‘Picture Nigel Farage as PM’: jubilant Reform UK dares to dream at East of England conference | Nigel Farage
“I Just imagine for a moment, just a few years from now, when Prime Minister Nigel Farage arrives triumphantly at No. 10 Downing Street, places his briefcase on his desk, and takes his seat.''・Mr. Yusuf stated. This is what he tells the enthusiastic audience of party members. “Change is coming. We will rebuild this country […]
Ministers plan biggest shake-up of adult social care in England for decades | Social care
Ministers warned that older people could lose vital help and the NHS could be overwhelmed unless there is “national consensus” to fix a “broken” system. A historic independent commission is to be launched to reform child care. The taskforce, led by the commission's Louise Casey, is tasked with developing plans for a new national care […]
Urgent referrals of children in mental health crisis in England rise 13% in year | Mental health
In the UK, the number of children attending emergency mental health services has increased by 10% in a year, with many more in crisis due to long waiting lists for regular NHS treatment. Analysis of official data by mental health charity Young Minds shows that between April and October 2024 there were 30,000 urgent, very […]
Three-day snow warning issued for parts of England, Scotland and Wales | UK weather
The Japan Meteorological Agency has issued a three-day heavy snow warning as thousands of households clean up after New Year's heavy rains caused flooding, travel disruptions and power outages. Temperatures will drop below freezing over the weekend, with up to 30 centimeters (1 foot) of snow possible across England, Scotland and Wales, cutting off rural […]
Women’s rights activists call for England to forfeit championship cricket match to Afghanistan
England's men's cricket team is scheduled to play Afghanistan in the group stage of the International Cricket Council (ICC) Champions Trophy on February 26. But women's rights activists are calling on England to relinquish its laurels to protest ongoing human rights abuses in Afghanistan. Published by Women's Rights Network (WRN) statement On Tuesday, it called […]
Two-thirds of workers in England can’t afford private rent. If that’s not a crisis, what is? | Phineas Harper
THis bailiff was busy on Christmas. Eviction in England and Wales 11.2% increase Compared to the same period last year, thousands of families will be left homeless during the coldest period. Private landlords in the UK are now charging rents so high that nearly two-thirds of workers are struggling to pay them, new research has […]
Church of England must open up its governance to scrutiny | Anglicanism
It's hard to understand why the Church of England would continue to put known abusers in positions of trust and tolerate situations that should have been impossible (the C of the E should have “kneeled down and repented” after a difficult year). (The Archbishop of York said on December 25th.) There are no knees in […]
More than 400 pubs closed in England and Wales in the last year; Mexico faces 500m-litre tequila lake – business live | Business
Introduction: The number of pubs in England and Wales has fallen below 39,000 this year. good morning. Welcome to our regular coverage of business, financial markets and the global economy. The number of pubs has fallen again in England and Wales as the trend towards the disappearance of social housing from local communities accelerates in […]
Defra scraps England deadline to register thousands of miles of rights of way | Access to green space
The deadline to register historic rights of way is to be scrapped following warnings that thousands of miles of footpaths could be lost due to the impending deadline. The last government set a deadline of 2031 for all England's rights of way to be added to official maps, after abandoning an earlier promise to scrap […]
Church of England Clergy Told to Change ‘Problematic’ Christmas Hymns: Report
Anglican clergy have reportedly been told to change popular Christmas carols to avoid “unnecessarily causing offense”. A whistleblowing minister has claimed that priests across England are being encouraged to alter Advent hymns and Christmas carols. telegraph paper report. According to Broadsheet, Come on, come on, Emmanuel It was identified as potentially offensive because it suggests […]