Sharon Graham, the general secretary of the Unite union, has accused Labour of partly rowing back on its plans to bolster workers’ rights to “curry favour with big business”. At the same time, the party said there had been no watering down of its policies. Leaked documents, first obtained by the Financial Times, show the party changed the […]
The Metropolitan Police have confirmed that 387 ULEZ cameras have been damaged, stolen or obscured in London as ‘Blade Runner activists wage war on the eco-scheme that aims to reduce emissions. So far, the group that opposes the expansion of the ULEZ scheme have targeted the cameras installed by Transport for London (TfL) between April
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An Analysis of courses advertised by the University Colleges and Admissions Service (Ucas) shows that foreign students are being offered places on hundreds more undergraduate degrees in a clearing at Russell Group institutions than their British counterparts. It means that British teenagers who fail to achieve the A-level grades needed for their first-choice course when results
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BMA Scotland GP chair Dr Andrew Buist warned the country is facing a “bleak situation” and called for “urgent action” from the nationalist government. He predicted Scotland could “become seriously under-doctored”, resulting in patients struggling “even more than they are right now to get appointments”. The medic insisted: “The Scottish Government must take this situation seriously and
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Yorkshire Building Society says it would close accounts of customers who “discriminate” or are “rude”. The organisation made the admission after claims that it severed ties with a client who questioned the use of Pride flags in their branches. It comes amid a growing row over whether banks are targeting people for their political beliefs
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A new study by the King’s Fund has found that the UK is worst at saving stroke victims while “underperforming significantly” on cancer and life expectancy. Britain’s healthcare system has far worse outcomes than almost all of its peers, a damning international study has warned. The research published on Monday by respected think-tank the King’s
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Gillian Keegan, the Education Secretary, is facing a backlash from Conservative MPs, figures in Downing Street and the Equalities Office over plans to allow pupils to choose their own pronouns if their parents give consent. The Government has promised to publish transgender guidance for consultation before the end of term as it comes under pressure
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Budget cuts by the SNP Government have been blamed for rocketing crime and falling detection rates in Scotland. Police Scotland had solved less than half of its cases in the past year. The figure gets even worse for crimes like housebreakings, with four out of five not being ‘cleared up’ – and an incident recorded every two hours.
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A Christian teaching assistant sacked after expressing her views on transgender books in primary schools has won an appeal. Kristie Higgs, 46, was dismissed for gross misconduct by Farmor’s School in Fairford, Gloucestershire, 2019 after sharing Facebook posts criticising plans to teach LGBT+ relationships in primary schools. In one post, she shared an article on the rise
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As Britain sees an increasing large influx of asylum seekers from Albania, the Home Affairs Select Committee has ruled that Albania is a “safe” country and people who flee from there to seek sanctuary in the UK should not routinely be granted asylum, according to a report published on Monday by the cross-party group of
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