18 h. ago New UK Government update on free bus travel scheme for people over 60

The national entitlement scheme operates UK-wide but there are different eligibility rules under devolved governments.

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19 h. ago Millions can get TV Licence for free in just 16 minutes with government scheme

A TV Licence is required to watch or record programmes on a TV, computer or other device on any channel or service as they're broadcast, including on-demand BBC programmes on iPlayer

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33 h. ago MPs launch two probes into Government's secret immigration scheme for Afghans

Two Parliamentary inquiries were launched yesterday into the Government's secret immigration scheme for Afghans that it deemed 'at risk of death'.

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61 h. ago As it happened: Farage attacks government’s handling of Afghan resettlement scheme

Security lapse has put tens of thousands of Afghans at heightened risk of murder and torture by the Taliban

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64 h. ago Afghan nationals: have you arrived in the UK under the Afghanistan Response Route?

We would like to hear from Afghans who have arrived or are due to arrive in the UK under the Afghanistan Response RouteThousands of Afghans have been relocated to the UK under a secret government scheme following a data leak.Personal information about more than 33,000 Afghans seeking relocation to the UK after the Taliban takeover was released in error by a defence official. Fears that the individuals named would be at risk from reprisals from the Taliban led the last government to set up a secret relocation scheme, the Afghanistan Response Route (ARR), involving 20,000 people. Continue reading...

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68 h. ago I faced the threat of jail for exposing ministers' secret £7bn migration scheme and saw first

Never before had I witnessed such an extraordinary scene in almost 30 years of reporting from the Press benches of the Royal Courts, writes SAM GREENHILL.

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68 h. ago Breach ‘one of many data losses’ connected to relocation scheme, government says

Security lapse has put tens of thousands of Afghans at heightened risk of murder and torture by the Taliban

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68 h. ago Live updates: Farage attacks government’s handling of resettlement scheme

Security lapse has put tens of thousands of Afghans at heightened risk of murder and torture by the Taliban

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2 d. ago Welsh Government reveals full details of farming scheme that led to huge protests

One of the most controversial elements has been removed but there are still concerns

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3 d. ago UK households paid to bring bottles back to Tesco, Asda, Morrisons and Sainsbury's

The new deposit return scheme for drinks containers announced by the UK government will give people a financial incentive to bring their empty bottles and cans back to supermarkets for recycling

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5 d. ago English councils urged to install pavement gullies for home charging of electric cars

Scheme aims to stop cables trailing across pavements and encourage drivers to switch to electric vehiclesLocal councils in England will be encouraged to install pavement gullies that link houses to the kerbside so that electric cars owners can charge their cars from home if they do not have a driveway.The new government scheme hopes to stop cables trailing across pavements, as EV owners in built up areas where off-street parking is scarce, try to charge their cars. The Department for Transport has said it will put £25m towards “cross-pavement” charging – essentially a narrow cable channel with a cover on top. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago GPs told to send patients to gym instead of signing them off work

The government is launching a new pilot scheme across England

Science

7 d. ago GPs to stop signing people off work as 'not fit' under new government pilot scheme

Under the new pilot scheme being trialled across 15 locations, GPs will be given money to employ dedicated teams to help people find a job rather than signing them off as 'not fit'

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8 d. ago Victims of infected blood scandal are being left 'waiting to die in limbo' over delays in Government's compensation scheme

Those infected with HIV and hepatitis described 'waiting to die in limbo' while the organisation overseeing claims continues its decision-making 'behind closed doors'.

Events

8 d. ago New call to give all pensioners free bus travel between Scotland, England and Wales

An online petition wants to see governments negotiate UK-wide recognition of the concessionary bus travel scheme.

Transport

8 d. ago Ministers did not listen to infected blood victims, says UK inquiry chair

Brian Langstaff urges overhaul of compensation system, which report says was designed without consulting victimsVictims of the infected blood scandal have “not been listened to” by ministers, the chair of the inquiry has said in a report urging an overhaul of the compensation system.The additional report lays bare the failings of the government’s detailed compensation scheme, and sets out recommendations to make it fairer and faster. In particular, it criticises ministers for designing the scheme without consulting the scandal’s victims, as was recommended in the inquiry’s May 2024 report, which it says has led to “obvious injustices” that could have been avoided. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Britain’s HS1 rail link was ‘poor value for money’, report finds

Government-backed study into high-speed project published as HS2 scheme is hit by delays and mounting costs

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1 week ago Young carer ‘amazed’ as Guardian readers pay off her £2,000 fine for benefit rules mistake

Rose Jones was told to repay £2,145 after she unwittingly breached ‘draconian’ carer’s allowance regulationsA young carer who had looked after her disabled mother since she was eight said she was “amazed” and “overwhelmed” after Guardian readers paid off her £2,000 fine for a mistaken breach of widely condemned benefits rules.Rose Jones, 22, was ordered by the Department for Work and Pensions (DWP) to repay £2,145 after joining a government youth employment scheme that meant she overstepped “draconian” carer’s allowance earnings regulations. Continue reading...

Economics

1 week ago What I Own: We bought our £260,350 London home through a government saving scheme

What I Own: We bought our £260,350 London home through a government saving scheme  Metro.co.uk

Economics

2 w. ago Lifeline for Alexander Dennis workers as SNP Government considers furlough scheme

More than 400 staff could lose their jobs if the bus manufacturer proceeds with a plan to close factories in Scotland and switch production to England.

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