Exclusive: Poll finds large majority in UK think key principle of health service will be dropped in next decade Seven in 10 people in the UK believe charges for NHS care will creep in over the next decade, ending the health service’s record of being free at the point of […]
Month: July 2023
Tourists allege players were ‘verbally abused’ by MCC members Incident took place following Bairstow’s controversial dismissal The Marylebone Cricket Club has suspended three members after an altercation with the Australian cricket team at Lord’s on the last day of the second Ashes Test. The club had earlier “unreservedly apologised” over […]
Situation in Borny mirrors that in many of the neighbourhoods that have clashed with police amid riots Hanifa Guermiti cried as she surveyed the charred remains of the public library, which for years had provided books, comics and a quiet homework space for children living in the housing estates of […]
Group issues 12-point plan calling for stricter immigration rules for care workers, students and refugees Rishi Sunak is facing demands from “red wall” Conservative MPs to slash the number of overseas care workers, foreign students and refugees allowed into the UK in time for the next election. The MPs from […]
As borrowing costs soar, committee will look at regulation of small business lending as part of process An influential committee of MPs has launched an inquiry into the challenges faced by small businesses when seeking finance as companies come under mounting pressure from soaring borrowing costs. The cross-party Treasury committee […]
Demands for an end to the ‘revolving door’ as ex-Ofwat directors are hired by key firms Two-thirds of England’s biggest water companies employ key executives who had previously worked at the watchdog tasked with regulating them, the Observer can reveal. Cathryn Ross, the new interim joint chief executive of Thames […]
Health service shown to be under some of worst pressure in its history in week Rishi Sunak launched plan to retain and recruit workforce • ‘You start thinking you will crack’: former NHS tell their stories Nearly 170,000 workers left their jobs in the NHS in England last year, in […]
President Macron cancels visit to Germany amid France’s worst violence for 18 years French riots – latest updates The 17-year-old boy shot dead by a police officer was buried on Saturday as the French government braced for further protests after the worst violence for 18 years. Friends and family attended […]
European Space Agency mission launches on SpaceX rocket from Florida to shed light on dark energy and dark matter A European-built orbital satellite was launched into space on Saturday from Florida on a mission to shed new light on dark energy and dark matter, the mysterious cosmic forces scientists say […]
Second Test, day four: Australia 416 & 279, England 325 & 114-4 England need 257 runs to win with six wickets left at Lord’s After reaping the rewards of a bouncer barrage that was almost medieval in its delivery, England were tasked with producing an Ashes miracle in this second […]