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Cost of fixing ‘crumbling’ NHS hospitals soars to record £10bn‘The costs of trying to patch up creaking infrastructure and out-of-date facilities are piling up’ warns NHS Providers Experts have warned the “chronic” underinvestment in buildings and infrastructure has contributed to the current crisis facing the services.
Royal Mail to axe up to 10,000 jobs as losses riseRoyal Mail has announced plans to cut 10,000 jobs by next August, blaming ongoing strike action and rising losses at the business.The postal company said it will begin notifying workers of its plan, which includes up to 6,000 redundancies.Outside of the redundancies the firm will cut roles through natural attrition, for example by not replacing workers who leave.Royal Mail also said it expects its full-year losses to hit £350m.
No sign of slowdown in holiday bookings, say UK’s main airlinesRyanair, easyJet and BA owner say trading holding up despite political instability and cost of living crisis
UK government still giving false information on EU passport validityExclusive: Parents wrongly told ‘your child will need six months left on their passport’
Chancellor lands back in the UK after leaving Washington early amid expectation of major U-turnKwasi Kwarteng has arrived in London for urgent talks with Liz Truss as expectations grow that they will scrap parts of their mini-budget to reassure markets.The Chancellor was set to travel back from the International Monetary Fund’s (IMF) annual meeting in Washington DC this weekend but came back this morning, where he is likely to find a significant section of his mini-budget redrawn after days of open revolt among Tory MPs and an emerging market consensus that another U-turn is on the cards.
Covid cases surge across UK again as one in 35 people in England now has virusIt is the fourth consecutive increase in England.The rise means the total number of people in private households in the UK testing positive for coronavirus stood at 1.7 million in the week to 3 October, up 31 per cent from 1.3 million in the previous week.In England, the estimated number of people testing positive for Covid-19 was 1,513,700, equating to 2.78 per cent of the population.
Kwasi Kwarteng sacked as Chancellor by Liz Truss - live updatesLiz Truss has sacked Kwasi Kwarteng as Chancellor, The Telegraph understands, as the Prime Minister prepares to announce that she is ripping up her mini-Budget.The premier, who is due to hold a press conference later today, has now axed Mr Kwarteng from his role. Ms Truss will use the press conference to announce that corporation tax will rise to 25 per cent this spring. The about-turn means she is abandoning one of the flagship tax cut promises from her Tory leadership campaign. Ms Truss had pledged to scrap a corporation tax hike from 19 per cent to 25 per cent which had been scheduled for April next year by Rishi Sunak when he was chancellor. But the rise will now go ahead as planned.However, the PM is expected to stick to her National Insurance cut plans and the income tax basic rate cut.
Group of Tory MPs 'to call for PM to resign'A group of senior Tories is planning to publicly call next week for Liz Truss to resign, according to Nicholas Watt, the political editor for BBC Newsnight.
Flying Scotsman: Centenary celebrations begin for iconic locomotiveThe newly-restored Flying Scotsman has been unveiled ahead of a series of events to celebrate its centenary year.The 97-tonne locomotive was built in Doncaster in 1923, and is now owned by the National Railway Museum in York.Restoration has been completed and the engine is on show at London's King's Cross this weekend, as the 100-year celebration programme is announced. The steam locomotive was the first in the UK to officially reach 100mph, and was the first-ever service to run non-stop from London to Edinburgh.As part of its centenary year, the locomotive is expected to visit railway stations around the UK and spend time at the National Railway Museum.
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Teachers one step closer to going on strike in Great BritainTeachers are one step closer to going on strike in Great Britain after rejecting a 5% pay rise offer.The largest union for England and Wales, the NEU, said 86% of its members who responded to an initial ballot said they were willing to strike. It is now launching a formal strike ballot.The NASUWT union has also begun one for members in Scotland, England and Wales.Both have previously said the government's offer does not address the cost-of-living pressures on teachers.
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