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Reeves to take ‘iron fist’ to waste as departments challenged to find 5% savings

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Reeves to take ‘iron fist’ to waste as departments challenged to find 5% savings

Whitehall departments will have to find savings of 5% as Rachel Reeves promised to use an “iron fist” to squeeze government waste. The Chancellor and Treasury Chief Secretary Darren Jones have begun work on a sweeping multi-year spending review which will be published in 2025. Ms Reeves said she had “no doubt” departments would be able to identify the necessary savings so spending could instead be focused on the Government’s […]

today10/12/2024

Amazon and eBay to pay for e-waste recycling under Government plans

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Amazon and eBay to pay for e-waste recycling under Government plans

The Government has unveiled plans to make online marketplaces and vape producers pay their “fair share” towards recycling electrical waste in the UK. UK-based businesses – like Currys, Argos, Apple Retail UK, Tesco and Microsoft – currently have to pay into an Environment Agency pot to support e-waste collection and recycling. But overseas producers selling electronic items to UK consumers through online marketplaces, like Amazon and eBay, do not. Circular […]

today10/12/2024

Remarkable Jody from Sheffield is an inspiration winning national WellChild Award

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Remarkable Jody from Sheffield is an inspiration winning national WellChild Award

Sheffield girl, 16-year-old Jody Brocklebank has been named as a winner in the prestigious national 2024 WellChild Awards.   https://www.rotherradio.co.uk/video/jody.mp4In association with GSK, having been nominated by her mother Amy, and headed to London to collect her award on September 30th. The Awards were run by WellChild, the national charity for seriously ill children, and celebrate the resilience of children with complex medical needs and the dedication of those who go the […]

today03/10/2024

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Warm weather forecast for week to come despite fog warning

Warm weather is set to sweep parts of the UK next week despite a fog warning in the west on Monday. The Met Office has issued a yellow warning that fog could disrupt traffic during the morning rush-hour in the west and North West of England, and in Wales. Forecasters said it could be the first widespread fog of the autumn that develops overnight and lasts until morning. The warning […]

today16/09/2024

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UK economy flatlines in July for second month running

The UK economy flatlined in July for the second month in a row, according to the latest official figures, as the Chancellor said she was “under no illusion about the scale of the challenge” the country faces. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) said gross domestic product (GDP) recorded no growth in July. Economists had been expecting GDP to edge up by 0.1% in the month, according to a consensus […]

today11/09/2024

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Report concludes decades of failure led to deadly Grenfell Tower fire

The inquiry has found they failed to properly consider the danger of combustible materials in high-rise residential buildings The devastating Grenfell Tower fire which killed 72 people was the result of “decades of failure” by government and the construction industry to act on the dangers of flammable materials on high-rise buildings, a long-awaited report has found. The west London tower block was covered in combustible products because of the “systematic dishonesty” of firms who made […]

today04/09/2024

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Migrant Channel crossings top 18,000 for year so far amid two more deaths

More than 700 migrants crossed the Channel on the day two people died attempting the journey – the highest number of daily crossings since Sir Keir Starmer became Prime Minister. The Home Office recorded 703 people arriving in the UK on Sunday in 11 boats, suggesting an average of 64 people per boat. It came as two people died in French waters while trying to cross the Channel, with others […]

today12/08/2024

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Home Secretary says respect for police must be restored after riots

Home Secretary Yvette Cooper has said respect for the police must be restored after they faced “brazen abuse and contempt” during rioting. Attacks on local communities and police are a “disgraceful assault on the rule of law itself,” she said. “As home secretary, I am not prepared to tolerate the brazen abuse and contempt which a minority have felt able to show towards our men and women in uniform, or […]

today12/08/2024

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