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Unite: Tesco risks empty shelves this winter after ‘offensive’ pay offer sparks nationwide strike ballot

Tesco is risking empty shelves this winter after sparking a nationwide strike ballot amongst its logistics workers with an ‘offensive’ pay offer, Unite warned today...

Thursday, 28 October 2021 13:44

Teachers' pension scheme payments: 2021 to 2022

Teachers' pension scheme payments made on behalf of the Department for Education (DfE) in the 2021 to 2022 financial year...

Thursday, 28 October 2021 12:11

Spending Review 2021: Largest funding increase in more than a decade for justice system

Victims, courts and prisons will benefit from the Ministry of Justice’s largest funding increase in more than a decade, awarded in yesterday’s Spending Review....

Thursday, 28 October 2021 12:08

105% increase in households facing homelessness due to Section 21 notice – Crisis responds

This morning (28 October) the Government’s Statutory Homelessness figures in England from April-June have revealed a dramatic rise (105%) in the number of households threatened with and experiencing homelessness after being served an eviction notice, when compared to the same quarter last year...

Thursday, 28 October 2021 12:06

Government launches consultation on Road Collision Investigation Branch

A new investigation branch dedicated to learning lessons from road traffic collisions, including those involving self-driving vehicles, could be established under plans being unveiled by the Government today (Thursday 28 October)...

Thursday, 28 October 2021 12:05

Spending Review 2021: LGA responds to Universal Credit taper rate change

Commenting on the decision to adjust the taper rate of Universal Credit in today’s Spending Review, Cllr Shaun Davies, Chair of the Local Government Association’s Resources Board said...

Thursday, 28 October 2021 11:03

Spending Review 2021: LGA responds to announcement of funding for the UK's culture, tourism and sport sectors

Responding to the Government’s announcement in the Spending Review of funding for the UK’s culture, tourism and sport sectors, Chair of the LGA’s Culture, Tourism and Sport Board, Councillor Gerald Vernon-Jackson, said...

Thursday, 28 October 2021 10:49

'Haphazard' process makes for bumpy transition as farmers navigate Government's new agricultural policy, say MPs

Farmers could risk of going out of business under a 'haphazard' Government-managed transition from the EU Common Agricultural Policy (CAP) to the flagship new Environment Land Management (ELM) scheme...

Thursday, 28 October 2021 10:36

Ofsted calls for stronger oversight of early years multiple providers and social care groups

Ofsted has published two research reports looking at early years multiple providers and providers that own more than one children's home...

Thursday, 28 October 2021 10:32

Wood and HYGEN Energy to accelerate green hydrogen production in the UK

Wood, the global consulting and engineering company, has agreed a Memorandum of Understanding (MoU) with HYGEN Energy...

Thursday, 28 October 2021 10:04