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Trade unions are threatening walkouts by teachers, NHS staff, barristers and postmen this summer. They are balloting up to 1.5million workers over strike action on a level not seen since the Winter of Discontent in the late 1970s. Sir Keir Starmer yesterday again failed to condemn rail strikes that will …

A bank has warned people to be on the alert for scammers as cases of impersonation fraud surge. TSB said the average victim of impersonation fraud loses £4,000, with household names like Royal Mail, Amazon and BT being used to lure unsuspecting people into sending money to scammers. Paul Davis, …

Redditch hospital had grand opening 35 years ago by its royal namesake and other famous faces have followed Royalty, prime minister and celebrities have graced the wards of Redditch’s Alexandra Hospital following its grand official opening 35 years ago; although the hospital opened its doors to patients in 1985. It …

The Prince of Wales has met winners of a children’s competition for new stamp designs based on heroes of the pandemic. The winning eight designs, chosen from more than 600,000 entries, feature NHS workers, a scientist, a delivery driver and Captain Sir Tom Moore. Charles, 73,  welcomed the winners and …

Tory MP Caroline Nokes, chair of the Women and Equalities Committee in Parliament, says the government needs to crack on and criminalise public sexual harassment Tory MP Caroline Nokes writes for the Mirror ( Image: PA) If ever there seemed an appropriate time to make misogyny a hate crime then …

Former Tory peer Lord Ashcroft calls for a Royal Commission to reform the NHS which is in ‘critical condition’ Lord Ashcroft and Isabel Oakeshott have written a book arguing for NHS reform They believe it cannot be saved by cash alone and it needs a complete overhaul It comes amid …

Frustrated Londoners are asking politicians to “fix the broken postal service” as it was found that a third of all UK postcodes affected by Royal Mail delays last Thursday were in London. Royal mail’s website reveals that London has been hit uniquely hard by “Covid-related” closures to post offices and …

Declaring a “major incident” may seem like an extreme option to protect our health and social care services. While talk is currently dominated by lifting restrictions, in Hull and the East Riding we seem to be struggling. For the latest coronavius news click here. But this is a complex situation …

A south Cumbria man who was misdiagnosed by a hospital and given only months to live has now been told he is cancer-free. Paul Edginton, 45, from Grange-over-Sands was diagnosed with cancer of the lining of his brain in March last year at the Westmorland General Hospital in Kendal, and …

The self-isolation period has been discussed a lot in the last couple of days, with Deputy First Minister John Swinney hinting at a cut in Scotland from 10 to seven days, at the First Minister’s latest announcement tomorrow. However, something that is not talked about a lot is the list …