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 funeral of Elsie Dot Stancombe, who died in the Southport knife attack, has taken place, with her parents paying their final respects to their “truly unforgettable” daughter. This seven-year-old girl was one of three girls killed in a knife attack at Taylor Swift’s dance class last month. Her family said they wanted to mark…
A yellow weather warning for heavy rain came into force at 6am on Saturday morning. The warning applies to several areas in the South East, including London. Storm Lillian brought chaos to the start of the bank holiday season, and heavy rain will cause more problems for the rest of the weekend. The warning covers…
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,…
The British-flagged luxury vessel named Bayesian was carrying 22 people when it got into difficulty off the coast of Sicily. Mike Lynch and daughter among missing after yacht sinks. The vessel, the Bayesian, ran into trouble early Monday morning with 22 people on board. 15 people were rescued. Six bodies have been found after a…
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…
Some Welsh universities could be facing a “substantial financial hole” in their finances, an economist and academic has said. Professor Dylan Jones-Evans said “a combination of factors meant a bleak future if they failed to recruit enough students before the start of the new academic year in September”. The Welsh Government said it “recognising the…
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…