Nurseries warn of rising fees ahead of childcare expansion
Bosses in the early years sector say the government’s uplift in funding will not cover rising costs....
Month : December 2024
Water giant uses accounting trick to inflate balance sheet by £1.68bn
A substantial Severn Trent Water investment is based on IOU notes – BBC Panorama finds....
Avanti West Coast workers to strike over Christmas
Train managers have voted for walkouts on 22, 23 and 29 December in a row over rest days....
Germany to tighten people-smuggling law in UK deal
The Joint Action Plan sees Germany commit to making it easier to prosecute those facilitating people-smuggling to the UK....
UK ‘keeping close eye’ on British jihadists in Syria
Home Office minister Angela Eagle tells the BBC that UK intelligence services are monitoring the situation....
The global players in Syria before and after Assad
Global powers who have been involved in the 13-year civil war have a vested interest after Assad’s fall....
Pope, growing critical of Israel, to meet Palestinian president Thursday
Pope Francis will meet Palestinian President Mahmoud Abbas on Thursday, the Vatican said, as the Catholic pontiff has become more vocal in his criticism of...
Netanyahu rejects ‘absurd’ charges at corruption trial
Netanyahu becomes Israel’s first serving leader to take the stand as a defendant in a criminal case....
Syrian families’ ‘unbearable’ wait to know fate of detained relatives
Thousands of prisoners under Assad have been released – families are searching for relatives among them....
NHS to get £600m boost in Welsh budget
All Welsh government departments to be offered more cash from April under budget plans....