People are getting ‘stuck’ in insecure work for years, says UK thinktank! B
Work Foundation says ‘juggling unpredictable pay and hours’ keeps staff from upskilling and finding new jobs The deputy prime minister, Angela Rayner, has championed Labour’s new deal for working people. Photograph: Peter Byrne/PA Insecure work can often be a trap, rather…
Lord Alli’s £1m Labour donations thrust into the spotlight by Lady Starmer’s clothes! B
He paid for a personal shopper for the Prime Minister’s wife as well as designer garments and alterations Lord Alli was encouraged to join the Labour Party by MP Emily Thornberry, who used to be his neighbour Dave Benett/Getty Images He…
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:…