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Nearly 22,500 callers waited over hour for NHS 24 service in Sept, compared to just 549 in Sept 2020
Freedom of Information data showed only seven per cent of calls were answered within 30 seconds in September 2021, compared to 40 per cent the previous year.
Richard Branson: Man who sued NHS gives thoughts on vaccines and ending lockdowns
The NHS settled the legal dispute in November 2017 with an out of court settlement for an undisclosed sum.
Brexit causes huge drop in school trips to UK whilst EU destinations thrive
One company said it received “precisely two requests for the UK, one of which has already changed its mind and decided to visit Ireland.”
Finally a benefit? Brexit job shortages hit Trump’s Scottish golf resorts
Accounts for both resorts, filed on Christmas Eve, along with government data, show they claimed more than £3 million through the UK Government’s furlough scheme, but redundancies were made at Turnberry.
Reactions as Telegraph article claims Tories surrendered to ‘medical-socialist state’
"I’m not sure how much mileage there is in fear mongering over ‘the medical-socialist state’ in a country where the NHS, a publicly-owned health service, is the most revered institution across the political spectrum."
Watch: Viral star Jackie Weaver reflects on ‘weird’ 2021
Jackie Weaver has the Authority!
Watch: Viral videos prove that the #PartyGate scandal is not over
"Watch in disbelief!"
Government extends seasonal farm visa scheme to tackle Brexit shortages
On Christmas Eve, the government announced it will extend the worker scheme which allows foreign seasonal workers to come to Britain for up to half a year to do horticulture jobs which have been left vacant.
Boxing Day hunts go ahead despite Covid and calls for ban
“Allowing hunts to go ahead on public and Government-owned land is completely irresponsible, regardless of whether those taking part are the Prime Minister’s mates."