giant Philip Morris International (PMI) was handed a role on an influential expert committee advising the UK government on [more…]
New film unravels mystery of the Russian ‘spy whale’
When a white whale, mysteriously kitted out with covert surveillance equipment, was first spotted in icy waters around Norway five years ago it seemed like [more…]
Death in UK immigration removal centre is the first believed to be linked to the drug spice
The death of a man in an immigration removal centre a fortnight ago is believed to be linked to the drug spice, in what is [more…]
Labour under fire for failing to name MPs for key EU role
Keir Starmer’s government is coming under fire for having failed over more than four months to appoint new MPs and peers to a key EU-UK [more…]
King Charles to lay wreath and lead nation in Remembrance Sunday silence
King Charles will lay wreaths at the Cenotaph and lead the nation in a two-minute silence at 11am to remember the dead who gave their [more…]
