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LATEST
End Airline Slot Giveaway To Lower Fares, Improve Consumer Choice And Help The Environment
Central planning of airline take-off and landing slot allocation is driving up costs for consumers and incentivising airlines to run ‘ghost’ flights, warns the Institute of Economic Affairs Liberalisation of the aviation industry has democratised travel, with flying no longer reserved for the better-off. But the allocation of take-off and landing slots continues to be centrally planned.
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Iconic Spaghetti Junction Turns 50 And Shows How To Pasta Test Of Time
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Motorists and businesses have today paid tribute to the iconic Spaghetti Junction as the road marks 50 years since first opening to traffic.
7:30 PM 24th May 2022
People Across UK Encouraged To ‘Give The Train A Try’ For A Healthier, Greener Future
Community groups and volunteers across Britain are coming together for this year's Community Rail Week to encourage people to 'give the train a try'.
3:01 AM 24th May 2022
2022 RIBA North West Building Of The Year Announced
The Welcome Building, RHS Garden Bridgewater by Hodder and Partners has been announced as the 2022 Royal Institute of British Architects (RIBA) North West Building of the Year. The Welcome Building at RHS Garden Bridgewater is a sustainable, engaging, and considered ‘public pavilion’ which has been designed and delivered to house all amenities for visitors to RHS Garden Bridgewater.
11:26 AM 25th May 2022
Clothes And Eating Out Among Main Areas Brits Forced To Cut Back On Spending
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Around two in five have been forced to reduce or stop spending on clothes (44%), eating out (39%), non-essential food items (39%), and takeaways (38%) over the last six months. Three in ten have been forced to cut back or stop spending on household essentials (29%) and essential food items (31%) Includes one in five for each (20%) who have done so by switching to cheaper alternatives. Similar proportion have had to reduce or stop spending on day trips (31%), holidays (30%), and fuel (27%)
2:00 AM 24th May 2022
PM Call With President Zelenskyy: 23 May 2022
The Prime Minister spoke to Ukrainian President Zelenskyy yesterday evening.
3:54 PM 23rd May 2022
TUC Comment On Minimum Service Levels During Strike Action
Commenting on reports today (Sunday) that ministers may draw up laws requiring minimum numbers of staff to work during a strike, TUC General Secretary Frances O’Grady said: “Ministers have spectacularly failed to deal with the cost of living crisis. Now they are trying to distract from their failure by picking a fight with unions. “The right to strike is crucial in a free society.
12:23 PM 22nd May 2022
National Flu And COVID-19 Surveillance Reports Published
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Weekly national influenza and coronavirus (COVID-19) report, COVID-19 activity, seasonal flu and other seasonal respiratory illnesses.
3:32 PM 20th May 2022
‘Gender Pensions Gap Day’ – When Women Pensioners Start Getting Paid
The gender pensions income gap in the UK means that retired women effectively go for four and a half months each year without getting a pension, making yesterday (Thursday) ‘gender pensions gap day’ – the day women pensioners start getting paid.
8:05 AM 20th May 2022
Survey Reveals How Prioritising Being Outside Can Benefit Mental Wellbeing
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A recent survey of 2,000 Brits has revealed that people are increasingly using the outdoors to protect their wellbeing, in research conducted by interiors retailer Heal’s, which explored the impact of utilising a property’s outside space.
8:04 AM 20th May 2022
Greater Manchester Homeless Prevention Programme To Support A Further 1500 Young People After £4.85m Funding Boost
Young Persons Homelessness Project
A pioneering project that aims to prevent thousands of young people from becoming homeless in Greater Manchester has been extended for a further three years. £4.85m has been allocated to the Young Person’s Homelessness Prevention programme by Greater Manchester Combined Authority (GMCA) to work with 1500 eighteen to twenty-five-year-olds across ten local authority areas.
3:01 AM 20th May 2022
1 In 5 Employers Will Insist On Staff To Be Vaccinated Against COVID-19
A new survey from Acas has found that over one in five employers plan to implement a ‘no jab no job’ policy in the year ahead for both new and existing staff. Acas commissioned YouGov to ask British businesses about whether they plan to make it a requirement for staff to be vaccinated against COVID-19 as a condition of employment.
3:00 AM 19th May 2022
Despite Progress Made In Pandemic, Many Parents And Carers Still Lack Access To Flexible Working
A new report from work-life balance charity Working Families and professional coaching organisation Talking Talent has revealed inequalities around who can access flexible working.
3:00 AM 18th May 2022
Lancashire County Council Praise Footballer For Decision To Come Out
Lancashire County Council has praised Jake Daniels on his decision to come out as the UK's only openly gay male professional footballer. The council's champion for young people, Cllr Scott Smith, has written to the 17-year-old Blackpool footballer to say his decision will have made a real difference not just to football fans, but to LGBT+ people across Lancashire, the UK and the world.
1:17 PM 17th May 2022
Average Rent In Lancashire Reaches £601pm - Taking Rental Growth To Highs Not Seen Since The Global Financial Crisis
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Average rent in Lancashire is £601pm. Average rental growth =7.7%. On average, UK tenants are staying in their rental properties for an extra five months compared to five years ago, with the average tenancy length up to 75 weeks, from 51 weeks at the start of 2017.
3:00 AM 17th May 2022
Thousands Of Local Authority Buildings Still Contain Asbestos – TUC
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New TUC research reveals that many local authority premises still contain asbestos – including town halls, libraries and leisure centres Survey carried out by Labour Research Department (LRD) finds only one local authority in a sample of 31 has removed asbestos from all of its premises TUC calls for new legislation requiring removal of all asbestos from public buildings
3:00 AM 16th May 2022
New Prescription Charge Freeze To Help Ease Cost Of Living
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Cost of prescriptions will be frozen for the first time in over a decade
3:00 AM 16th May 2022
Prime Minister To Visit UAE To Pay Respects To Sheikh Khalifa Bin Zayed Al Nahyan
Prime Minister Boris Johnson will travel to the United Arab Emirates tomorrow [Sunday to pay his condolences following the death of the President of the UAE and ruler of Abu Dhabi, His Highness Sheikh Khalifa bin Zayed Al Nahyan.
9:00 PM 14th May 2022
The Next Friday The 13th Is TODAY
If a month starts on a Sunday then there will be a Friday the 13th. A Friday falling on the 13th of the month happens at least once a year but can happen up to three times in one year. It is a recognised fact that some people just expect something bad to happen on Friday the 13th. Airline ticket prices are supposed to drop and some bosses skip or cancel meetings that are held on that day.
3:00 AM 13th May 2022
Stroke Is One Of The Biggest Killers In The UK, According To Stroke Association Study
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More than half of people in the North don’t know that stroke is the fourth biggest killer in the UK, according to new research by the Stroke Association. The charity has released the survey findings as it calls for vital support to fund more research into the devastating condition.
3:00 AM 12th May 2022
Household Finance Measures Hit Record Low For Third Month In A Row
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The UK’s cost of living crisis has knocked consumer confidence again, according to the latest analysis from YouGov and the Centre for Economics and Business Research (Cebr). As with last month and the month before, a modest fall in the overall index (-1.0) can be explained by a rather more severe decline in household finance measures, which have hit yet another all-time low.
3:00 AM 12th May 2022
Artist Michael Armitage To Design New £1 Coin
Chancellor Rishi Sunak names artist Michael Armitage as the designer of a new £1 coin which will enter circulation in 2023, marking the coin’s 40th anniversary.
9:24 AM 11th May 2022
Workers With More Than One Job Could Now Miss Out On State Pension Entitlement
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Part time workers up and down the country could be stripped of their state pension entitlement under new plans laid out by the Department for Business Education and Skills (BEIS).
3:00 AM 11th May 2022
Mental Health Awareness Week: How And Where To Find Support...
To mark Mental Health Awareness week on 9-15 May May, Headspace Mindfulness Meditation Teacher, Dora Kamau is on hand to help the nation achieve good mental health and notice when loved ones are struggling.
3:00 AM 10th May 2022
International Voice Actor Jo Pickard Signs With Carey Dodd Associates
The face of Omaze UK, skilled presenter, and sought-after voiceover actor, Jo Pickard has signed with leading London agency, Carey Dodd Associates. Principle agent Samantha Dodd will be representing Jo for all acting talent opportunities as well as voice acting in the gaming industry.
5:00 AM 9th May 2022
Consumer Borrowing Surges As Cost Of Living Crisis Bites
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UK households borrowed money at the quickest annual pace since before the pandemic in March, with the Bank of England reporting that lending rose by £1.3bn in net terms, ​​bringing the annual growth rate for consumer credit borrowing up to 5.2%.
3:00 AM 9th May 2022
UK Punishes Putin With New Round Of Sanctions On £1.7bn Of Goods
The UK has announced a new package of sanctions on Russia and Belarus targeting £1.7bn worth of trade.
3:00 AM 9th May 2022
PM Call With G7 And European Leaders And President Zelenskyy: 8 May 2022
The Prime Minister addressed G7 and European leaders, alongside President Volodymyr Zelenskyy this afternoon, telling them the world must go further and faster to support Ukraine.
10:03 PM 8th May 2022
Hundreds More Mobile Generators To Provide Vital Power For Ukraine
UK government donates a further 287 mobile generators to Ukraine.
3:44 PM 7th May 2022
Opinion
Taxpayers Pursued For Scam Refund Claims
Chris Etherington a Private Client Partner in the Leeds office at audit, tax and consulting firm RSM says: There is no formal requirement for someone claiming to be a tax adviser to be qualified to do so and, as The Rt Hon Lucy Frazer QC MP noted in last year’s consultation on raising standards on tax advice, there are a “minority of incompetent, unprofessional and malicious advisers whose activities harm their clients, reduce public revenue, and undermine the functioning of the tax advice market”.
3:00 AM 7th May 2022
National Flu And COVID-19 Surveillance Reports Published - 5 May 2022
Weekly national influenza and coronavirus (COVID-19) report, COVID-19 activity, seasonal flu and other seasonal respiratory illnesses.
2:12 PM 6th May 2022
World’s Largest COVID Test Provider Invests Into British Immunity Device
Attomarker’s novel test assesses immunity in real time and can accurately pinpoint individuals who require a spring booster
3:00 AM 6th May 2022
PM Meeting With Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida: 5 May 2022
Prime Minister Boris Johnson met with Japanese Prime Minister Fumio Kishida this morning.
7:28 PM 5th May 2022
PM Call With President Zelenskyy: 5 May 2022
Prime Minister Boris Johnson spoke to Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy as part of their regular dialogue.
7:14 PM 5th May 2022
GMB Union Warned Raising Rates Would Plunge UK Into Recession, Now Working People Will Pay The Price
The GMB Union says today’s decision by the Bank of England to raise interest rates again will further compound the damage done to the economy and hit jobs and investment, leaving the UK teetering on the brink of recession. The UK will narrowly miss a technical recession this quarter, but the Bank’s own forecast predicts a contraction in the economy as a whole next year.
3:11 PM 5th May 2022
Business Leaders Welcome Bank’s Determination To Tackle High Inflation Expectations
Commenting on the decision of the Monetary Policy Committee of the Bank of England to raise interest rates from 0.75% to 1%, Kitty Ussher, Chief Economist of the Institute of Directors, commented: “We welcome the Bank of England’s judgement that the need to tackle high expectations of inflation is of greater concern than the risk of curbing demand too fast in the short-term.
2:22 PM 5th May 2022
Emergency Budget Needed Instead Of Rate Rise, Says TUC
Commenting on the decision yesterday (4 May) by the Bank of England to raise the Bank Rate to 1%, TUC head of economics Kate Bell said: “This is the wrong time for a rate rise. The economy is already slowing down and the rise will further harm growth. And it won’t have much impact on supply side problems like rising energy costs.
1:57 PM 5th May 2022
Opinion
Cost Of Living Is The Top Election Issue, Says Leading Pollster
The rising cost of food and fuel is the top priority for voters in local council elections, according to a director of polling firm Ipsos MORI. Keiran Pedley said Partygate has dropped down the list of voters’ concerns, though it is still regarded as important.
3:00 AM 5th May 2022
Rail Cuts Will Compromise Safety With Loss Of 670,000 Maintenance Hours
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Rail funding cuts will compromise passenger safety and could mean the loss of much needed train services, a new TUC report has warned this week. The report details the likely consequences of spending cuts planned by Network Rail and of government cuts to funding for train services.
3:00 AM 5th May 2022
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