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Starmer commits to erasing 7.7m NHS waiting list in four years
The Opposition leader said the “plan is there” to cut the numbers waiting for treatment by two million per year, potentially resetting it by the time a four-year term in Downing Street is over. Some 7.7 million people are currently on waiting lists for treatment in England, the highest sinceContinue Reading
Half a Century of Manufacturing Excellence
Devon-based manufacturer, Rotolok Limited, recently celebrated a significant milestone – 50 years since its foundation in 1973. Founded by Dan McCauley with a £2000 overdraft, the business quickly outgrew its original premises, prompting a move to Bampton that helped establish Rotolok as a major player in the bulk handling industry.Continue Reading
Starmer promises to get tough with MPs if they block his plans for new homes
S ir Keir Starmer said he would get “tough” with Labour MPs who stand in the way of his plans to rip through planning red tape to build homes and modern infrastructure. The Labour leader, who has promised to “bulldoze” his way to a new Britain, said he would standContinue Reading
Shadow work: why you should be cautious of the TikTok self-help trend
Melinda Nagy/Shutterstock I doubt the psychologist Carl Gustav Jung (1875-1961), in all his prescience, would have predicted that his work would one day fuel a TikTok trend called “shadow work”. Life coaches and self-help gurus on the platform promote the exploration of shadow as a path to self-development. The exercisesContinue Reading
AI: we may not need a new human right to protect us from decisions by algorithms – the laws already exist
Hiring algorithms could filter candidates before interviews even take place. fizkes / Shutterstock There are risks and harms that come with relying on algorithms to make decisions. People are already feeling the impact of doing so. Whether reinforcing racial biases or spreading misinformation, many technologies that are labelled as artificialContinue Reading
Mayor waits to see if she has won first round of migrant barge fight
A local councillor is waiting to see whether she has won the first stage of a High Court fight with Home Secretary Suella Braverman over the housing of asylum seekers on a barge. Carralyn Parkes wants Mr Justice Holgate to give her the go-ahead to challenge the lawfulness of theContinue Reading
Carey Mulligan welcomes third child with husband Marcus Mumford
The Promising Young Woman star, 38, revealed she had given birth in an interview with Vogue magazine for its November cover story. Mulligan already shares a daughter Evelyn and son Wilfred with her 36-year-old musician husband Mumford, who she married in 2012. In the article, the interviewer noted that MulliganContinue Reading
Security questions after Starmer’s speech interrupted by glitter protest
A security breach saw Sir Keir Starmer covered in glitter and manhandled by a protester on the stage of the Labour Party conference on Tuesday afternoon. – What happened? Protester Yaz Ashmawi was able to get on the stage at the Labour Party conference in Liverpool’s exhibition centre and throwContinue Reading
Asylum seekers being told they will be able to return to Bibby Stockholm barge
A sylum seekers are being told about their return to the Bibby Stockholm barge after it was evacuated following the discovery of Legionella bacteria in the water supply. The Home Office said all necessary tests have been completed on the floating vessel, which has been out of use since August.Continue Reading
Starmer eyes decade in power to ‘get Britain building’
S ir Keir Starmer will say the tide is turning towards Labour as he sets his sights on at least two terms in power to rescue a country “ruined” by 13 years of Conservative rule. The Labour leader will promise a “decade of national renewal”, suggesting his party will beContinue Reading