Campaigners ‘extremely disappointed’ at lack of reforms from Ofgem as watchdog decides not to lower standing charge

CAMPAIGNERS blasted energy regulator Ofgem today for leaving vulnerable households in “dire situations” after it refused to lower standing charges

Suffolk and Essex health trust to outsource facilities staff

UNISON slammed East Suffolk and North Essex NHS Foundation Trust (ESNEFT) for its “reckless” decision to outsource facilities maintenance staff tod

Campaigners urge ministers to block £3bn Thames Water deal which could see annual bills rise by an extra £263

CAMPAIGNERS staged a protest today against plans that would force Londoners to bear the brunt of Thames Water’s bailout.

Cost of average student rent in London outstrips maximum maintenance loan

THE maximum student maintenance loan no longer stretches far enough to cover the average cost of rent in London, new research reveals today.

Doctors tell Starmer to end Britain’s complicity in Israel’s war crimes

Britain exported 8,500 tonnes of banned pesticides last year, investigation reveals

BRITAIN exported 8,500 tonnes of banned pesticides in 2023, an investigation revealed today.

77-year-old activist faces return to prison because her wrists are too small for electronic tag

A 77-YEAR-OLD climate activist faces returning to prison because her wrists are too small to fit an electronic tag.

Private rental costs drive hundreds of thousands of children into poverty

NEARLY half the 1.5 million children growing up in poverty in the private rental sector are pushed into it by housing costs, new research reveals t

Hospitals haunted by £44bn in PFI debts

THE vast cost of tackling the NHS’s growing and dangerous repairs backlog is dwarfed by the tens of billions of pounds still owed under private fin

Unions hit back after Starmer launches ‘Trumpian’ attack on civil servants

UNIONS hit back at Prime Minister Sir Keir Stamer today after he attacked civil servants in “Trumpian language” when announcing his “plan for chang