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Redistributing power is only route out of national malaise – Nandy

Redistributing power is only route out of national malaise – Nandy

Redistributing power is only route out of national malaise – Nandy

17 January 2023

Labour has promised to replace the Government’s levelling up missions with more ‘tangible’ targets.


Warning of ‘significant disruption’ on February 1 day of mass strike action

Warning of ‘significant disruption’ on February 1 day of mass strike action

Warning of ‘significant disruption’ on February 1 day of mass strike action

17 January 2023

Rail, education and civil service unions are among those taking industrial action on February 1.


Travel organisation offering volunteering trips abroad relaunched

Travel organisation offering volunteering trips abroad relaunched

Travel organisation offering volunteering trips abroad relaunched

17 January 2023

Raleigh International previously traded as Raleigh International Trust and counts the Prince and Princess of Wales among its 55,000 alumni.


What next for gigafactory site as Britishvolt collapses?

What next for gigafactory site as Britishvolt collapses?

What next for gigafactory site as Britishvolt collapses?

17 January 2023

What is the story of Britishvolt, what had it promised, and what happens now?


Judge gives directions to jurors in Mark Cavendish robbery trial

Judge gives directions to jurors in Mark Cavendish robbery trial

Judge gives directions to jurors in Mark Cavendish robbery trial

17 January 2023

Prosecutors said balaclava-wearing intruders broke into Cavendish’s home in Ongar, Essex.


MPs warned not to ‘inflame’ gender debate after accusations of misinformation

MPs warned not to ‘inflame’ gender debate after accusations of misinformation

MPs warned not to ‘inflame’ gender debate after accusations of misinformation

17 January 2023

Commons Speaker Sir Lindsay Hoyle said MPs need to ‘think long and hard’ about how they speak in the chamber.


Minister accused of ‘inaction’ as Scottish teachers continue strike action

Minister accused of ‘inaction’ as Scottish teachers continue strike action

Minister accused of ‘inaction’ as Scottish teachers continue strike action

17 January 2023

Scottish Education Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville has said the 10% demand from unions is unaffordable.


New checklist developed to help people reduce dementia risk

New checklist developed to help people reduce dementia risk

New checklist developed to help people reduce dementia risk

17 January 2023

Two in five cases of dementia are thought to be linked to lifestyle factors, which can be modified to reduce a person’s risk.


Dementia experts call for hearing tests to start at age 30

Dementia experts call for hearing tests to start at age 30

Dementia experts call for hearing tests to start at age 30

17 January 2023

One specialist said that normalising hearing tests and hearing aids could reduce the burden of dementia.


Paperchase confirms sale talks after reports administrators lined up

Paperchase confirms sale talks after reports administrators lined up

Paperchase confirms sale talks after reports administrators lined up

17 January 2023

The stationery chain stressed it is still considering a solvent sale as a going concern and has had interest from a number of possible suitors.


Infected blood scandal was ‘preventable catastrophe’, inquiry told

Infected blood scandal was ‘preventable catastrophe’, inquiry told

Infected blood scandal was ‘preventable catastrophe’, inquiry told

17 January 2023

‘Governments have over the years delayed, denied and have degraded those who are infected and affected by how they have subsequently been treated.’


Education of Afghan refugee children disrupted by hotel moves, High Court told

Education of Afghan refugee children disrupted by hotel moves, High Court told

Education of Afghan refugee children disrupted by hotel moves, High Court told

17 January 2023

Three families have brought a legal challenge against the Home Secretary after being forced to move out of London.


RMT train drivers to join strike action next month

RMT train drivers to join strike action next month

RMT train drivers to join strike action next month

17 January 2023

The union said its members at 14 train operators will walk out on February 1 and 3.


‘Brave’ rescuers praised by family following fatal gas blast inquest

‘Brave’ rescuers praised by family following fatal gas blast inquest

‘Brave’ rescuers praised by family following fatal gas blast inquest

17 January 2023

Doreen Mace died in the gas blast explosion in Kingstanding, Birmingham, in June 2022.


Legislation to remove or weaken EU green rules ‘could cost billions’

Legislation to remove or weaken EU green rules ‘could cost billions’

Legislation to remove or weaken EU green rules ‘could cost billions’

17 January 2023

Environmental groups want the Retained EU Law Bill, which returns to the Commons on Wednesday, to be withdrawn immediately.


No Channel migrant crossings recorded for two weeks

No Channel migrant crossings recorded for two weeks

No Channel migrant crossings recorded for two weeks

17 January 2023

It is the longest uninterrupted break in activity for nine months, figures show.


Billboard ad campaign launched to tackle antisemitism

Billboard ad campaign launched to tackle antisemitism

Billboard ad campaign launched to tackle antisemitism

17 January 2023

The Campaign Against Antisemitism has put up posters in nine cities across the UK.


Revolution Bars to close sites on Mondays and Tuesdays over energy bills

Revolution Bars to close sites on Mondays and Tuesdays over energy bills

Revolution Bars to close sites on Mondays and Tuesdays over energy bills

17 January 2023

Shares in the company tumbled by as much as a quarter on Tuesday as the hospitality firm also recorded a hit to trade from industrial action.


Third of dog owners ‘fear living costs will hit ability to care for their pet’

Third of dog owners ‘fear living costs will hit ability to care for their pet’

Third of dog owners ‘fear living costs will hit ability to care for their pet’

17 January 2023

Some 3% of dog owners also said the impact of the cost-of-living crisis will mean they will have to give up their dog before 2023 is out.


Alister Jack: UK Government not seeking to veto Holyrood ‘whenever it chooses’

Alister Jack: UK Government not seeking to veto Holyrood ‘whenever it chooses’

Alister Jack: UK Government not seeking to veto Holyrood ‘whenever it chooses’

17 January 2023

The Scottish Secretary was speaking as he addressed MPs on the decision to block gender reforms in Scotland.


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