SNP and Labour clash in the debate
SNP leader Nicola Sturgeon warned she would only support Ed Miliband as PM if he can show his party is “better than the Tories”...
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First-choice school places fall across England
As the outcome of primary school place applications were revealed today, the number of children who received their first-choice school has fallen across many...
The NHS has a ‘substantial financial problem’
The former Chief Executive of NHS England Sir David Nicholson has revealed the NHS is accruing large deficits, which are largely being ignored by...
Northern Ireland’s housing market on the rise
A new survey has revealed the housing market in Northern Ireland saw an increase during the month of March...
According to a new survey from...
MEPs urged to reject biofuel law
The National Farmers' Union is calling for UK MEPs to reject a draft law that will impact the production of biofuels...
A new draft law...
No new roads under the Green Party
Green Party leader Natalie Bennett has said no new major roads should be built and plans for a major road building scheme should be...
Why we need an Energy Union
Miguel Arias Canete, European Commissioner for Climate Action and Energy gives an overview of why an Energy Union is integral to the EU…
Divide et impera....
GP retirement crisis looming
A third of GPs are expected to retire in the next five years, which will leave the service facing a significant crisis...
A survey conducted...
Mobile customers pay £355m for phones they own
Consumer group Which? has revealed that nearly half of people do not switch their contract immediately when their fixed term ends, costing on average...
£2.5bn education pledge from Lib Dems
The Liberal Democrats pledge an additional £2.5bn for education in England in their manifesto
As the 7 May draws closer, the pledges and promises from...
Planning online – streamlining the process
Southwark Council explain the move from a paper-based planning application process to an online version in an attempt to reduce paper waste and to...
Inflation holds at a record low of zero
Disposable incomes have received a boost as inflation rates remain at a record low of 0.0 per cent
Inflation, which is measured by the consumer...
Patients to submit passports at hospitals
Under new rules introduced by the Department of Health patients may have to submit passports or immigration documents to access treatment...
Patients may have to...
The Green Party launches election manifesto
The Green Party is set to launch its election manifesto, which will include a call to “take back” the NHS from the private sector
Party...
Conservatives to extend Right to Buy
David Cameron has pledged to extend the Right to Buy scheme, which allows social housing tenants to purchase their home
The controversial Right to Buy...
Fighting back against antibiotic resistance
Danilo Lo Fo Wong, Programme Manager on Antimicrobial Resistance at the World Health Organization (WHO) tells Editor Laura Evans that antibiotic resistance is a...
Somerset councils look for shared service alternative
Two Somerset councils are investigating alternatives to a shared service scheme once the contract ends in 2017...
After a shared service scheme in Somerset failed...
House prices expected to increase nationwide
House prices are expected to increase by 1.5 per cent nationwide, but London will see a 3.6 per cent dip
For the first time in...
Action needed to boost nurse numbers
The Royal College of Nursing has called for immediate action from the next government to boost the number of NHS nurses...
A new report from...
University leaders protest research cuts
More than 50 UK university leaders are set to travel to Brussels today to lobby European policy makers against potential research funding cuts...
Professor Sir...
