More than £3 billion to be pledged to help NHS recover from Covid - including funding to ease backlog
More than £3bn to support the NHS in tackling the impact of coronavirus is expected to be announced by the Chancellor at next week’s Spending Review...
Sunday, 22 November 2020 00:11
MPs and peers call for Christmas church guarantee
A cross party group of over 70 MPs and peers has called on the Prime Minister to guarantee that church services will go ahead this Christmas...
Saturday, 21 November 2020 23:53
Government-supported mass Covid-19 testing begins in Merthyr
Merthyr is the first county in Wales to take part in the UK’s mass testing scheme following the recent pilot in Liverpool.
Saturday, 21 November 2020 23:33
UK secures vital rollover trade deal with Canada and agrees to start negotiating more advanced deal next year
The UK and Canada have locked in their existing trading relationship, worth £20 billion, and agreed to begin negotiating a new more ambitious trade deal..
Saturday, 21 November 2020 23:22
PM to confirm national restrictions will end on 2 December
The Prime Minister will tomorrow publish a Covid Winter Plan, setting out the next phase of the government’s Covid response.
Saturday, 21 November 2020 22:30
MP's cash campaign returns to Parliament
A campaign to safeguard the availability of traditional currency for the future has been stepped up...
Saturday, 21 November 2020 13:14
Ocean mapping satellite to help UK scientists tackle climate change
A government-backed satellite that will allow UK scientists to measure sea-level rise is set to launch on a SpaceX rocket from Vandenberg, California...
Saturday, 21 November 2020 09:20
Leisure centres to go under without further rescue funding in Spending Review – districts warn
Leisure centres closed again due to coronavirus may never re-open unless government brings forward a financial rescue package to save the sector in next week’s Spending Review...
Saturday, 21 November 2020 00:01
LGA: Public health funding boost needed to fuel post-pandemic recovery
Vital public health services such as drug and alcohol treatment, early years and school aged support, weight management and sexual health services need urgent investment in the Spending Review...
Saturday, 21 November 2020 00:01
Culture Recovery Fund will bring Blackpool Tower Ballroom back to former glory
The Blackpool Tower Ballroom is the latest venue to receive a lifeline grant of £764,000 from the Government’s £1.57 billion Culture Recovery Fund, the Culture Secretary, Oliver Dowden has announced...
Saturday, 21 November 2020 00:01