Which? research finds cheese, butter and bread are up by more than 30% in the past two years, hitting the poor hardest The cost of some basic food items such as cheese, butter and bread has soared by more than 30% in the last two years, forcing poorer households to […]
Dorset council says it flagged test results about potentially deadly bacteria on Monday, but evacuation didn’t take place until four days later Home Office contractors were told that potentially deadly legionella bacteria had been detected on the Bibby Stockholm hours after asylum seekers were taken onboard the barge. Dorset council […]
Social Mobility Foundation says it expects GCSE and A-level attainment gap based on income to grow this year Disadvantaged students are likely to bear the brunt of grade deflation when this year’s A-level and GCSE grades are published, according to experts, who said the government’s decision to impose pre-pandemic grading […]
Resolution Foundation report says much of industrial action ‘fuelled’ by public sector workers’ anger over falls in real-terms pay About 3.9m working days have been lost to industrial action in the past year, more than at any point since the 1980s, according to a new analysis. The Resolution Foundation, which […]
Hunt is on for survivors after at least six people die, while activists call for more safe and legal routes The government’s controversial asylum policy faced renewed criticism on Saturday when at least six people died after a small boat crossing the Channel capsized and sank. Another two people are […]
Fernando Villavicencio fatally shot last week after leaving a campaign event in capital, Quito The political party of Ecuador’s assassinated presidential hopeful, Fernando Villavicencio, picked its vice-presidential candidate to replace him on Saturday, just a week before the election. Villavicencio’s Build party, or Construye in Spanish, announced on social media […]
Fate of Black Country pub could serve as catalyst for campaigns to preserve a flawed but colourful past When Paul Turner started an online petition calling for his local pub in the Staffordshire village of Himley to be saved after it was sold to new owners, he was expecting only […]
Susannah Boddie, 27, who advised on Covid response, thrown from bike on downhill trail near Lake Garda Tributes have been paid to a government scientist who helped steer Britain through the Covid pandemic after she died in a cycling crash in Italy aged 27. Susannah Boddie was thrown from her […]
Observer investigation reveals the shocking state of the country’s protected freshwater sites of special scientific interest More than 90% of freshwater habitats on England’s most precious rivers are in unfavourable condition, blighted by farming pollution, raw sewage and water abstraction, an Observer investigation reveals. None of the approximately 40 rivers […]
Rail workers’ union says 20,000 members from 14 firms will strike on 26 August and 2 September Members of the biggest rail workers’ union are to stage fresh strikes in a long-running dispute over pay, jobs and conditions. The Rail, Maritime and Transport workers’ union (RMT) said 20,000 of its […]