NHS Chief to step down after nearly four years in the job
Amanda Pritchard has today formally notified the NHS England Board of her decision to stand down as chief executive at the end of this...
Energy bills to rise by £111 a year
The energy price cap will increase by 6.4% from £1,738 to £1,849 from April 1 for a typical household in England, Scotland and Wales,...
Police to get new powers to investigate stolen mobile phone crime
The police are to be given new powers to search homes for stolen mobile phones without a warrant under major new legislation announced this...
Youth mobility scheme for Europeans set to be introduced according to reports
Britain will reportedly offer a scheme to EU countries allowing Europeans aged between 18 and 30 to live and work in the UK for...
Inflation reaches highest level in 10 months
Inflation has crept up to 3 per cent, its highest level in ten months
Figures released this morning by the Office for National Statistics showed...
Stricter rules to be introduced for retailers over selling knives
For the first time retailers will be required to report suspicious and bulk purchases of knives on their platforms to police, alongside stronger age...
Warning of rising fuel bills as price of wholesale gas rises
Energy bills are set to rise again due to a spike in global gas markets, after wholesale gas prices have risen by 15% since...
England’s most senior judge deeply troubled by PMQ’s exchanges over Palestinian asylum family
The Lady Chief Justice, the head of the judiciary for England and Wales, has said she is “deeply troubled” by an exchange at the...
Unemployment rate levels but worrying for youngsters entering the job market
The rate of UK unemployment remained unchanged at 4.4% in the three months to December, figures from the Office for National Statistics released this...
Tough on crime approach has left prisons on brink of collapse
Prisons are on the ‘brink of collapse’ due to the increasing severity of sentences according to a report out today commissioned by the Government
The...