What dates will additional benefit payments be made in December? Help is out there for those on low incomes struggling with rising prices and high bills as the weather gets colder The Independent UK · Dec 22, 2022
2022: A Year In the Londoner’s Diary A year of political meltdowns, a return to parties, and royal tributes Evening Standard · Dec 22, 2022
New Scottish independence poll gives No side lead for first time since Supreme Court ruling A string of recent polls put independence support ahead, with 53 per cent backing leaving the union after the removal of undecided voters in a YouGov poll published earlier this month. Daily Record · Dec 22, 2022
UK residents told not to get drunk or play sports as ambulance workers strike The UK government advises people not to play contact sports, take unnecessary car trips or get drunk in order to reduce their risk of needing an ambulance as workers begin a one-day strike. ABC News · Dec 22, 2022
France and allies condemn Taliban decision to ban women from universities The French Ministry of Foreign Affairs led the international condemnation of the Taliban leadership in Afghanistan to ban women from accessing higher education. The United States, the United Nations and the United Kingdom have also expressed their concerns. Radio France Internationale · Dec 22, 2022
China's increasing economic ties with the Gulf states are reducing the west's sway in the Middle East At the end of November 2022, UK prime minister Rishi Sunak announced that the “golden era” between Great Britain and China was over. China may not have been too bothered by this news however, and has been busy making influential friends elsewhere. The Conversation · Dec 22, 2022
'Tories are threat to patients in failure to listen to real concerns and invest' If the Tories were prepared to listen they would realise frontline workers are not just striking for better wages but because they fear for the future of the NHS they so proudly serve Daily Mirror · Dec 22, 2022
Fuel prices at record Christmas high as RAC blames ‘heartless’ supermarkets Motorists caught out by ‘bizarre’ higher charges at discounters The Independent UK · Dec 22, 2022
Rishi Sunak has 'abdicated all responsibility' as striking workers 'dying to save NHS' As ambulance workers walked out on Wednesday, No10 was again accused of blocking any progress as Unite said the Government could have ended strikes but “chose not to” Daily Mirror · Dec 21, 2022
UK government urges caution amid ambulance strike, warns against sports, getting drunk Thousands of ambulance workers in Britain began a one-day strike on Wednesday, with unions and the government swapping accusations of blame for putting lives at risk. Radio France Internationale · Dec 21, 2022
Indyref2 result would be ‘too close to call’, poll suggests The survey conducted by Savanta put opponents slightly ahead of those in favour of Scottish independence. The Independent UK · Dec 21, 2022
Don't get drunk: UK govt urges caution amid ambulance strike Thousands of ambulance workers in Britain are staging a one-day strike, with unions and the government swapping accusations of blame for putting lives at risk The Independent UK · Dec 21, 2022
What are the dates of additional benefit payments in December? Help is out there for those on low incomes struggling with rising prices and high bills as the weather gets colder The Independent UK · Dec 21, 2022
Gary Neville controversial ITV rant during World Cup final hits record Ofcom complaints Former England international Gary Neville accused the UK government of "demonising" workers during the World Cup final coverage, sparking a torrent of complaints to Ofcom Daily Mirror · Dec 21, 2022
Evening Standard · Dec 21, 2022 Rishi Sunak must decide how far he can support Volodymyr Zelensky in 2023 Barack Obama, when asked how his foreign policy was different from that of George W Bush, used to like to sum it up this way: “Don’t Do Stupid Shit.” That’s not a phrase that the scrupulously polite Rishi Sunak would ever dream of encouraging his staff to brief out to…
The National (Scotland) · Dec 21, 2022 British is 'actually a shorthand people use' for English, Rishi Sunak suggests THE word “British” is actually just a shorthand that people use for the word “English”, Rishi Sunak has suggested ...
The Independent UK · Dec 21, 2022 Universal credit: What are the dates of additional benefit payments in December? Help is out there for those on low incomes struggling with rising prices and high bills as the weather gets colder
Chronicle Live · Dec 21, 2022 Ambulance service strikes result of 'really dangerous situation' warns County Durham paramedic Paramedic John Lennon warned strikes were the result of an NHS that is "falling apart" - and he urged to Government to act
The Independent UK · Dec 21, 2022 Government borrowing soars to record £22bn after nearly doubling in a month Jeremy Hunt blames Covid and Ukraine for woes, as chancellor promises to half inflation in 2023
The Independent UK · Dec 21, 2022 Government’s fault if people die during ambulance strike, says union leader Health secretary accuses unions of making a decision to ‘inflict harm’ on public
Insider UK · Dec 21, 2022 Rishi Sunak won't rule out fuel duty hike and says it's a decision for Chancellor Jeremy Hunt Chancellors have repeatedly frozen the duty in the past
Daily Mirror · Dec 20, 2022 Nurses warn 'there'll be no-one left' as they're forced to do overtime to pay bus fare Royal College of Nursing chief Pat Cullen called on the Prime Minister to come to the negotiating table after Health Secretary Steve Barclay twice refused to discuss pay in meetings with the nurses’ union
The Guardian - UK · Dec 20, 2022 Ambulance strike: NHS leaders urge public to avoid risky activity Bodies representing NHS care in England also call for Rishi Sunak intervention but PM refuses to budge on pay
The Guardian - UK · Dec 20, 2022 Sunak is a puzzling PM – the more you see of him, the less there appears to be His answers to the chairs of Commons select committees are robotic, as if from a meaningless management dashboard
The Independent UK · Dec 20, 2022 Public warned against ‘risky activity’ as ambulance strikes send NHS into meltdown In the West Midlands ‘extreme pressure’ forced A&E departments to turn patients away