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With real pay down 26% since 2008 and demoralised workplaces, medics are striking not out of militancy but from deep-rooted frustrationA four-day strike this week by junior doctors in England will pit angry medics keen to secure a 35% pay rise against …
British community study finds groups experiencing high levels of poor health, racist assault, job insecurity and deprivationThe barriers which Roma, Gypsy and Traveller people face in modern Britain have been laid bare in unprecedented survey data, whi…
Survey by GamCare found gamblers trying to win money for bills, or using betting shops to stay warmPeople are turning to gambling to help them with the cost of living crisis – from trying to win money to pay bills to using betting shops as warm banks, …
Latest figures show 1,210 households in hotels and B&Bs for longer than the six-week legal limitThe number of homeless families being housed in hotels and B&Bs over the legal limit by English councils has doubled within a year, figures reveal.T…
Prospective tenants are being asked to provide personal details in order to secure a contract, raising fears of discriminationRenters are being subjected to extreme vetting procedures by letting agents and landlords who are demanding personal statement…
Women who break Islamic dress code will be identified, warned on first instance and then taken to courtPolice in Iran plan to use smart technology in public places to identify and then penalise women who violate the country’s strict Islamic dress code,…
Concerns over impact on patient safety of four days of strikes next week by junior doctors in EnglandUp to a quarter of a million medical appointments and operations could be postponed because of four days of strikes next week by junior doctors in Engl…
More than 50 early years staff without work after Merseyside service closed days after one-day strikeA group of early years workers who lost their jobs without warning days after a one-day strike have called on others in the sector to “stand up and be …
Guests will include more than 450 British Empire Medal recipients, many of whom helped in Covid lockdownsMore than 850 community and charity representatives have been invited to the coronation of King Charles III, mingling with the royals, heads of sta…
Retailers continue to encourage sugar consumption while paying lip service to healthy eating, report saysUK supermarkets have been accused of encouraging people to consume more sugar, despite the huge concern about its significant role in causing obesi…