Industry body Make UK says ‘no sugar-coating poor outlook’ for next year and ‘possibly beyond’ Fears are growing over the state of the UK economy as it emerged that the manufacturing sector shrank by about 4% this year and is forecast to decline by a further 3.2% in 2023. Increasing […]
Sting of latest knockout defeat will linger after Gareth Southgate’s team went toe-to-toe with the world champions The scourge of missed penalties returned to haunt England last night as their World Cup dreams ended in familiar scenes of tears and shattered dreams. At the final whistle, as players slumped to […]
Royal College of Nursing and Unison call on health secretary to negotiate with them to avoid action at Christmas and new year Health unions made a dramatic offer on Saturday night to suspend a wave of planned strikes that threatens to cripple the NHS over Christmas and the new year […]
The Bank is likely to raise borrowing costs again this week – but how much longer can they keep going up? Bank of England officials are expected to take their foot off the accelerator when they meet this week to decide by how much the cost of borrowing should increase. […]
Dahaba Ali Hussen, who has lived in London for 19 years, stopped while trying to board Eurostar in Paris A black EU citizen with settled status was temporarily denied entry to the UK when she attempted to board a Eurostar train in Paris on Saturday. Dahaba Ali Hussen, a Dutch […]
Sistah Space says many domestic abuse services temporarily halted after founder spoke of encounter with Susan Hussey A charity led by a black domestic abuse campaigner who was asked where she “really came from” by the late queen’s senior lady-in-waiting has had to pause its operations because of safety fears. […]
Exclusive: Pat Cullen says health secretary is unwilling to negotiate with a woman acting for a largely female workforce Pat Cullen: ‘I follow through on what I believe in’ The leader of Britain’s nurses’ union has accused the health secretary, Steve Barclay, of being a “bullyboy” who is unwilling to […]
Claim that it would end up costing each household an extra £1,000 a year described as ‘disingenuous’ Rishi Sunak has been condemned for using “disingenuous” figures after he repeated a claim that meeting union demands for public sector pay awards would cost every household £1,000 extra a year. Speaking at […]
Manager wants to see evidence of maturity gained since 2018 Southgate: ‘We’ve got to nail this type of game now’ Gareth Southgate has urged his players to stand up and be counted when England play their World Cup quarter-final against France on Saturday night. England, who have never won a […]
Russian president still claims ‘special military operation’ going to plan during Kyrgyzstan press conference Russia-Ukraine war – latest news updates Vladimir Putin mentioned a potential settlement to end his war in Ukraine on Friday while still claiming that his “special military operation” was going to plan. “The settlement process as […]