Refocus ‘levelling up’ strategy and funds, peers tell government
A House of Lords Committee warned that ‘left behind’ places will be “short-changed” and inequality will grow if money for the NHS, schools and...
Manchester Airport boss slams unacceptable for some ministers and officials to seek to discourage...
“The whole point of the framework is to allow people to make their own decisions about whether to travel or not, confident in the...
UK inflation more than doubles to 1.5% in April
Consumer price inflation more than doubled in April to stand at 1.5%, up from 0.7% in March, official figures showed on Wednesday.
A jump in...
Report warns that without facing seismic changes the UK’s economy could face an Italian...
The UK is facing a ‘decisive decade’ of change as five seismic economic shifts – the Covid aftermath, Brexit, the Net Zero transition, an...
Most hospitalised in Bolton have not been vaccinated says Hancock
Early indications are that vaccines are protecting the elderly against the variant of concern first found in India and most of the people hospitalised...
Labour introduces its own proposals to tackle violence against women
The Labour Party has published a detailed Green Paper on how to end the epidemic of violence against women and girls.
The unusual...
Johnson announces Covid inquiry but it won’t begin until Spring 2022
Boris Johnson has announced an inquiry next year into the handling of the COVID-19 pandemic that is likely to focus on why the United...
Green shoots spotted in the U.K. economy
The U.K. economy grew by a stronger-than-expected 2.1% in March from February, gathering speed for what is expected to be a sharp bounce-back this...
People’s Vaccine activists block entrance and hang banner at AstraZeneca HQ in Macclesfield
Activists have blocked the entrance to AstraZeneca’s Cambridge headquarters and hung a banner from the building demanding a People’s Vaccine.
A banner has also been...
Government unveils plans for the next session of Parliament
The Government promised to tackle inequality and "level up" the country on Tuesday with a post-pandemic raft of laws presented by Queen Elizabeth to...