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Serco to be sentenced over safety failures that led to custody officer’s death

Serco to be sentenced over safety failures that led to custody officer’s death

Serco to be sentenced over safety failures that led to custody officer’s death

21 December 2022

Mentally-ill Humphrey Burke fatally attacked Lorraine Barwell as she tried to escort him from his cell in Blackfriars Crown Court in June 2015.


What the papers say – December 21

What the papers say – December 21

What the papers say – December 21

21 December 2022

Britons have been warned to ‘avoid taking risks’ as strike action continues to escalate.


Musk to quit as Twitter chief if he finds someone ‘foolish enough’ to take job

Musk to quit as Twitter chief if he finds someone ‘foolish enough’ to take job

Musk to quit as Twitter chief if he finds someone ‘foolish enough’ to take job

21 December 2022

More than 57% of users who voted in a Twitter poll Mr Musk posted on Sunday night said he should step down.


Controversial gender reforms expected to pass at Holyrood

Controversial gender reforms expected to pass at Holyrood

Controversial gender reforms expected to pass at Holyrood

21 December 2022

The Bill will make it easier for trans people to obtain a gender recognition certificate, but critics are concerned about its impact on women.


Unions choosing to ‘inflict harm’ on patients with ambulance strikes – Barclay

Unions choosing to ‘inflict harm’ on patients with ambulance strikes – Barclay

Unions choosing to ‘inflict harm’ on patients with ambulance strikes – Barclay

21 December 2022

Health Secretary urged the public to take ‘extra care’ as 25,000 ambulance staff walk out in one-day strike.


Nursing unions to announce post-Christmas strikes by Friday unless deal is made

Nursing unions to announce post-Christmas strikes by Friday unless deal is made

Nursing unions to announce post-Christmas strikes by Friday unless deal is made

20 December 2022

A ‘clock is running’ for the Prime Minister to enter negotiations after a 12-hour walk-out on Tuesday, a union chief said.


Nurse strikes after Christmas ‘highly likely’ if government maintains ‘silence’

Nurse strikes after Christmas ‘highly likely’ if government maintains ‘silence’

Nurse strikes after Christmas ‘highly likely’ if government maintains ‘silence’

20 December 2022

The associate director of nursing at RCN Wales claims Eluned Morgan had refused all calls by the union to enter into negotiations about pay.


Barclay urges public to ‘take extra care’ as ambulance crews walk out

Barclay urges public to ‘take extra care’ as ambulance crews walk out

Barclay urges public to ‘take extra care’ as ambulance crews walk out

20 December 2022

The Health Secretary said the unions’ action is ‘deeply regrettable’ but his ‘number one priority’ is patient safety.


Man charged with murder of 68-year-old woman

Man charged with murder of 68-year-old woman

Man charged with murder of 68-year-old woman

20 December 2022

Police attended an address in Connaught Road on Sunday due to concerns for the welfare of a woman and found Sabrina Cooper dead at the scene.


‘Shame on you’: Protesters rage as MSPs vote down gender reform amendment

‘Shame on you’: Protesters rage as MSPs vote down gender reform amendment

‘Shame on you’: Protesters rage as MSPs vote down gender reform amendment

20 December 2022

MSPs will consider more than 150 amendments on Tuesday and Wednesday.


Sunak refuses to commit to Commons timetable for Bill of Rights

Sunak refuses to commit to Commons timetable for Bill of Rights

Sunak refuses to commit to Commons timetable for Bill of Rights

20 December 2022

Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab said the legislation to replace the Human Rights Act is ‘ready to go’.


Jeremy Clarkson to remain Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? host for ‘the moment’

Jeremy Clarkson to remain Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? host for ‘the moment’

Jeremy Clarkson to remain Who Wants To Be A Millionaire? host for ‘the moment’

20 December 2022

The presenter hit headlines over the weekend for comments he made about the Duchess of Sussex in a column for The Sun.


Ministers warned not to delay release of papers in PPE Medpro row

Ministers warned not to delay release of papers in PPE Medpro row

Ministers warned not to delay release of papers in PPE Medpro row

20 December 2022

MPs have been told the release of documents on coronavirus contracts awarded to PPE Medpro might have to wait for criminal investigations to end.


Judge rules that man has mental capacity to refuse hospital treatment

Judge rules that man has mental capacity to refuse hospital treatment

Judge rules that man has mental capacity to refuse hospital treatment

20 December 2022

A Court of Protection judge ruled that the father of two, in his 40s, made a valid ‘advance decision’ to refuse hospital treatment.


Tory MP reads out AI-generated speech in Commons ‘first’

Tory MP reads out AI-generated speech in Commons ‘first’

Tory MP reads out AI-generated speech in Commons ‘first’

20 December 2022

Luke Evans, the MP for Bosworth, told the Commons: ‘I think this may be a first’ as he shared a speech created by ChatGPT.


Sunak refuses to rule out fuel duty hike, insisting it is a matter for Hunt

Sunak refuses to rule out fuel duty hike, insisting it is a matter for Hunt

Sunak refuses to rule out fuel duty hike, insisting it is a matter for Hunt

20 December 2022

The Prime Minister said decisions on taxes are for the Chancellor to announce.


Royal Mail strikes to go ahead after company ‘rejects union offer of pay talks’

Royal Mail strikes to go ahead after company ‘rejects union offer of pay talks’

Royal Mail strikes to go ahead after company ‘rejects union offer of pay talks’

20 December 2022

The Communication Workers Union said its members will walk out on Friday 23 and Saturday 24.


London bus drivers to stage fresh wave of strikes

London bus drivers to stage fresh wave of strikes

London bus drivers to stage fresh wave of strikes

20 December 2022

Drivers for Abellio in south and west London will strike for 11 days in late December and throughout January 2023.


Protesters gather at hotel after asylum seekers told of move to Napier Barracks

Protesters gather at hotel after asylum seekers told of move to Napier Barracks

Protesters gather at hotel after asylum seekers told of move to Napier Barracks

20 December 2022

Last week, Prime Minister Rishi Sunak pledged to end the use of hotels for migrants.


Elon Musk ‘looking for new Twitter chief executive’

Elon Musk ‘looking for new Twitter chief executive’

Elon Musk ‘looking for new Twitter chief executive’

20 December 2022

It comes after more than 57% of users who voted in a Twitter poll said he should step down.


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