IFS: Free childcare for the under-2s will mean big savings for some parents – but wider impacts are anyone’s guess
September will, for the first time, see some children under age 2 entitled to a free childcare place in England...
Monday, 2 September 2024 00:01
13% of drivers don’t leave enough space in front when following a learner – AA Driving School
“Leave extra room around learners” warns AA Driving School, after one in ten admit they don’t leave enough space when following a car with L plates...
Monday, 2 September 2024 00:01
UK Steel News - New report: Opportunity for Government to reduce electricity prices to uplift steel industry
Today, UK Steel is launching a report on industrial electricity prices, demonstrating that a sizable gap remains between what UK steelmakers and their European competitors pay...
Monday, 2 September 2024 00:01
First category c prison issued with an urgent notification following a decade of systemic failure and decline
The Chief Inspector of Prisons has written to the Secretary of State to invoke an urgent notification (UN) for improvement at HMP Rochester after a damning inspection found decrepit conditions...
Sunday, 1 September 2024 22:26
Public now think access to private health services a necessary expense for households like them - Joseph Rowntree Foundation
For the first time the British public have deemed it necessary to set aside a budget for having to pay for some health treatments privately, reflecting challenges accessing some NHS services ...
Sunday, 1 September 2024 10:14
Decades of defence and international experience added to review team
A root and branch review of UK defence was launched by Prime Minister Keir Starmer last month to make Britain secure at home and strong abroad for decades to come...
Sunday, 1 September 2024 10:06
Switch £6 billion from Whitehall to town halls to get stay-at-homes back to work and restore social order - CSJ report
Some £6 billion of government money should be switched from Whitehall to local government across the country in a bid to tackle economic inactivity driven by the post-pandemic surge...
Sunday, 1 September 2024 10:00
Government to deliver most ‘packed legislative agenda for a change of government in decades’ as MPs return to Parliament
The Leader of the House of Commons, Lucy Powell MP, is today (Sunday 1 September) setting out the new Labour Government’s plans and priorities for the coming weeks and months, as MPs return to Parliament for a new term.
Saturday, 31 August 2024 22:30
Stephen Flynn's speech to the SNP conference
Conference, if you'll allow I wish to begin my remarks with a personal congratulations...
Saturday, 31 August 2024 16:41
UK to receive earlier flood and drought warnings using high-tech sensors and real time monitoring
Predicting where future flooding and droughts will strike next in the UK will be made easier under a new project for scientists using the latest tech and real-time data...
Saturday, 31 August 2024 16:36