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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