Category: UK
Drax will keep raising carbon emission levels until 2050s, study says
Drax will keep raising the levels of carbon emissions in the atmosphere until the 2050s despite using carbon capture technology, according to scientific research. The [more…]
Fraudsters may have stolen £500,000 from cladding removal fund, watchdog reveals
Fraudsters may have stolen £500,000 from a taxpayer-funded scheme aimed at accelerating the removal of dangerous cladding from buildings, the public spending watchdog has revealed. [more…]
Fire Brigades Union bars former member of governing executive over alleged racist posts
The Fire Brigades Union has barred a former member of its governing executive for allegedly making racist posts online and promoting material in support of [more…]
England may not be ‘smoke-free’ until 2039, cancer charity warns
England will not be “smoke-free” until 2039, missing a key public health target by almost a decade, an analysis has found. While smoking rates are [more…]
One thousand UK workers to join first four-day week trial under Labour
One thousand workers in the UK will get extra time off with no loss of pay in the first official pilot by the four-day week [more…]
Southport attack has exposed ‘a crisis with trust’, says policing chief
Conspiracy theories about the Southport attack are spreading because of a crisis with “trust in institutions” in Britain, the local area’s police commissioner has warned. [more…]
Low-income renters will struggle after UK housing benefit freeze, experts warn
Low-income renters will struggle to afford housing costs after Rachel Reeves’s decision to freeze the amount of housing benefit they receive in the budget, experts [more…]
Boy, 14, charged with attempted murder after stabbing of girl, 13, near Hull
A 14-year-old boy has been charged with attempted murder after a 13-year-old girl was stabbed in the neck, stomach, chest and back near Hull on [more…]
King and Prince William’s estates ‘making millions from charities and public services’
King Charles and Prince William’s property empires are taking millions of pounds from cash-strapped charities and public services including the NHS, state schools and prisons, [more…]
Labour challenges Badenoch to back billions for public services and tax rises
Labour has thrown down an immediate challenge to the new Tory leader, Kemi Badenoch, to back Rachel Reeves’s budget plans for big increases in tax, [more…]
