Minimum wage of at least £10 and an end to rip-off youth rates –...
Usdaw members are set to give evidence to the Low Pay Commission (LPC) on minimum wage rates in Manchester today. The LPC’s annual consultation...
Judges to be given the power to force convicted to be present at their...
Judges will be given the powers to order offenders to attend sentencing, under reforms in the wake of the Lucy Letby case,the Government has...
Inflation hits highest point in nearly three years
Inflation jumped further above the Bank of England's target in June when it hit 2.5%, its highest since August 2018 and up from 2.1%...
New consultation over Martyn’s Law is launched
A new consultation has been launched by the Government over the so called Martyn’s Law
The law is named after Martyn Hett, one of 22...
Universal Credit expansion is ‘a disaster waiting to happen’
Citizens Advice is warning that the expansion of Universal Credit is 'a disaster waiting to happen', as as new findings show it is pushing...
Damning report says Catholic Church put its own reputation over the welfare of vunerable...
The Catholic Church prioritised its own reputation over the welfare of vulnerable children, with its moral purpose betrayed by those who sexually abused children,...
Covid Vaccination programme has prevented 44,000 hospitalisations and 14,000 deaths
The Covid vaccination programme has prevented 44,500 hospitalisations in England and has saved over 14,000 lives according to the Government’s vaccine minister
Nadhim Zahawi was...
Committee of MP’s and Peers calls for review of all Covid
A cross-party committee of MPs and Peers says fixed penalty notices (FPNs) - which can be as much as £10,000 - are muddled, discriminatory...
Costs of funerals to be investigated by the Competition Watchdog
The Competition and Markets Authority’s (CMA) market study will examine whether the information provided by funeral directors on prices and services is clear enough...
New building requirements for separate male and female toilets
The Government has announced today it is acting to bring forward changes to regulations that will mean all new non-domestic public and private buildings...