Old UK

Give us ‘full pay restoration’ or we’ll strike again, junior doctors warn! B

Sir Keir Starmer and Wes Streeting during a visit to the University College London Hospital Stefan Rousseau/via REUTERS Junior doctors will strike again if they are not awarded “full pay restoration” despite a 22 per cent deal, a senior BMA figure…

Traffic could be banned on Oxford Street under plans by London mayor Sadiq Khan! B

A new scheme announced by Sadiq Khan could see a small stretch of Oxford Street completely pedestrianised, with the aim to boost the experience of shoppers. Concept image of a pedestrianised Oxford Street Pic: Greater London Authority Traffic could soon…

Energy provider OVO to pay nearly £2.4m penalty for customer complaint failures! B

The company “failed to adequately protect and respond to their customers when it was needed most”, regulator Ofgem says. Nearly 1,400 OVO customers are to receive compensation after the energy firm was hit with a £2.37m penalty for complaint handling…

Kyle Clifford charged with murdering wife and two daughters of racing commentator John Hunt in crossbow attack! B

Clifford, 26, is accused of three counts of murder after Carol Hunt and daughters Louise and Hannah died in a crossbow attack at their home in Bushey, Hertfordshire, in July. John and Carol Hunt (L) and their daughters Louise (top…

Four boys killed in house fire surrounded by rubbish while mum went to Sainsbury’s! B

Deveca Rose claimed she left her sons in the care of a friend who investigators found no trace of, a court heard (Picture: Enterprise News and Pictures) Four boys were found under a bed surrounded by rubbish and human waste…

Pedestrian loses limb in ‘horrendous hit-and-run’ with severed leg left in road! B

Footage shows a casualty lying near a Pelican crossing on Halifax Road (Picture: YappApp) A pedestrian had their leg torn off and left in the middle of the road in a ‘hit-and-run’ crash in Bradford. Footage shows a casualty lying near…

Women in UK ‘will be worse off than in 2010 unless public spending rises’! B

Economists say living standards of poorest women will decline by 21% by 2027-28 if Labour sticks to Tory plans Goods at a food bank. The Women’s Budget Group said: ‘We can’t have a healthy economy when millions of people are…

Campaigners tie baby slings to statues in call for better UK paternity leave! B

Model babies attached to figures in London including Gene Kelly, Thierry Henry and Isambard Kingdom Brunel The statue of Gene Kelly in Leicester Square. The Dad Shift campaign founders said they wanted the result to be a ‘positively provocative sight’. Photograph:…

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…