Water Customers May Be Owed £163M For Sewage Spills
Water customers in England and Wales may be owed £163m for sewage spills, corporate wrongdoing researchers claim. Water firms charge customers to treat sewage, but instead have been widely discharging it in to rivers and onto beaches, researchers from Faders said. The firms have not invested enough, leading to an “excessively low-quality service”, the researchers... Read More
Special Schools In Northern Ireland May Close During Nurse Strike
Some special schools in Northern Ireland may have to consider closing in the event of strike action by nurses. That’s according to updated guidance on school closures from the Department of Education (DE). But the department has asked special school principals “to consider the risks associated with closing a school entirely” in the event of... Read More
UK Zoonotic Research Site Left To Deteriorate – MPs
The UK’s main facility for dealing with viruses that jump from animals to humans has been left to “deteriorate to an alarming extent,” according to MPs. The Public Affairs Committee report cited “inadequate management and under-investment” at the site in Weybridge. It said the Department for Environment, Food & Rural Affairs (Defra) had “comprehensively failed... Read More
People Still Booking Ubers In UK Despite Downturn
Demand for Uber journeys in the UK is still strong, despite the soaring costs of living, the new boss of Uber UK has said. Andrew Brem joined Uber UK in April. Uber is looking to position itself as a “super-app” for travel – app users can now also book train and coach tickets and, in... Read More
Rishi Sunak To Meet Xi Jinping At G20 Summit
Rishi Sunak will call for a “frank and constructive relationship” with China during a meeting with the country’s President Xi Jinping at the G20 summit. It is the first time a UK prime minister has met the Chinese president in person since 2018. No 10 said China had “fundamentally different values to ours”. But it... Read More
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Civil Service Union urges Complaints Reform Amid Bullying Claims
The union for senior civil servants has urged Rishi Sunak to reform the ministerial complaints system, amid allegations of bullying by ministers. In a letter, Dave Penman of the FDA said a more transparent and independent system is needed to stop a “drip feed” of claims about ministers’ conduct. He does not mention Dominic Raab... Read More
Health Bosses Seek Strike Deal As Talks Take Place
A deal must be found to end the NHS strikes ahead of the “winter onslaught”, health managers say. NHS Providers interim chief executive Saffron Cordery said the “last thing” the NHS needed was prolonged industrial action as winter hits. She said there was no doubt patients would lose out, with longer waits for hospital treatment.... Read More
London Loses Position As Most Valuable European Stock Market
Britain’s stock market has lost its position as Europe’s most-valued, with France taking the top spot, data shows. A weak pound, fears of a recession in the UK and surging sales at French luxury goods makers are thought to be behind the shift, according to data from Bloomberg. It’s the first time Paris has overtaken... Read More