10 h. ago Ministers were warned that jail which wrongly freed Ethiopian sex attack migrant had 'litany of issues and errors' over prisoner release

The error at HMP Chelmsford, in Essex, saw Hadush Kebatu freed when he should have been handed to immigration officers.

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14 h. ago Ministers were warned of errors at jail that released sex offender by mistake

Chaotic release procedures at HMP Chelmsford were flagged to the prisons minister last yearMinisters were warned by a watchdog that prisoners were “falling through the cracks” of chaotic release procedures at the jail that mistakenly freed a convicted child sex offender.An annual report on HMP Chelmsford uncovered “a litany of issues and errors” including “a mix-up of release dates” when letting out a vulnerable prisoner. Continue reading...

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42 h. ago Labour struggles to contain fresh NHS strike threats as unions dismiss 2.5% pay rise... despite ministers warning taxpayers can't afford more

The government's evidence to the NHS pay review body has delivered a stark warning that any increase above that level next year could force cuts to services and staff.

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42 h. ago Era of free trade and investment is over, Canada’s PM tells Apec summit

Mark Carney warns Asia-Pacific leaders global economy undergoing profound change, as China’s president mounts defence of free tradeThe Canadian prime minister, Mark Carney, has warned that the era of free trade and investment that formed the foundations of the postwar global economy has ended.In a stark message to Asia-Pacific leaders at the Apec summit in South Korea on Friday, Carney said rules-based open trade no longer worked in a global economy that was undergoing one of its most profound periods of change since the fall of the Berlin Wall in 1989. Continue reading...

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51 h. ago Just 2% of councils think Labour funding plan for struggling households is enough

Exclusive: The government’s spending pledge to support local authorities in England amounts to a real-terms cut

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56 h. ago Striking TfGM staff stop traffic in Manchester city centre in ongoing pay row

Workers claim mooted 3.2pc rise is a 'pay cut in disguise'

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58 h. ago DfE teacher pay rise recommendation ‘extremely disappointing’, union warns

The DfE has recommended a 6.5% pay rise for teachers over three years.

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63 h. ago Kibble staff strike deal and secure 7.5 per cent pay rise after union backing

The pay award comes weeks after Unison members had threatened strike action following changes to terms and conditions without the trade union’s agreement.

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3 d. ago I was spat on for being Black – but Britain is not racist, says David Lammy

The deputy prime minister hit out at Reform MP’s remarks over adverts, warning they marked a return to ‘flagrant racism’

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3 d. ago Fresh blow for Reeves as house builders warn Labour will struggle to hit 1.5m homes target

The warning is likely to harm prospects for the OBR upgrading its forecast for economic growth from construction

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4 d. ago Theresa May slaps down Robert Jenrick for turning judges into ‘villains’

The former prime minister also warned the Tories must stop chasing the Reform party

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5 d. ago Fresh blow for Reeves as NHS bosses warn of longer waiting times if they don't get extra £3bn

They have told the Chancellor they will be forced to cancel some weekend and evening surgery if she fails to stump up the cash, hitting efforts to speed up treatment.

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6 d. ago Racism of 70s and 80s back on the streets of London, warns Cabinet minister Wes Streeting

The Ilford North Labour MP stressed he had thought that such abuse had been confined to the ‘history books’

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7 d. ago Hundreds of thousands set for pay rise thanks to Real Living wage increase

Millions of people in the UK who have an hourly wage might be affected by the latest increase to the living wage

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8 d. ago DWP urges state pensioners awaiting triple lock boost to claim possible extra £4,000

State pensioners are set to receive a 4.8 per cent pay rise next year, but the DWP has warned that people should review their finances now

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8 d. ago Desperate Rachel Reeves is 'actively discussing' smashing Labour's manifesto by hiking income tax at Budget as she struggles to fill '£40bn' black hole

Increasing income tax is said to be a 'live debate' between the Chancellor and her aides amid fears she cannot bring in enough cash by solely targeting the 'rich'.

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8 d. ago MPs deliver 'grim' verdict on Labour's oil and gas strategy amid 'heaving job losses' warning

Labour ministers have been warned the “scale-up of clean energy is progressing more slowly than the decline of the oil and gas sector” with jobs being lost as a result.

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9 d. ago Disorder will be met with ‘very forceful response’, Justice Minister warns

Further violent behaviour around asylum seeker accommodation in Dublin will be met with a ‘very forceful response’, Ireland’s justice minister said.

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9 d. ago Explosive leaked letter gives damning verdict on how Post Office victims are treated

In a letter to Post Office Minister Blair McDougall, Victims Commissioner Baroness Newlove warned wronged postmasters feel compensation schemes are 'worse than the original injustice'

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9 d. ago East London bus strike vote threatens Christmas travel disruption

East London bus strike vote threatens Christmas travel disruption  London Evening Standard

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