Cold Medicine Shortage Blamed On Lack Of Government Planning
Pharmacies say a lack of government planning is behind a shortage of cough and cold medicines in shops. The Association of Independent Multiple Pharmacies said its members report a scarcity of “all medicines”, in particular cough mixtures and lozenges. Flu and Covid cases have put pressure on the NHS and pharmacies said there should have... Read More
Software Engineer – London, South East England
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Rishi Sunak’s Speech Shows He Is A PM In A Hurry – Chris Mason
Rishi Sunak’s speech had the feel of the party conference speech he never gave; cast as he was, briefly, last autumn, towards political oblivion, before the implosion of Liz Truss’s premiership. His five promises are an attempt to provide structure and accountability to his next 12 months of governing. Some look eminently achievable, others are... Read More
Shoppers Face Higher Prices After Energy Bill Help Ends
Shoppers could be hit with even higher prices when the energy bill support scheme for businesses ends in April, the retail industry body has warned. Shop owners have been trying not to pass on record price rises to customers but may have no choice as bills are due to go up without future help, it... Read More
Tuesday To Thursday Is The New Office Working Week – Data Suggests
A typical week in the office now runs from Tuesday to Thursday, a study of mobile phone activity suggests. Analysts Placemake.io and Visitor Insights examined anonymised phone data from more than 500 UK high streets from 2019 to 2022. The study found increased activity in many suburban and small towns, which is linked to the... Read More
Rishi Sunak Wants All Pupils To Study Maths To 18
The prime minister is looking at plans to ensure all pupils in England study some form of maths until the age of 18. Rishi Sunak will announce the aim in his first speech of 2023 on Wednesday, which he will use to set out his priorities for the year. It comes amid a winter of... Read More
Takeaway Owner Offers Free Pizzas To Everyone In Edinburgh
A takeaway owner is offering to give everyone in Edinburgh a free pizza over the next month as an act of kindness. Marc Wilkinson, 55, the owner of Pure Pizza in Morningside, said he had been planning a big altruistic act to help people struggling with the cost of living crisis. He said it would... Read More
Government Urged To Take Action Over Pressures
Ministers are under mounting pressure to respond to “intolerable and unsustainable” pressure facing the NHS. Senior doctors described the NHS as on a knife edge, with some A&Es in a “complete state of crisis”. The Liberal Democrats called for Parliament to be recalled early, while Labour criticized the government’s management of the health service. The... Read More
Train Strikes: People Returning To Work Face More Strikes
People returning to work this week after the Christmas break are being urged to avoid travelling by rail because of strikes. The walkouts by RMT members on 3-4 and 6-7 January, and by Aslef drivers on 5 January, will “significantly impact” services, said Network Rail. RMT union members have rejected offers in a dispute over... Read More
.NET Developer – Bolton, Lancashire
.NET Developer – Bolton, Lancashire .NET Developer, .NET 7, C#, Azure, JavaScript, Agile – Bolton (Tech stack: .NET Developer, .NET 7, ASP.NET, C#, React, Angular 14, Microservices, Vue.js, TypeScript, Azure, Web API 2, Agile, SQL Server 2022, Programmer, Full Stack Engineer, Architect, .NET Developer, Urgent) Be the first of your friends to declare, “I love... Read More