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UK Signs Up To Global Coalition On Sustainable Food Production
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PM Pledges New Support For Countries On The Food Security Frontline
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The PM is today committing a significant package of support to help countries hit the hardest by rising global food costs and shortages of fertiliser.
7:23 AM 24th June 2022
Tax Gap Remains Steady At 5.1%
Statistics published today (23 June 2022) by HM Revenue and Customs (HMRC) reveal the estimated tax gap for the 2020 to 2021 tax year is 5.1% – the second lowest recorded percentage – and is unchanged from the previous year.
9:38 PM 23rd June 2022
National Flu And COVID-19 Surveillance Reports Published - 23 June 2022
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Weekly national influenza and coronavirus (COVID-19) report, COVID-19 activity, seasonal flu and other seasonal respiratory illnesses.
9:28 PM 23rd June 2022
PM Meeting With President Of Rwanda: 23 June 2022
The Prime Minister met Rwanda’s President Paul Kagame this morning.
11:38 AM 23rd June 2022
Craven College Invests £1.5m With Apogee To Modernise Its IT Offering To Students And Staff
Complete device refresh and ongoing management by Apogee boosts student satisfaction rates, supporting new ways of teaching and learning post-pandemic
8:44 AM 23rd June 2022
Moderna To Open Vaccine Research And Manufacturing Centre In UK
NHS patients to have access to next generation of mRNA vaccines and treatments.
2:00 AM 23rd June 2022
Wakefield By-Election: Red Wall Rebuild
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Daniel Cobby, currently working on the fall of the red wall for his PhD at Teesside University, considers what could happen in the Wakefield by-election tomorrow.
3:00 AM 22nd June 2022
Lockdown Disproves Nanny State Alcohol Policies, Finds New Report
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Neither the total closure of pubs nor the drastic reduction in alcohol marketing had any beneficial effect on alcohol-related harm, according to new IEA research
3:00 AM 22nd June 2022
Monkeypox Vaccine To Be Offered More Widely To Help Control Outbreak
New UKHSA strategy recommends that some gay and bisexual men at higher risk of exposure to monkeypox should be offered vaccines.
3:56 PM 21st June 2022
TUC And REC Urge Government To Abandon Plan To Allow Agency Staff To Replace Striking Workers
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Representatives of both agency sector and unions say this plan is counter-productive, impractical and puts workers at risk The TUC and REC have called on the government to abandon its “unworkable” plan to lift the ban on agency workers filling in during strikes.
5:17 AM 21st June 2022
Homeowners Forced To Compromise As Fragmented Housing Market Leaves People With Nowhere To Go, New Analysis Shows
Three in five Britons (59%) say their current home meets none, or only some, of their needs A similar number (60%) also claim there isn’t enough suitable housing in their local area to move to, even if they wanted to, forcing owners and buyers to compromise. Insufficient affordable homes, the cost of moving and a lack of supply are highlighted as barriers to getting the nation moving onto or up the property ladder, leaving three quarters (75%) feeling homeownership is out of reach for many.
4:00 AM 20th June 2022
Prime Minister's Remarks At A Press Conference In Kyiv: 17 June 2022
The Prime Minister gave a press conference with President Zelenskyy in Kyiv today.
10:50 PM 17th June 2022
Heat-Health Alert Issued By The UK Health Security Agency
The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has issued a heat-health alert as the Met Office forecasts high temperatures for the coming days.
2:00 AM 16th June 2022
Over Eight Million Households To Get New Cost-of-Living Payment From 14 July
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More than eight million households across the whole of the UK will get a cash payment from July to ease cost of living pressures, as the Work and Pensions Secretary Thérèse Coffey sets out detailed plans.
2:00 AM 16th June 2022
Workers Borrow From Banks, Payday Lenders Or Family And Friends To Make Ends Meet GMB Survey Shows
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People are suffering and this Government is doing nothing, says GMB Union.
2:00 AM 16th June 2022
Strike Action To Affect Journeys On 21, 23 & 25 June
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The RMT union has confirmed its members will be taking strike action on Tuesday 21, Thursday 23 and Saturday 25 June 2022. This will have an impact on the level of services which East Midlands Railway is able to operate on these dates. There will be fewer trains available and some lines will be closed. We advise that you should aim to avoid travelling on strike days unless necessary.
6:33 PM 15th June 2022
Five-Day Heatwave: Staying Safe In The Heat
Met Office predicts a five-day ‘scorcher’ across the UK, as air from North Africa is set to bring temperatures reaching 32 degrees Celsius. The heatwave will begin on Wednesday 15th June and continue until Father’s Day on Sunday 19th June.
12:24 PM 15th June 2022
85% Of Teachers In The North West Believe Pupils Are Less Ready For The World Of Work
63% of teachers in the North West identified breaking down stereotypes as the main benefit of career education in primary schools. 63% of local businesses are concerned that ‘lost learning’ from the pandemic will exacerbate the skills shortage amongst pupils and students. Almost two thirds(65%) of local teachers agreed that improved careers education would decrease the number of NEET (not in education, employment, or training) young people
2:00 AM 15th June 2022
Tech And Innovation Drive To Boost Food Production And Back British Farmers
Government food strategy will back our farmers by helping to increase domestic production, spread jobs and grow the economy.
2:00 AM 14th June 2022
"I Fear For My Future" - Reaction From Small Charities To Latest Economic Data
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The cost of living crisis is impacting on Charites. With news today that ONS UK GDP figures show a 0.3% contraction for April 2022, charities are fearing the future. Marie Peacock, CEO of Yorkshire's Brain Tumour Charity: "The current "cost of giving" crisis is much bigger, and is hitting our charity harder, than the pandemic ever did.
11:17 AM 13th June 2022
People Are Taking Back Control Over Their Health
People are increasingly putting their health into their own hands, according to new research. This was revealed by health testing specialists, YorkTest, who analysed Google search data to discover current trends around private health checkups. More than 400 relevant search terms were analysed to understand how much interest in private healthcare testing has grown.
3:00 AM 13th June 2022
TUC – Lifting The Ban On Agency Workers During Strikes Would Be “Reckless” And Endanger Public Safety
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Responding to reports yesterday (Sunday) that the government is looking to lift the ban on the use of agency workers during strikes, TUC Deputy General Secretary Paul Nowak said: “This government is desperate to distract from its numerous failings by picking a fight with unions.
2:00 AM 13th June 2022
Nurses Will Suffer £1,600 Real Wage Hit This Year, If Ministers Impose A 3% Pay Settlement
Ahead of announcements on public sector pay, TUC reveals that NHS workers face huge real terms pay cuts this year if wage settlements don’t keep up with inflation. Cost of living crisis pushing NHS workers to the brink, after “brutal decade” of pay cuts which left workers thousands of pounds worse off. Below-inflation pay increases will reduce England’s household spending power by more than £2bn, analysis reveals .
2:00 AM 13th June 2022
Defence Secretary Travels To Ukraine To Meet President Zelenskyy
Defence Secretary Ben Wallace travelled to Kyiv to meet President Volodymyr Zelenskyy and Defence Minister Oleksii Reznikov to discuss Ukraine's efforts to fight off Russia's brutal and unjustified invasion.
9:12 AM 11th June 2022
AA Demands 10p Duty Cut And Fuel Price Stabiliser
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Pump price transparency checker urgently needed £100 to fill the tank
9:14 PM 9th June 2022
TransPennine Express Asks Customers Not To Travel This Sunday
TransPennine Express is asking customers to avoid travelling on its services this Sunday (12 June) as an amended timetable, coupled with large-scale events in Manchester, will make travel in and around the city extremely difficult.
8:35 PM 9th June 2022
MP Visit To Lancashire's First 'Rubber' Road
(L-R) Mr Higginbotham MP, County Councillor Charlie Edwards, Phil Durnell, Director of Highways and Transport and Stuart Bradshaw, Materials Engineer at Lancashire County Council.
The site of a new technique using recycled car tyres to resurface roads was recently visited by Anthony Higginbotham MP for Burnley. Lancashire County Council has been trialling an innovative asphalt mix using granulated rubber created by Tarmac and recently resurfaced Abingdon Road, Padiham.
8:30 PM 9th June 2022
National Flu And COVID-19 Surveillance Reports Published
Weekly national influenza and coronavirus (COVID-19) report, COVID-19 activity, seasonal flu and other seasonal respiratory illnesses.
6:35 PM 9th June 2022
Independent Review Published To Help Meet 2030 Smokefree Target
New independent review into tobacco control led by Dr Javed Khan OBE has been published
11:01 AM 9th June 2022
Patients To Have Earlier Access To Cutting-Edge Treatments On NHS
The most promising medicines will be fast-tracked to NHS patients through Innovative Medicines Fund
2:00 AM 8th June 2022
Give People More Control Over Their Energy Bills – CBI
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Opening the CBI’s Annual Net-Zero Conference, CBI Director-General, Tony Danker, will call on the Government to make “an all-out national effort” on energy efficiency. He will outline his strategy to simultaneously reduce energy bills at a time of high inflation and spur economic growth.
2:00 AM 7th June 2022
National Flu And COVID-19 Surveillance Reports Published - 6 June 2022
Weekly national influenza and coronavirus (COVID-19) report, COVID-19 activity, seasonal flu and other seasonal respiratory illnesses.
8:13 PM 6th June 2022
PM Call With President Zelenskyy: 6 June 2022
Prime Minister Boris Johnson spoke to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy.
11:08 AM 6th June 2022
Message From The Queen
When it comes to how to mark seventy years as your Queen, there is no guidebook to follow. It really is a first. But I have been humbly and deeply touched that so many people have taken to the streets to celebrate my Platinum Jubilee.
7:33 AM 6th June 2022
Unfair Phone Mast Rents Undermining 5G Rollout, Says New Paper
Rules that undercompensate landowners, including farmers, churches and community groups, for hosting phone masts are slowing the 5G rollout and threatening property rights
2:00 AM 6th June 2022
Ukraine Has Shown The World It Will Prevail In Its Battle For Freedom
After 100 days of Putin's war, Foreign Secretary Liz Truss said we must be 'steadfast' in our support for Ukraine.
9:06 PM 3rd June 2022
Letter to the Editor From The Stroke Association
Dear Editor, I am delighted to be able to say a huge thank you to the hundreds of wonderful Stroke Association volunteers this Thank You Day 2022. The annual Thank You Day, which takes place on Sunday 5 June, is extra special this year, as it coincides with the Queen’s Platinum Jubilee weekend where the nation will stop to celebrate 70 years of service by Her Majesty, the Queen.
6:28 PM 2nd June 2022
Platinum Jubilee Celebrations Around The World
To celebrate the Platinum Jubilee, Gerry Hofstetter created the largest ever artwork of its kind across the Bernese Alps. Photo credit: Gerry Hofstetter.
The Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) is helping lead the way on celebrating HM The Queen’s Platinum Jubilee around the world. The FCDO’s Whitehall HQ at King Charles Street will tonight be symbolically lit up with the Platinum Jubilee emblem beamed onto the historic building to mark Her Majesty’s 70 years on the throne.
6:00 PM 2nd June 2022
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