Ofsted has restricted new intakes at a children’s home run by a Real Housewives of Cheshire star.
Month: March 2024
‘Boiler tax’ plan to boost heat pump sales delayed
Boiler makers faced fines if they missed sales targets aimed at making home heating greener.
Paul Murray’s The Bee Sting wins Nero book award
The novel tells the story of a middle-class Irish family imploding against a background of crisis.
Rishi Sunak rules out general election on 2 May
There had been speculation the PM might hold a ballot on the same day as local elections.
Flight chaos made worse by engineer delay
August bank holiday disruption was made worse by engineers’ inability to fix the issue from home, a report says.
GPs wore bin bags for aprons during the pandemic
The Scottish Covid Inquiry hears GPs felt they did not have adequate PPE in the early days of the pandemic.
Matheson breached code of conduct over iPad bill
Michael Matheson, who resigned as Scotland’s health secretary last month, racked up almost £11,000 on a parliamentary iPad.
Bird strike forces Jet2 plane into emergency landing
The aircraft diverted “as a precautionary measure” after hitting a bird at Leeds Bradford Airport
Rayner wants to see Abbott back as Labour MP
Labour suspended Ms Abbott for saying Irish, Jewish, and Traveller people do not face racism “all their lives”.
Need an op? The hospitals in England with the worst waits
BBC News analysis reveals wide variation across England in waits for planned hospital treatment.
