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Energy price cap forecast to fall again ‘to below £2,000’

Energy price cap forecast to fall again ‘to below £2,000’

Energy price cap forecast to fall again ‘to below £2,000’

29 June 2023

Cornwall Insight said it thinks the price cap on energy bills will fall to £1,978.33 from October, from July’s £2,074, based on current measures.


Yousaf: Ministers’ emails and texts will all be submitted to Covid inquiries

Yousaf: Ministers’ emails and texts will all be submitted to Covid inquiries

Yousaf: Ministers’ emails and texts will all be submitted to Covid inquiries

29 June 2023

The Scottish Covid-19 Inquiry has a ‘do not destroy’ order in place relating to relevant material from public organisations.


No 10: ‘Cannot be right’ for consultants to do private work on NHS strike days

No 10: ‘Cannot be right’ for consultants to do private work on NHS strike days

No 10: ‘Cannot be right’ for consultants to do private work on NHS strike days

29 June 2023

Hospital consultants in England are to take industrial action on July 20-21 in a dispute over pay.


Dentist becomes second Scot to be appointed president of Rotary International

Dentist becomes second Scot to be appointed president of Rotary International

Dentist becomes second Scot to be appointed president of Rotary International

29 June 2023

Gordon McInally will start his one-year term as president of the 1.4 million member service organisation on Saturday.


Parts of NHS lack ‘basic, functioning IT equipment’, MPs warn

Parts of NHS lack ‘basic, functioning IT equipment’, MPs warn

Parts of NHS lack ‘basic, functioning IT equipment’, MPs warn

29 June 2023

Members of the Health and Social Care Committee have been exploring the use of technology in the NHS.


New Late Late Show host Patrick Kielty reveals salary ‘to help clarify things’

New Late Late Show host Patrick Kielty reveals salary ‘to help clarify things’

New Late Late Show host Patrick Kielty reveals salary ‘to help clarify things’

29 June 2023

Ireland’s public service broadcaster is mired in controversy over the underreporting of the salary paid to Kielty’s predecessor Ryan Tubridy.


Mordaunt denies ‘screeching U-turn’ on festival drug testing

Mordaunt denies ‘screeching U-turn’ on festival drug testing

Mordaunt denies ‘screeching U-turn’ on festival drug testing

29 June 2023

A Labour MP said harm reduction should be the focus when organising music festivals


Return of devolved government at Stormont is not inevitable, Donaldson warns

Return of devolved government at Stormont is not inevitable, Donaldson warns

Return of devolved government at Stormont is not inevitable, Donaldson warns

29 June 2023

Stormont party leaders have held their weekly meeting to discuss the restoration of the powersharing institutions.


Void left in hearts of all who knew Chloe Mitchell, funeral told

Void left in hearts of all who knew Chloe Mitchell, funeral told

Void left in hearts of all who knew Chloe Mitchell, funeral told

29 June 2023

The 21-year-old died in Ballymena earlier this month and a man has been charged with her murder.


Family pay tribute to ‘beautiful’ baby girl hit by car at hospital

Family pay tribute to ‘beautiful’ baby girl hit by car at hospital

Family pay tribute to ‘beautiful’ baby girl hit by car at hospital

29 June 2023

Mabli Cariad Hall died four days after the incident at Withybush Hospital in Pembrokeshire on June 21.


Dying Nutmeg co-founder sets up charity for bereaved children

Dying Nutmeg co-founder sets up charity for bereaved children

Dying Nutmeg co-founder sets up charity for bereaved children

29 June 2023

Nick Hungerford – who set up Nutmeg with William Todd in 2011 – was diagnosed with a rare form of bone cancer three years ago.


Banks unveil plans to boost savings rates

Banks unveil plans to boost savings rates

Banks unveil plans to boost savings rates

29 June 2023

First Direct said it had reviewed its interest rates ‘to ensure our customers receive a competitive return’.


Ministers to seek appeal after judges declare Rwanda asylum policy unlawful

Ministers to seek appeal after judges declare Rwanda asylum policy unlawful

Ministers to seek appeal after judges declare Rwanda asylum policy unlawful

29 June 2023

Rishi Sunak said he ‘fundamentally’ disagrees with the Court of Appeal decision and said that ministers would seek permission to appeal.


Northern Ireland had highest emissions per person in 2021, figures show

Northern Ireland had highest emissions per person in 2021, figures show

Northern Ireland had highest emissions per person in 2021, figures show

29 June 2023

Agriculture and land use change were mainly responsible, as they were in Scotland, with Wales being the second-highest per capita emitter.


Preparations made for Stormont return but UK government response is needed – DUP

Preparations made for Stormont return but UK government response is needed – DUP

Preparations made for Stormont return but UK government response is needed – DUP

29 June 2023

Leader Sir Jeffrey Donaldson spoke after a meeting with the head of the NI Civil Service, Jayne Brady.


Ministers decline to back stricter shotgun controls after Plymouth mass shootings

Ministers decline to back stricter shotgun controls after Plymouth mass shootings

Ministers decline to back stricter shotgun controls after Plymouth mass shootings

29 June 2023

Senior coroner Ian Arrow said the Firearms Act was at ‘odds with public safety’ as he called for reforms.


Covid-19 inquiry: Scotland had no plan to deal with non-flu pandemic – Sturgeon

Covid-19 inquiry: Scotland had no plan to deal with non-flu pandemic – Sturgeon

Covid-19 inquiry: Scotland had no plan to deal with non-flu pandemic – Sturgeon

29 June 2023

Scotland’s first minister at the time of the pandemic, Nicola Sturgeon, said this was a ‘significant gap’.


Cleverly defends China visit plans and pledges to use UK’s global ‘influence’

Cleverly defends China visit plans and pledges to use UK’s global ‘influence’

Cleverly defends China visit plans and pledges to use UK’s global ‘influence’

29 June 2023

The Foreign Secretary said he will not shy away from addressing human rights issues or the situation in Hong Kong if he travels to Beijing.


Government lacks long-term plans to meet waste reduction targets, says watchdog

Government lacks long-term plans to meet waste reduction targets, says watchdog

Government lacks long-term plans to meet waste reduction targets, says watchdog

29 June 2023

The National Audit Office found that household recycling rates in England had ‘stalled’ over the last decade.


NHS staff taking time off due to poor mental health continues, new data shows

NHS staff taking time off due to poor mental health continues, new data shows

NHS staff taking time off due to poor mental health continues, new data shows

29 June 2023

Figures showed days off due to anxiety, stress, depression and other psychiatric illnesses made up almost a quarter of absences in February.


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