Month: December 2018

‘Time the North came to front of queue for public investment,’ Manchester mayor Andy Burnham says Via: North hit by spending cuts since Tory austerity while South sees increase in government money, study finds

Deaths of construction workers follow arrests of hundreds of independence protesters across Indonesian provinceDeadly violence has escalated in West Papua following the shooting deaths of up to 31 construction workers in a central district of the region and the reported killing of an Indonesian investigator.Indonesian authorities have blamed militant separatists Read more…

Doctors adopting ‘risky and unsustainable’ compromises to maintain patient care and looking to quit NHS in ‘unprecedented numbers’, regulator says Via: Patients at risk with doctors at 'breaking point' and looking to quit in unprecedented numbers, GMC warns

Full scale of the scandal is yet to be established, National Audit Office says Via: Home Office failed to act on repeated warning signs of Windrush failings, major report finds

Student who was accused of spying and detained for nearly seven months speaks about his ordealThe PhD student Matthew Hedges has spoken out about the psychological torture he underwent while being held for nearly seven months in the United Arab Emirates after being accused of spying.The 31-year-old, who has been Read more…

Government found to be in contempt of parliament before PM opens five-day debate Theresa May has suffered an extraordinary three parliamentary defeats in a single day, as rebellious MPs at Westminster sought to wrest back control of Brexit.The start of a five-day debate on May’s deal was delayed by several Read more…

Government spending in north fell £6.3bn while rising by £3.2bn in south, thinktank saysGovernment spending in the north has fallen by £6.3bn while the south-east and south-west of England have seen an increase of £3.2bn since 2009-10, according to an analysis of official figures.Andy Burnham, Labour mayor of Greater Manchester, Read more…