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UK government announce £975 million investment to boost the aerospace industry

The UK Prime Minister supports the aerospace industry by providing £975 million to drive jobs and growth.

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...

UK hiring levels remain ‘sky-high’

There has been significant growth in the number of new workers being taken on by companies across the UK... According to the latest Business Trends...

Being overweight reduces the risk of dementia

According to a new study being overweight can reduce the risk of getting dementia by 18 per cent Researchers from Oxon Epidemiology and the London...

Osborne makes funding pledge for Wales

If the Conservatives remain in power funding in Wales would remain higher than it is in England, according to the Chancellor George Osborne... On the...

Green MEP calls for free public transport

The Green MEP for South East England has called for public transport across the region to be made free within towns and cities in...

Paramedics suffer ‘dangerously high’ stress levels

Unison has warned that paramedics in Northern Ireland are under significant amounts of stress... A survey conducted by trade union Unison has revealed that 96...

Tories pledge paid volunteering leave

David Cameron has promised to deliver a programme that would enable some UK employees to undertake paid volunteering leave If the Conservative government stays in...

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