UK growth to slow and business investment to contract amid tax hikes – report
The EY Item Club is forecasting growth to pull back to 0.9% in 2026 and for business investment to contract by 0.2%. Shropshire Star…
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Employers told to look at single-sex space policies after nurses’ tribunal
An employment tribunal found nurses suffered harassment which violated their dignity while sharing single-sex changing rooms with a trans colleague. Shropshire Star…
Doctors’ strike to go ahead after medics reject Government offer
British Medical Association members took part in an online poll over the weekend on whether or not the new deal was enough to call off the walkout. Shropshire Star…
Starmer and Von der Leyen agree on need for rapid progress on Brexit reset deal
They agreed formal talks would begin on food and drink and emissions trading deals. Shropshire Star…
MPs repeat plea for Government to lift two-child benefit cap ahead of budget
Work and pensions minister Andrew Western says Government are considering a number of ‘levers’ to bring child poverty down. Shropshire Star…
Women who miss first breast cancer appointment have ‘40% higher risk of death’
The latest NHS data shows 70% of eligible women were up to date with screening as of March 2024, meaning almost one in three were not. Shropshire Star…
Starmer addresses Labour MPs ahead of race to replace Rayner as deputy
MPs hoping to replace Ms Rayner as the party’s deputy leader have until Thursday to secure the support of colleagues at Westminster. Shropshire Star…
Average UK house price jumps by more than £1,000 month-on-month – Halifax
House prices are expected by Halifax to follow ‘a steady path of modest gains’ through the rest of 2025. Shropshire Star…
Healey announces £5 billion for military drones and lasers
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Badenoch: Scotland’s public bodies could be breaking law on single-sex spaces
Kemi Badenoch accused the Scottish Government of confusing sex and gender during her first visit as leader to Scotland. Shropshire Star…