Labour gloom can’t solve UK’s problems, says Ed Davey! B
Lib Dem leader to close party conference in Brighton by criticising tone taken by Prime Minister and his front bench Sir Ed Davey said the Lib Dems ‘will cut through the Government’s doom and gloom with ambition for our country’ Stefan…
Almost 2 million people a year could die from antibiotic resistant superbugs by 2050, scientists say! B
Researchers say ‘now is the time to act’ to protect against threat posed by resistance to drugs used to treat infection Antimicrobial resistance occurs when bacteria evolve resilience to drugs used to treat them and become impervious to antibiotics Manjurul/iStockphoto Almost…
Junior doctors in England vote to accept pay deal! B
Junior doctors voted by a margin of 66% for the pay rise, on a turnout of 69%, ending the most prolonged industrial dispute in the NHS’s history. A doctor starting NHS foundation training will now get £36,600 a year. Junior…
PIP alert as people with 87 conditions could receive up to £798! B
More than 1.1 million adults across Great Britain receive support through Personal Independence Payment (PIP) for more than 85 musculoskeletal conditions. PIP alert as people with 87 conditions could receive up to £798 (Image: Getty) The latest figures from the Department…
State pensioners ‘handed £350’ if they spend 99p after Winter Fuel Payment axe! B
State pensioners are being urged to spend 99p and get £350 back State pensioners have been urged to spend 99p on an item which could save them money on their energy bills in the wake of losing their £300 Winter…
Ex-police chief named head of UK’s border security command! B
Martin Hewitt’s appointment to tackle small boat crossings comes as PM heads to Italy to learn about its immigration policies Keir Starmer talks with the new UK border security commander, Martin Hewitt, at an airfield near London. Photograph: Phil Noble/Reuters The…
Doctor who feared having to leave UK after visa blow wins Home Office U-turn! B
Department says it has reconsidered case of Tajwer Siddiqui, whose autistic adult daughter was refused visa Tajwer Siddiqui, his daughter Alina Tajwer Siddiqui and his wife, Shehlar Tajwer. Photograph: none A doctor from Pakistan who feared he would have to leave…
Starmer puts ‘pragmatism’ before perceptions in meeting with Meloni! B
Some Labourites may see a hard-right populist but the British PM has an eye on the immigration policies of an ally British prime minister, Keir Starmer, with his Italian counterpart, Giorgia Meloni in the gardens of the Villa Doria Pamphili. Photograph:…
Benefit sanctions more likely for minority ethnic claimants, UK data shows! B
Black universal credit claimants 58% more likely to get sanctions than white people, while mixed ethnic groups are 72% more likely The sanctions have been notorious for putting some claimants into debt and forcing them to use food banks. Photograph: FilippoBacci/Getty…
Student dies from highly dangerous incurable virus! B
A patient thought to be suffering from Nipah infection is moved to an isolation ward in Kozhikode Medical College in the southern state of Kerala, India,on July 20 (Picture: Reuters) A student has died of brain-swelling fever caused by a…