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Unions say health secretary’s refusal to increase 2022-23 offer has made it ‘impossible’ to talk about next year’s dealHealth unions will not submit joint evidence to the NHS pay review body about the rise staff should get in 2023-24, in a move that th…
Animal evading capture from Rochford fishing lake since mid-DecemberA seal trapped in a fishing lake has “found himself in a branch of Waitrose” and has no incentive to escape, according to an expert.The animal has evaded multiple attempts at capture s…
Former prime minister allegedly made remarks to No 10 staff at alcohol-fuelled leaving doUK politics live – latest news updates“This is the most unsocially distanced party in the UK right now,” Boris Johnson joked to No 10 staff at an alcohol-fuelled l…
Secondary schools shut across Scotland, before 16 consecutive days of action from next week in row over payUK politics live – latest news updatesPrelim exams have had to be rescheduled for some secondary school pupils as teachers went on strike for the…
Campaigners say most sites cannot cope with amount of wastewater, raising risk of raw discharges into riversInvestment into expanding sewage treatment works by Thames Water falls far short of what is needed to stop raw sewage discharges into rivers, ac…
Supermarket on track for profits at top end of forecasts after shoppers go ‘all out for big Christmas dinner’Shoppers going “all out for a big Christmas dinner” and returning to Argos stores amid the rail and postal strikes have helped put Sainsbury’s …
Minister urges 999 calls for life-threatening incidents only, as workers across England and Wales hold actionUK politics live – latest news updatesThe health secretary has said people should use their “common sense” on what activities they do on Wednes…
This live blog has now closed, you can read more of our UK political coverage hereLynch says in areas where the Department for Transport has not had the final say, the RMT has beeen able to negotiate acceptable pay deals.He claims the DfT is following …
23-year-old tells story of how she joined Islamic State and life in a refugee camp in BBC podcast seriesShamima Begum, who left Britain to join Islamic State as a schoolgirl in 2015, has said she understands public anger towards her but insists she is …
Newspaper group reports slump in print advertising and digital ads in traditionally strong fourth quarterThe publisher of the Mirror and Express is to cut 200 roles in a £30m cost-cutting drive, after advertisers failed to spend heavily through the Wor…