The government could need up to £10bn to cover public sector pay increases if reports of a 5.5 per cent rise prove true, a leading economist has warned. Independent pay review bodies are reported to be preparing to recommend such an increase for teachers and around 1.3 million NHS staff,Continue Reading
Slowly but surely the transfer window is now becoming a hive of activity, as teams across the Premier League and the wider football world acknowledge that the clock is ticking and the time to strike in now. Manchester United remain among the frontrunners, having already acquired exciting talents in LenyContinue Reading
Reform MP Lee Anderson enjoyed a night out with party supporters as he was filmed leading a “Love Train” dance. The Ashfield MP, was seen leading supporters in a dance to The Ojay’s popular Love Train song at an event on Thursday (18 July). Mr Anderson shared footage of theContinue Reading
Liz Truss discussed shower heads at a Republican National Convention breakfast event. The former prime minister revealed she had recently acquired a ‘Liberty Bell’ shower head, created in the image of the famous, cracked bell in Philadelphia. Addressing crowds at the event this week, and showing her support for DonaldContinue Reading
Nigel Farage has been accused of inflaming tensions after blaming rioting in Leeds on the “politics of the subcontinent”. The Reform UK leader, who was in the US for the Republican National Convention in Minnesota, posted on social media on Thursday evening as scenes of disorder in the city emerged.Continue Reading
The Government could need up to £10 billion to cover public sector pay increases if reports of a 5.5% rise prove true, an economist has warned. Independent pay review bodies are reported to be preparing to recommend such an increase for teachers and around 1.3 million NHS staff, according toContinue Reading
On a hot afternoon in the back room of the National Theatre in London, Cherry Jones is eating cherries. “Forgive me, but you’re now going to hear an old woman munching some salmon on toast,” says the actor, moving on from her namesake fruit to a small tinfoil package thatContinue Reading
The producers of a controversial Edinburgh Festival Fringe play about JK Rowling’s trans views are preparing for protests ahead of the show opening next month. The play, titled TERF, imagines the stars of the Harry Potter film franchise staging an “intervention” for the author who has repeatedly argued online thatContinue Reading
Flight delays and cancellations are among the disruption expected to continue into the weekend after a global IT outage, as experts warned it could take weeks for systems to fully recover. A flawed update rolled out by cybersecurity firm CrowdStrike knocked many offline around the world on Friday, causing flightContinue Reading
A five-year-old boy has been able to leave his home for the first time in six months following a successful stem cell transplant made from a baby’s umbilical cord blood, which was donated 15 years ago. Gunner Lewis-Vale, from Shropshire, was diagnosed with a rare genetic disorder in March 2021,Continue Reading
