[ The Government faces a fresh pre-election clash with the unions over public-sector pay as ministers are set to defy calls to restore wages back to their pre-pandemic levels. The salaries of at least 2.5 million workers including nurses, teachers and civil servants will be set in the next three months. Whitehall insiders expect the … Read more
[ The number of antisemitic incidents recorded by a charity in the UK have hit an all-time high, at almost double its previous record, as it described the numbers as “an absolute disgrace”. The Community Security Trust said more than 4,000 incidents were recorded last year, with the rise being put down to the “sheer … Read more
[ Most people who are going to get long Covid have probably already got it, the NHS’s top adviser on the condition has told i. Melissa Heightman, national specialty adviser for long Covid for NHS England, said a first Covid infection is much more likely to lead to long Covid than subsequent infections and the … Read more
[ Police forces, vets and local authorities may not be ready for the ban on XL Bully dogs which comes into effect within days, new evidence has revealed. Official figures released by the Government under a Freedom of Information request shows that there were nearly 2,000 applications from XL Bully owners for special certificates allowing … Read more
