The four-hour target that aims to ensure 95% of patients are seen to within that time frame might be about to be scrapped. It was introduced in 2004, to improve patient care, but last month only two hospital trusts achieved it. NHS England believe that the targets were outdated and...
The Shadow Chancellor, John McDonnell has said that the Chancellor has shown “cowardice” over Brexit. McDonnell claims Philip Hammond could have done more to ensure Brexit isn't hugely damaging to the economy. He made the comments at a speech at Bloomberg today. McDonnell said: "The position of the chancellor of...
Some tragic news has emerged from Ethiopia. All 157 people on board an Ethiopian Airlines flight have died after crash landed. Seven Britons were among 157 people killed after an Ethiopian Airlines plane crashed shortly after take-off. iT occurred around 31 miles south of the capital at around 8.44am local...
Karl Busch has missed about 75 per cent of Mid Devon council meetings over the past 18 months
The Treasury Committee has warned that the UK must get a grip on money laundering and that is could even increase post-Brexit. The Committee concluded that efforts to fight money laundering in the UK is “highly fragmented.” at the moment. They urged the government not to ignore the seriousness of...
Theresa May has said if her deal fails 'we may never leave' EU in an impassioned speech just weeks away from Brexit. The Prime Minister said the Commons would face "a crucial choice" over "whether to back the Brexit deal or to reject it." She said: "Back it and the...
An imaginative garden centre has released a Grow Your Own Brexit Survival Kit - to combat food shortages in the event of a no deal Brexit. Bosses at the centre have created a pack of 12 different vegetable seeds to plant, which can provide a year-round supply of nutritious food....
It is thought that around 3.5 million people only have until tomorrow to renew their passports to protect their ability to travel in a no deal Brexit scenario. In the event of a no-deal Brexit on March 20, which is still looking possible, British people will need at least six...
In more unsettling Brexit news, it has been reported that in a No-deal Brexit scenario the UK economy would tank. According to the OECD (Organisation for Economic Cooperation and Development) the UK economy would slide into recession and growth would plunge under 1 per cent. Even if there is a...