Mass exodus of young nurses is ‘deeply worrying’ says RCN report
A new RCN report published today (13 February) reveals that tens of thousands of skilled and experienced nursing staff are leaving the profession, with...
Vapes need to be ‘out-of-sight and out-of-reach’ to tackle underage sales
Strict new measures to regulate the display and marketing of vaping products in the same way as tobacco are needed to crack down on...
RMT Union rejects latest pay offer from Network Rail and the Train Companies
The Rail union, RMT has rejected the latest offers from both Network Rail and the train operating companies.
The union said that it rejected both...
U.K. narrowly avoids technical recession at end of 2022
The UK avoided a recession in the second half of 2022, data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS) has suggested with growth at...
Church of England votes to allow blessings for same sex couples
The Church of England has announced that it will offer blessings to same sex couples for the first time
The move follows an historic vote...
Press Standards Regulator to investigate Jeremy Clarkson’s Meghan Markle article
IPSO – the Independent Press Standards Organisation – has launched an investigation into an article published by The Sun on 17 December 2022, headlined...
Fire brigades union postpones strike action after improved offer
The announcement of a firefighters' strike has been postponed following an increased pay offer from Fire and Rescue Service employers.
At talks yesterday, Fire and...
Small supermarkets can add hundreds of pounds to your shopping bill
Shoppers who regularly buy groceries from local supermarket convenience stores instead of bigger supermarkets are likely to pay hundreds of pounds more over the...
NHS waiting lists unlikely to fall significantly in 2023
New analysis by the Think Tank Institute for Fiscal Studies released today to mark one year since the publication of the NHS’s elective recovery...
Energy scheme meant significant number of people got help they didn’t need
The Government worked quickly to introduce financial support for rising energy bills currently estimated to have cost £69bn), recognising it had to make compromises...