More than 350 bus workers across west London have gone on strike over pay, disrupting travel for commuters in the capital. Drivers, engineers and store staff walked out from 5am on Monday, 29 September, after rejecting First Bus’s latest pay offer, which trade union Unite said fell below inflation. The strike will run until 5am […]
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Police have launched an investigation after a woman was raped by a group of men in a churchyard in Banbury. Thames Valley Police said the attack took place in the grounds of St Mary’s Church in the early hours of Sunday morning. The victim, a woman in her thirties, is being supported by specially trained
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More than 20 chief executives and directors from across the social care sector gathered in London last week for a roundtable hosted by The Access Group and Casson Consulting. Chaired by Kathryn Marsden OBE, CEO of the Social Care Institute for Excellence (SCIE), and Gary Fee, CEO of City & County Healthcare (CCH) Group, the
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Migrants will face stricter tests before being allowed to settle permanently in the UK under new Labour plans aimed at countering the rise of Reform UK. Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood will use her first Labour Party conference speech to unveil proposals requiring foreign citizens to “earn” indefinite leave to remain. Under the new rules, migrants
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The Department of Health and Social Care (DHSC) has published a new Foundational Specification designed to simplify how local authorities in England procure adult social care case management and finance systems. The framework, developed over several months with input from local authorities, suppliers, and sector partners, is expected to save councils significant time and resources
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Every worker in Britain will soon need a new government-issued digital ID card, Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has announced. The move is designed to stop illegal migrants from “slipping into the shadow economy” and undercutting wages. The scheme, set to be rolled out by the end of this parliament, will make it compulsory for
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A leading voice in the Welsh care sector has warned that Reform UK’s immigration proposals could have “potentially catastrophic” consequences for vulnerable people and the NHS. Mario Kreft MBE, chair of Care Forum Wales, criticised the plan put forward by Reform UK leader Nigel Farage to make legal migrants reapply for visas and abolish the
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Police in Norfolk have responded to growing tensions over national flags being hung from lampposts in several communities. The flags, raised by members of the public, have sparked disputes between residents, with some viewing them as antagonistic displays. Grapes Hill and Dereham Road in Norwich have become flashpoints, and earlier this month a man in
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The Chancellor should protect workers’ take-home pay while levelling the tax system, including a 2p cut in employee National Insurance (NI) funded by a 2p rise in Income Tax (IT) according to major new research from the Resolution Foundation. The think tank says the shift would raise £6 billion in a Budget expected to require
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Teenagers in England will be required to take a compulsory reading test at the age of 13, under new plans being developed by education secretary Bridget Phillipson. The Department for Education is expected to outline the changes in an upcoming white paper. The new assessment would take place at the end of year 8, after
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