British Steel unions call on the government to honour its pledge to help the industry

BRITISH Steel unions have called on the government to honour its pledge to help their industry after a new report recommended refiring two blast fu

Swathes of the social care market could collapse under £2.8bn cost pressures, warns Nuffield Trust

SOCIAL care providers are facing a “catastrophic” financial precipice which could collapse thousands of private and not-for-profit groups, a health

Workers face lack of access to toilets at work, unions warn

WORKERS are being forced to urinate into bottles and buckets and defecate into plastic bags because they have no access to toilets at work, the TUC

Energy bills set to rise again in January, warns consultancy group

ENERGY prices are to rise again in January while suppliers stuff their pockets with billions in unearned profits.

Plaid Cymru calls for new Wales Bill to give it powers on par with Scotland

WELSH nationalist party Plaid Cymru is demanding that Wales be given the same devolved powers as Scotland.

Labour facing almost certain failure to cut NHS waiting lists to 18 weeks, bosses warn

HEALTH service bosses have warned that Labour is facing almost certain failure to achieve its plans to cut NHS waiting lists down to 18 weeks.

Thousands more people dying in poverty in Britain, research reveals

THOUSANDS more people are dying in poverty in Britain, including fuel poverty, shocking new research has revealed.

Illegal fox cub hunting on the rise, animal welfare charity warns

FOX hunters’ barbaric practice of training their hounds by hunting fox cubs is on the increase, according to the League Against Cruel Sports today.

Nurse shortages creating ‘perfect storm’ in NHS

THE NHS is facing a “perfect storm” of nurse shortages which will make planned government reforms “impossible,” the Royal College of Nursing (RCN)

‘Remembrance Sunday must be about bringing peace, not glorifying war’