Britain is set to significantly increase its weapons production in order to no longer rely on importing from the US and France. This comes as
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Scottish Water staff to strike for two days as pay standoff continues
Scottish Water staff will strike for two days from the early hours of Tuesday as a standoff over pay continues at the state-owned company. The
Tens of thousands waited more than 24 hours for hospital beds in A&E last year
About 49,000 A&E visits last year resulted in patients waiting 24 hours or more for a hospital bed, with people aged 65 or over making
NHS cancer patients denied life-saving drugs due to Brexit costs, report finds
British cancer patients are being denied life-saving drugs and trials of revolutionary treatments are being derailed by the red tape and extra costs brought on
‘Children with cancer cannot wait’: the human cost of clinical trial delays after Brexit
Children are among the NHS patients being denied access to revolutionary cancer drugs as a result of red tape and extra costs caused by Brexit,
TikTok trend for ‘Dubai chocolate’ causes international shortage of pistachios
Product promotion on TikTok is now powerful enough to influence the vast agricultural economies of the US and Iran – at least when it comes
Second teachers’ union vows to strike if pay award fails to fund schools in England
A second teaching union in England has vowed to strike if the government fails to compensate schools in full for next year’s teachers’ pay award.
‘Nobody has done this before’: Britain’s beloved steam trains trial pioneering technology
About 500 steam trains run across the UK each year, from Penzance in the south to Inverness in the north, transporting tens of thousands of
Fears that UK military bases may be leaking toxic ‘forever chemicals’ into drinking water
Three UK military bases have been marked for investigation over fears they may be leaking toxic “forever chemicals” into drinking water sources and important environmental
Pledge to create thousands more nursery places has backfired, early years groups say
A government pledge to create more nurseries has backfired, according to early years providers. More than a dozen schools are evicting existing preschool providers that