Warning that the UK is facing a crisis in care for older people
Acombination of a rapidly ageing population and a lack of NHS workforce planning means we are sleepwalking into an avoidable crisis of care for...
Rule of six illogical but alternative could see a return to lockdown
Professor Peter Openshaw, professor of experimental medicine at Imperial College London has described the rule of six lat as somewhat irrational.
Speaking on Sky news...
Significant job losses as majority of Wilko stores set to close says union
The majority of Wilko stores are to close within weeks after a purchase of the discount retailer fell through.
In a meeting with administrators...
Government must announce package of support as hospitality faces six months of restrictions
UKHospitality has called on the Government to deliver a package of support for hospitality.
The trade body has warned that job losses and business failures...
Councils’ finance black hole could cut heart out of town centres
A £10 billion Covid-19 shortfall in council finances could threaten the full reopening of our town centres, leading to already struggling high streets closing...
Government confirms it is looking at scrapping quarantine for the double vaccinated
The Government has confirmed that proposals to scrap quarantine requirements for those who have received two doses of a coronavirus vaccine are under "consideration".
Reports...
£14 million financial support for England’s zoos unveiled
A £14 million fund to help zoos and aquariums look after their animals in the face of pandemic closures has been announced by the...
Retail sales defy forecasts but warnings on the horizon
British shoppers spent more than expected last month as many were enticed by online shopping promotions, despite a weaker picture recently as households battled...
Covid crisis could push 200,000 into fuel poverty this winter
Over 200,000 households are set to fall into fuel poverty as the economy struggles to recover from lockdown, according to new estimates.
The End Fuel...
New criminal offence needed to protect retail workers following shocking upsurge in violence and...
Violence and abuse towards shop workers is becoming endemic in British society and the policing response is failing to match the scale of the...