Firefighters to Monitor Blaze Site Overnight – Surrey fire
Firefighters are to stay overnight to monitor the aftermath of a large grass fire at a Surrey beauty spot. At least eight hectares of land were affected by the blaze that started around midday at Hankley Common near Farnham on Sunday. A major incident was declared and although that has now ended, people are still... Read More
NHS in England Facing Worst Staffing Crisis – MPs Warn
A large number of unfilled NHS job vacancies are posing a serious risk to patient safety, a report by MPs says. It found England is now short of 12,000 hospital doctors and more than 50,000 nurses and midwives, calling this the worst workforce crisis in NHS history. It said a reluctance to decisively plug the... Read More
Labour Government Would Prioritise Growth – Starmer
Delivering economic growth for the UK would be Labour’s main priority if it won the next general election, Sir Keir Starmer is to say. In a keynote speech, the Labour leader will say the economy is “brittle” and people are poorer as a result. He will argue that “rebooting” the economy would be the “defining... Read More
AQA Exam Board Staff To Strike Ahead Of Results
Staff at the AQA exam board will strike for three days next week over pay, their union says. Up to 180 Unison members are planning to walk out on 29, 30 and 31 July. The union claims that pupils and students waiting for exam results in England, Wales and Northern Ireland could face delays as... Read More
Royal Navy Tracks Two Russian Submarines in North Sea
A Royal Navy warship has tracked two Russian submarines in the North Sea. British submarine hunter HMS Portland shadowed the vessels from Russia’s Northern Fleet after they surfaced separately, northwest of Bergen, Norway. The Navy said it tracked the pair as they travelled underwater south along the Norwegian coast from the Arctic. It comes as... Read More
Rail Strikes To Go Ahead Next Wednesday
A strike by more than 40,000 rail workers will go ahead next Wednesday after no breakthrough in talks, the RMT trade union has said. The walkout by staff at Network Rail and 14 train operating companies is part of a continuing row over pay, jobs, and terms and conditions. The strike will affect the women’s... Read More
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Patients Paying For Private Ops To Avoid NHS Waits
Long NHS waiting times appear to be pushing people into paying thousands of pounds for private treatment. There were 69,000 self-funded treatments in the UK in the final three months of last year – a 39% rise on the same period before the pandemic. It meant the numbers paying for care topped 250,000 last year,... Read More
Russia ‘Looting’ Steel Bound For Europe And UK – Metinvest Boss
Russia is looting $600m (£500m) worth of steel from plants and ports in Ukraine, according to the boss of Ukraine’s largest steel firm Metinvest. The firm owns the Azovstal plant that became the last holdout of Ukrainian soldiers and civilians during the devastation of the city of Mariupol. Chief executive Yuriy Ryzhenkov said steel was... Read More
Insurer Warns Of Increased Fraud Amid Cost of Living Pressure
The rising cost of living has led to a sharp increase in bogus claims, according to insurer Zurich UK. The company said it identified £4.2m worth of fraudulent property claims between January and May this year, a rise of 25% on the same period in 2021. The figure equates to £40,000 per working day, Zurich... Read More