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‘It’s heartbreaking’: resident doctors in England face halt on new training posts
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‘It’s heartbreaking’: resident doctors in England face halt on new training posts

Withdrawal of additional speciality training roles amid strike deadlock has left some doctors with uncertain futureAfter almost two years on the NHS frontline as a resident doctor, Heather Gunn says s...

The Guardian - UK News7 months ago
‘Seismic change’: how election wins for nationalists in Celtic nations could reshape UK
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‘Seismic change’: how election wins for nationalists in Celtic nations could reshape UK

With polls suggesting Plaid Cymru, the SNP and Sinn Féin could be in power after May vote, constitutional challenges may lie aheadIn four weeks, the shape of British politics is likely to change drama...

The Guardian - UK News7 months ago
UK manufacturers ‘will pay £940m a year more in business rates due to Reeves changes’
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UK manufacturers ‘will pay £940m a year more in business rates due to Reeves changes’

Government should look at ways to help as firms are paying disproportionate bills, says MakeUKBritish manufacturers have said they will have to pay an extra £940m a year in business rates because of c...

The Guardian - UK News7 months ago
Hyper-targeted scheme to help at-risk schools in England tackle knife crime
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Hyper-targeted scheme to help at-risk schools in England tackle knife crime

Home Office will use mapping technology and crime data to identify up to 250 schools in areas of greatest riskSchools across England are to receive dedicated support to prevent knife crime incidents i...

The Guardian - UK News7 months ago
Trump uses Neville Chamberlain jibe to mock Starmer over stance on Iran
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Trump uses Neville Chamberlain jibe to mock Starmer over stance on Iran

As UK PM resists pressure to back airstrikes, US president invokes British leader known for his policy of appeasementMiddle East crisis live – latest updatesDonald Trump has appeared to compare Keir S...

The Guardian - UK News7 months ago
UK minister says Kanye West should not perform at Wireless festival
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UK minister says Kanye West should not perform at Wireless festival

Bridget Phillipson adds to growing criticism of booking of rapper after his past antisemitic remarksA senior UK government minister has said Kanye West should be barred from performing at Wireless fes...

The Guardian - UK News7 months ago
Tool’s Maynard James Keenan shares statement of support for ex-classmate, ousted Army Chief of Staff
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Tool’s Maynard James Keenan shares statement of support for ex-classmate, ousted Army Chief of Staff

"We’re here for you, Randy. Might be time for a beer or three" The post Tool’s Maynard James Keenan shares statement of support for ex-classmate, ousted Army Chief of Staff appeared first on NME.

NME Music News7 months ago
New UK farm inheritance tax rule will cause ‘significant challenges’, say accountants
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New UK farm inheritance tax rule will cause ‘significant challenges’, say accountants

Levy on inherited farms and family businesses worth £2.5m or more comes into force 6 AprilA new inheritance tax regime for UK farms and family businesses comes into force on Monday and will present “s...

The Guardian - UK News7 months ago
Sick pay rule changes to benefit up to 9.6m UK workers, TUC says
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Sick pay rule changes to benefit up to 9.6m UK workers, TUC says

Union says new entitlements, part of Employment Rights Act 2025, will help lower-income householdsUp to 9.6 million UK workers are to benefit from the changes to sick pay rules, according to unions. T...

The Guardian - UK News7 months ago
The Greens, Reform and the end of two-party politics? – podcast
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The Greens, Reform and the end of two-party politics? – podcast

In part two of our interview, Kiran Stacey speaks to the political scientist Prof Rob Ford about the voters Labour and the Conservatives are losing to the Greens and Reform, and how May’s elections co...

The Guardian - UK News7 months ago
NHS urges patients not to put off care as doctors in England prepare for strike
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NHS urges patients not to put off care as doctors in England prepare for strike

People encouraged to ‘come forward as normal’ when BMA members begin industrial action over pay on TuesdayThe NHS is urging patients not to put off seeking the care they need when resident doctors pre...

The Guardian - UK News7 months ago
Diageo and Pepsi drop Wireless sponsorship amid criticism of Kanye West booking
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Diageo and Pepsi drop Wireless sponsorship amid criticism of Kanye West booking

Sponsors pull out after Keir Starmer calls decision to book rapper who wrote song titled Heil Hitler ‘deeply concerning’Pepsi and Diageo have said they will withdraw their sponsorship of a UK music fe...

The Guardian - UK News7 months ago
Pepsi withdraws as UK festival sponsor after Kanye West backlash
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Pepsi withdraws as UK festival sponsor after Kanye West backlash

Sir Keir Starmer says it is "deeply concerning" the rapper is set to headline a festival after recent antisemitic comments.

BBC Entertainment & Arts7 months ago
Starmer attacks Greens, saying vote for Labour rivals puts new workers’ rights at risk
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Starmer attacks Greens, saying vote for Labour rivals puts new workers’ rights at risk

PM also criticises business figures and opponents of changes, many of which come into force on MondayWorkers, pensioners and children: all better off. Ignore the critics – we really are standing up fo...

The Guardian - UK News7 months ago
Pepsi withdraw Wireless Festival sponsorship over Kanye West booking
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Pepsi withdraw Wireless Festival sponsorship over Kanye West booking

It comes after Keir Starmer described Ye's booking as "deeply concerning" The post Pepsi withdraw Wireless Festival sponsorship over Kanye West booking appeared first on NME.

NME Music News7 months ago
UK has detained 76 ‘age-disputed’ children under one in, one out scheme
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UK has detained 76 ‘age-disputed’ children under one in, one out scheme

Concerns raised over minors placed in adult detention centres since removals began under scheme in SeptemberMore than 70 children from various conflict zones whose ages were disputed by the Home Offic...

The Guardian - UK News7 months ago
Labour to back down on foie gras and fur bans to ease EU trade deal
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Labour to back down on foie gras and fur bans to ease EU trade deal

Exclusive: Animal welfare charities ‘bitterly disappointed’ UK government plans to backtrack on manifesto promisesThis article contains an image of a duck being force-fed that some readers may find up...

The Guardian - UK News7 months ago
Keir Starmer “deeply concerned” by Kanye West headlining Wireless despite “antisemitic remarks and celebration of Nazism”
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Keir Starmer “deeply concerned” by Kanye West headlining Wireless despite “antisemitic remarks and celebration of Nazism”

The rapper is set to perform at the Finsbury Park a little over a year after posting "I love Hitler" and "I'm a Nazi" on social media The post Keir Starmer “deeply concerned” by Kanye West headlining...

NME Music News7 months ago
Fair Work Agency’s priorities criticised days before its launch
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Fair Work Agency’s priorities criticised days before its launch

Cornerstone of the UK’s Employment Rights Act ‘in danger of becoming a dead duck’, says Unite bossThe government has asked its new employment rights watchdog to reduce the regulatory burden on busines...

The Guardian - UK News7 months ago
Ministers working with Labour backbenchers to temper Mahmood immigration plans
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Ministers working with Labour backbenchers to temper Mahmood immigration plans

Exclusive: Starmer urged to go further with exemptions if he wants to avoid widespread anger from his own MPsA number of ministers concerned about Shabana Mahmood’s immigration changes are working beh...

The Guardian - UK News7 months ago