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Almost a quarter of a million people died in the past two years while waiting for hospital treatment in the National Health Service (NHS). Freedom of Information requests made by the Labour Party found that among 35 acute NHS trusts, 30,611 people had died during 2022 while on the NHS …

Several reports published in Britain over the last few years attest to the fact that staggering levels of social inequality, fuelled by austerity policies, have claimed the lives of around a million people. Earlier this month a paper led by the University of Glasgow and the Glasgow Centre for Population …

TRADE union leaders in Scotland and socialist MSPs called on Labour today to be bolder in its opposition to neoliberal efforts from both the Scottish and UK governments as Britain looks to recover from the coronavirus crisis.  Speaking at the Morning Star Scotland conference, leading left-wing voices from across Britain came …

We’ve all spent the past nine months adapting to a more digital way of life. Whether that’s been working from home, Zoom calling friends, shopping online – or likely all three – we’ve all been in the same boat. So, for many businesses, estate agents included, digital marketing …

One year ago, an early manifestation of opposition by the working class to the homicidal response of the ruling class to the COVID-19 pandemic began with a series of wildcat strikes in Italy. Over the next week, strikes spread to other European countries and to North and South America. At …

The Australian share market is set to continue its positive trend this week. At 7:45am AEDT, ASX futures were up 0.7 per cent to 6,781. The benchmark local ASX 200 index closed 0.4 per cent higher on Monday after being up by as much as 1.8 per cent earlier in …

J ohn Lewis could close another eight department stores as the pandemic continues to cause turmoil for the retail industry. Chairwoman Dame Sharon White is said to be considering the closure of up to eight of its surviving 42 stores. According to the Sunday Times, the final number of closures …

The Biden administration has ruled out requiring negative COVID-19 tests for passengers on domestic flight for now, per multiple reports on Friday. Driving the news: Transportation Secretary Pete Buttigieg told “Axios on HBO” earlier this month that the U.S. was considering the possible mandate. But the White House said Friday …

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Carbon fibre brake disc manufacturer Surface Transforms updated the market on its trading for the year ended 31 December on Tuesday, reporting that revenue for the year rose to £2m from £1.9m. The AIM-traded firm said cash at the end of the year stood at £1.1m, up from £0.8m, and …