Fire fighters vote to accept pay deal

The Fire Brigades Union have voted to accept an improved pay offer of 7% backdated to last July, and another increase of 5% from...

Additional support available for help with energy bills

900,000 more households across the UK will be able to apply for support from the government’s £400 help with energy bills. This new scheme is...

Ambulance strikes for this week called of after talks resume

Unite, has today announced it has paused its forthcoming ambulance strikes, in order to enter pay talks with the government. Unite head of operations Gail...

Charity sees “startling” rise in demand for debt advice

More than 18,000 new StepChange Debt Charity clients completed full debt advice in January 2023, which is at least 22% higher than any single...

First year of NHS England’s three-year recovery programme already falling short say MP’s

A critical report from MP’s out today says that the Government’s £14bn plan to reduce NHS backlogs caused by Covid is failing to meet targets...

Ofgem reduces energy price cap but customers will still be paying more for bills...

Energy regulator Ofgem has today  announced its quarterly update to the energy price cap for the period 1 April – 30 June 2023. From 1...

“Clunky” Government systems stand in way of more frequent cost of living support payments...

MP's on the The Treasury Committee today reveals that the Government is unable to make more frequent cost of living support payments due to...

The legal age for marriage rises to 18 from today

New legislation increasing the legal age of marriage to 18 has come into force in England and Wales. Under the Marriage and Civil Partnership...

New transgender prisoner policy comes into force

Transgender women with male genitalia will no longer be able to be held in mainstream women’s prisons, under new measures coming into force today. The...

National moment of silence to mark one year of Russian invasion of Ukraine

A national minute’s silence will take place at 11am on Friday 24 February to mark the one-year anniversary of the full-scale Russian invasion of...