Beachgoers in England and Wales have been warned to stay out of the water, not because of sharks but for something else beginning with ‘sh’. Pollution alerts have been issued by the Environment Agency after sewage was discharged on more than 50 beaches on Britain’s west, south and east coasts, including popular leisure spots. An […]
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UK energy suppliers are preparing to “wargame” emergency plans to avert blackouts this winter with warnings that low gas supplies could see power stations shut off. Government officials and sources at two power stations say they have been asked to review their plans to deal with threats of dangerously low supplies in order to prevent […]
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Almost half of Britons fear there will be riots if the government does not provide more help with the cost of living crisis as energy bills are forecast to surge past £4,200. More than half of the country (55%) believe an organised campaign not to pay energy bills is justified, according to the Independent, while […]
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Gordon Brown is demanding an emergency budget to address the “financial timebomb” that “will explode” in October and leave half of the UK’s population in fuel poverty, causing “a humanitarian crisis”. The former Labour prime minister said Boris Johnson, Liz Truss and Rishi Sunak must agree an emergency budget this week otherwise “parliament should be […]
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The Bank of England has raised interest rates by 0.5% to 1.75% and given a bleak warning that the UK faces a lengthy recession that will hit millions of the most vulnerable people hardest. UK interest rates are now at the highest level since January 2009 and today’s 0.5% hike is the steepest in 27 […]
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Trade unions have warned the UK faces a general strike if Liz Truss goes ahead with plans to further curb workers rights to take industrial action. The caution came on another day of rail strikes in Britain and a new vote by rail unions to escalate industrial action this summer, while Labour leader Sir Keir […]
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Commuters will face more travel disruptions throughout the summer as new rail strikes are on the horizon and train drivers at nine companies are set to walk out. After talks to agree on jobs, pay and conditions ended without resolution, 40,000 rail workers laid down tools again on Wednesday, leaving thousands of commuters stranded. Some […]
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On the back of an increase in spending on air travel, health and road haulage, the UK GDP has experienced a 0.5 per cent bounce this May after months and months of Covid-related stagnation and decrease. But the new Chancellor has warned of complacency, vowing to continue bearing “down on inflation”. And, during the first […]
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Criminal barristers in England and Wales have started their strike over low legal aid funding with a warning their profession faces an “existential crisis” because of severe cuts imposed by the government. Barristers say their incomes have decline by almost 30% in the last two decades. Specialist criminal barristers now earn less than the minimum […]
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British Airways workers at Heathrow airport have voted to strike with their industrial action set to cause even more chaos during the peak holiday season. Around 700 British Airways ground crew and check-in staff voted for strike action following a dispute with the airline over pay after BA used “fire and rehire” to cut workers […]
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