The crumbling concrete that has closed schools over fears of collapse is also in hospitals and potentially millions of homes. The problem of crumbling concrete has been known about for years. In 2018 an NHS boss called RAAC – reinforced autoclaved aerated concrete – a “ticking time bomb”. However, the issue has hit the headlines […]
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Labour’s Emily Thornberry has coined the PM’s mini reshuffle as nothing but “moving deckchairs on a “sinking ship”. Rishi Sunak has made Grant Shapps Defence Minister while giving Claire Coutinho the energy portfolio. She replaces Shapps as Energy Minister as MP MP David Johnston is taking her post at the Department for Education. Ahead of […]
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A “network-wide” computer failure is being blamed for the meltdown of the UK’s air traffic control causing chaos at airports with hundreds of thousands of passengers left stranded. Thousands of flights have been cancelled or delayed on one of the busiest days of the year for travel by a technical glitch across the air traffic […]
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The British Museum said it has recovered some the 2,000 items stolen from its collection – but it will take far longer to restore its reputation. A member of staff suspected of involvement in the thefts in 2021 has been sacked and police have launched an investigation. They have interviewed a suspect but no arrests […]
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Wages have increased by a record amount firing the fears of borrowers while giving pensioners hope of another big boost to their income. Total pay – including bonuses such as the one-off payment to NHS staff – soared 8.2% In the three months to June, far higher than the 7.3% predicted by analysts and a […]
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Downing Street has backed Lee Anderson’s message to asylum seekers after the deputy chairman of the Conservative party told them to “fuck off back to France” if they don’t like barges. A refugee charity said Anderson’s “dehumanising and inflammatory” language was putting people seeking sanctuary in the UK at “real risk”. However, No 10 said […]
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The government is to press ahead with plans to move asylum seekers onto the Bibby Stockholm as early as tomorrow. The last few days have seen arguments between fire safety authorities and MPs over the suitability and safety of the vessel intensify. Last week, the Fire Brigades Union wrote to Home Secretary Suella Braverman to […]
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British Airways workers are to be awarded a 13.1% pay rise and one-off £1,000 payment to be paid over an 18 month period. Members of Unite have voted overwhelmingly to accept the offer which the union called “significant” and said was a reversal of cuts to pay made during the Covid pandemic. Pilots and managers […]
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Poverty campaigners have criticised British Gas and said the UK’s energy system is broken after the company posted profits of almost £1 billion for the first six months of the year. British Gas – which supplies 7.52 million households in the UK – said about half of its profits were due to keeping the energy […]
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The UK’s capital has been warned it faces a major measles outbreak that could result in thousands of people being hospitalised and dozens of deaths because of low vaccination rates. Analysis by the UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) said London risks an outbreak of between 40,000 and 160,000 cases of measles without an improvement in […]
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