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Worrying increase in vaccine no-shows due to concerns over AstraZeneca vaccine
In North Yorkshire, one vaccination site reported that 50 per cent of patients booked in for an appointment had failed to turn up.
Slap for carers? ‘Sleep-in shifts’ not entitled to minimum wage, Supreme Court rules
“Everyone loses until the Government intervenes to mend a broken system that relies on paying skilled staff a pittance."
‘We are heading towards a more humane and fair society’ as Spain adopts euthanasia law
Health Minister Carolina Darias hailed the passing of the bill as an important step “towards the recognition of human rights”.
Privatisation fears as US health insurance firm takes over London GP practices
Jeremy Corbyn warned that the Tories were putting the NHS ‘up for sale’ in secret talks with US back in 2019.
Watch – Ian Hislop’s slams Government’s £2.6m briefing room on Question Time
“It’s a metaphor for an entire year of Covid incompetence," he said. So that’s “Have I Got News For You” for the chop then?
Tory peer admits special branch spied on Trade Union figures
"As Secretary of State for Employment he had Special Branch spy on Trade Unionists. No remorse, no regret, no apology."
‘What a bag of hot air’: Council Zoom meeting descends into chaos
"You're shouting at us, there's a new one, try shouting at your wife for once."
Asylum seeker recalls ‘worst experience of my life’ living in UK barracks
“The way people are housed in this country is about more than providing shelter, it is a reflection of how we treat people who have fled danger and chaos to find safety. It is a reflection of who we are."
Public services face cuts that could ‘feel like the austerity of the 2010s’
“Buried in the Treasury’s Budget document, and entirely unmentioned in the Chancellor’s speech to the House of Commons, was a £4 billion a year cut to planned public service spending from 2022−23."