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Workers £11,000 worse off a year due to stagnant wages – Resolution Foundation

Workers £11,000 worse off a year due to stagnant wages – Resolution Foundation

Workers £11,000 worse off a year due to stagnant wages – Resolution Foundation

20 March 2023

Typical UK household incomes have fallen further behind those in Germany.


Leaders in dementia research to chair Dame Barbara Windsor Dementia Mission

Leaders in dementia research to chair Dame Barbara Windsor Dementia Mission

Leaders in dementia research to chair Dame Barbara Windsor Dementia Mission

20 March 2023

The mission was launched by former prime minister Boris Johnson in August 2022.


What the papers say – March 20

What the papers say – March 20

What the papers say – March 20

20 March 2023

A variety of stories feature across the papers at the start of the working week.


Boris Johnson’s defence against partygate contempt probe due to be published

Boris Johnson’s defence against partygate contempt probe due to be published

Boris Johnson’s defence against partygate contempt probe due to be published

19 March 2023

Allies of the former prime minister said the legal submission would set out his case that he did not knowingly mislead Parliament.


TV historian calls for return of head of rare shark washed up on UK beach

TV historian calls for return of head of rare shark washed up on UK beach

TV historian calls for return of head of rare shark washed up on UK beach

19 March 2023

Dan Snow was speaking after the shark’s body was found by walkers on Lepe Beach in Hampshire.


Braverman prepared to change laws to make it easier to kick out rogue police

Braverman prepared to change laws to make it easier to kick out rogue police

Braverman prepared to change laws to make it easier to kick out rogue police

19 March 2023

Home Secretary Suella Braverman said standards needed to be raised following a series of scandals in the Met Police.


Rwanda flights: Braverman ‘encouraged’ after discussions over injunction reforms

Rwanda flights: Braverman ‘encouraged’ after discussions over injunction reforms

Rwanda flights: Braverman ‘encouraged’ after discussions over injunction reforms

19 March 2023

A Government source said the reforms ‘would remove a key barrier to getting flights off the ground’ if implemented.


UK ‘safe and sound’, insists Bank of England after emergency Credit Suisse deal

UK ‘safe and sound’, insists Bank of England after emergency Credit Suisse deal

UK ‘safe and sound’, insists Bank of England after emergency Credit Suisse deal

19 March 2023

Chancellor Jeremy Hunt and the Bank of England welcomed the deal done in Switzerland for UBS to take over the stricken lender.


Man arrested after violence and smashed windows at Indian High Commission

Man arrested after violence and smashed windows at Indian High Commission

Man arrested after violence and smashed windows at Indian High Commission

19 March 2023

Footage posted on social media showed one man detach the Indian flag from the first-floor balcony of the Westminster building.


Government announces almost £60m in cultural funding for regions outside London

Government announces almost £60m in cultural funding for regions outside London

Government announces almost £60m in cultural funding for regions outside London

19 March 2023

Seventy museums, public libraries and other venues in places including Walsall, Barnsley, Bradford and Stoke-on-Trent will receive investment.


SNP ‘in tremendous mess’ admits interim party chief Mike Russell

SNP ‘in tremendous mess’ admits interim party chief Mike Russell

SNP ‘in tremendous mess’ admits interim party chief Mike Russell

19 March 2023

Mr Russell things had gone ‘spectacularly wrong in recent weeks’ for the SNP.


Police release man held over New IRA claim on John Caldwell shooting

Police release man held over New IRA claim on John Caldwell shooting

Police release man held over New IRA claim on John Caldwell shooting

19 March 2023

Detective Chief Inspector Caldwell was shot several times last month in Omagh.


17-year-old boy stabbed to death at house party

17-year-old boy stabbed to death at house party

17-year-old boy stabbed to death at house party

19 March 2023

West Yorkshire Police have launched a murder inquiry following the death of the teenager in Leeds.


Christine McGuinness helps break world record for longest lanyard

Christine McGuinness helps break world record for longest lanyard

Christine McGuinness helps break world record for longest lanyard

19 March 2023

The Guinness World Record was broken by the Hidden Disabilities Sunflower campaign at Anfield.


Humza Yousaf: SNP membership row ‘is a bit of an own goal’

Humza Yousaf: SNP membership row ‘is a bit of an own goal’

Humza Yousaf: SNP membership row ‘is a bit of an own goal’

19 March 2023

Mr Yousaf said recent days have been ‘challenging’ for the party.


National Trust promises ‘incredible’ show of blossom despite cold snap and snow

National Trust promises ‘incredible’ show of blossom despite cold snap and snow

National Trust promises ‘incredible’ show of blossom despite cold snap and snow

19 March 2023

March’s cold temperatures and the driest February in 30 years have caused difficult conditions for flowering trees and hedgerows.


App will help volunteers find ways to contribute to coronation celebrations

App will help volunteers find ways to contribute to coronation celebrations

App will help volunteers find ways to contribute to coronation celebrations

19 March 2023

More than 1,500 charities are involved in the Big Help Out initiative to reflect the King’s life of service.


Dozens of Tory MPs risk losing seats over sewage dumping ‘crime’, warns Davey

Dozens of Tory MPs risk losing seats over sewage dumping ‘crime’, warns Davey

Dozens of Tory MPs risk losing seats over sewage dumping ‘crime’, warns Davey

19 March 2023

The Liberal Democrat leader called for swifter action on dealing with waste being pumped into rivers and seas.


Two million viewers tune in to MOTD Live after Gary Lineker’s return

Two million viewers tune in to MOTD Live after Gary Lineker’s return

Two million viewers tune in to MOTD Live after Gary Lineker’s return

19 March 2023

The 62-year-old presenter was back on the BBC to cover the FA Cup quarter-final between Manchester City and Burnley on Saturday.


Johnson ally warns ex-PM could face parliamentary ‘witch hunt’ over partygate

Johnson ally warns ex-PM could face parliamentary ‘witch hunt’ over partygate

Johnson ally warns ex-PM could face parliamentary ‘witch hunt’ over partygate

19 March 2023

Lord Greenhalgh voiced concern about the process the Privileges Committee would follow.


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