Patrick Vallance, who became a familiar face during the COVID-19 pandemic as the UK’s chief scientific adviser, has been appointed the new Science Minister under Labour Prime Minister Keir Starmer. Following his party’s decisive victory in the July 4th general election, this decision comes as Starmer continues to place experts, rather than traditional politicians, into…
A major fire broke out early Monday morning at a high-rise block of flats on Freshwater Road in Dagenham, East London. The fire started around 2:44 AM and quickly spread through the building, causing thick black smoke that could be seen from miles away. The London Fire Brigade (LFB) responded swiftly, sending about 225 firefighters…
The demand from Britain’s second biggest union will test truce with Labour at next month’s TUC conference. Britain’s second-largest union has called on a new Labour government to impose an emergency 1% wealth tax on the assets of the super-rich, fund a 10% pay rise for public sector workers and fill more than 100,000 vacancies…
Government plans to improve UK workers’ rights ‘lack crucial details’, says top thinktank. The Labour government’s highly plans to improve workers’ rights and end years of wage stagnation, job insecurity and in-work poverty are riddled with ambiguity and missing key details, a leading think tank on the future of work has concluded. A report by…
The British government has rejected calls to bring back free movement for those aged 18 to 30 between the UK and the EU, dashing the hopes of campaigners for a return to pre-Brexit freedoms. Ministers reiterated their opposition to a deal with Brussels that would allow young people to live and work in EU countries,…
Amount paid to 15 firms and two barristers chambers since 2014 is almost equal to payouts for victims. The Post Office has paid out £250m in legal fees over the Horizon IT scandal, almost as much as it paid out to victims, some of whom have been jailed and bankrupted. The government agency paid out…
Government borrowing above expectations and highest since pandemic as public sector pay rose. Official data showed government debt rose to its highest level since the pandemic in July, while public sector wages also increased. No July has seen debt this high since 2021, according to the Office for National Statistics (ONS). This means there is…
Hundreds of thousands of pensioners are being urged to apply for the Pension Top-up, which will shield them from government cuts to energy benefits. An estimated 880,000 low-income pensioner households eligible for the Pension Top-up are not currently claiming it, and the deadline is set to expire. The government says the supplement is worth an…
The Home Office said extreme misogyny would be considered a form of extremism under the government’s new plans. Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has ordered a review of the UK’s counter-extremism strategy to find out how best to tackle the threat posed by harmful ideologies. The analysis will look at misogyny as one of the ideological…
A police chief has emphasized the daily dangers faced by officers, following the circulation of a video showing a cop being struck in the face with a brick. Video footage shown below. The incident occurred on Friday evening in Blackpool, as emergency services responded to an officer being hit in the face during an investigation…