LGA: Concessionary fare funding being used to prop up private bus companies
An emergency government measure forcing councils to fund concessionary bus fares at pre-COVID-19 travel levels...
Saturday, 24 October 2020 00:01
Labour: Half a million people left in the lurch as grants for the self-employed now worth just two fifths of their usual income
The Government announced this week that self-employed people will only be able to access a grant worth just two fifths of their usual monthly incomes...
Friday, 23 October 2020 22:30
Foreign Secretary statement on normalisation of Israel and Sudan relations
Foreign Secretary, Dominic Raab, comments on the announcement of the normalisation of relations between Israel and Sudan...
Friday, 23 October 2020 20:38
Environment Secretary supports 'hedgehog-friendly' gardens campaigns
Small changes to our outdoor areas and gardening habits can help create a ‘hedgehog haven’ and protect this iconic animal...
Friday, 23 October 2020 20:32
Teaching assistants covering twice as many lessons in the pandemic, says UNISON
UNISON has discovered that twice as many teaching assistants (TAs) are standing in for teachers and giving lessons...
Friday, 23 October 2020 17:03
NEU asks Gavin Williamson to explore potential of secondary schools moving to a rota system
As of the 16th of October, the infection rate in secondary schools is now 17 times higher than it was on the 1st of September...
Friday, 23 October 2020 15:39
Big broadband boost for Scotland
Thousands of rural homes and businesses across Scotland have been given access to more financial help to get top-of-the-range broadband speeds...
Friday, 23 October 2020 15:05
Government backs Animal Welfare (Sentencing) Bill as it takes crucial step forward
The Government is backing legislation for tougher prison times for those who cruelly mistreat animals, as plans to introduce more stringent sentences move a step closer today...
Friday, 23 October 2020 13:10
£5 billion in student finance paid so far this term
A blog from Derek Ross Executive Director, Operations as the Student Loans Company makes the first tuition fee payment of the academic year...
Friday, 23 October 2020 12:19
International Trade Committee launches inquiry into UK-Japan trade agreement
The International Trade Committee is launching an inquiry on the UK-Japan Comprehensive Economic Partnership Agreement (CEPA), which has been signed today..
Friday, 23 October 2020 11:51