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Exclusive: sources close to ministers and health unions in England expect announcement as soon as ThursdayMinisters and health unions are on the verge of a breakthrough in talks to resolve their long-running pay dispute that has triggered a series of N…
Residents’ association claims Tower Hamlets officials and councillors knew about overcrowding at Maddocks HousePressure is growing for an independent investigation into the role of the London borough of Tower Hamlets before a fatal fire in an overcrowd…
Charities and disability campaigners say chancellor’s proposals set out in his budget more ‘stick than carrot’Budget 2023 – live coverage and reactionUp to 1 million people currently claiming incapacity benefits could lose hundreds of pounds a month as…
Campaigners call for fully funded system saying free 30 hours of support would take years to filter throughBudget 2023 live: reactionKey points at a glanceCampaigners, parents and the early-years sector in England have welcomed a major extension of sta…
Mixed group to take over duties of Escolania choir at Montserrat monastery one weekend a monthWomen and girls are to be admitted to a choir at the Montserrat monastery near Barcelona, home to the famous Escolania all-boys choir, for the first time in i…
Home Office is recruiting them for national assessment board, taking decision away from local authoritiesThe professional body for social workers has urged its members not to work with the Home Office to assess the ages of asylum seekers, saying that p…
Scores of trees destroyed in a few hours on Tuesday night despite petition to save them signed by 16,000 peopleMore than 100 mature trees have been cut down in the centre of Plymouth in a move campaigners said was reminiscent of the needless felling of…
Over-50s who dropped out of work since pandemic say better and quicker NHS treatment is neededWhen chancellor Jeremy Hunt urged people over 50 who have dropped out of the workforce since the pandemic to get off the golf course, Julie*, 52, from Hertfor…
National Education Union going ahead with two more days of industrial action that will disrupt schoolsPay negotiations between teachers and the government could start in earnest as early as next week, after strikes that are expected to disrupt schools …
Sister company to firm that refurbished Grenfell among builders that failed to comply with deadlineMichael Gove has given 11 housebuilders – including one affiliated with the main contractor on Grenfell Tower – a last-minute reprieve after they failed …