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Thomas Cook collapse set to cost taxpayers £160 million
Thomas Cook had initially approached the Government prior to the collapse, asking for a £200 million loan to make up a shortfall in funding to avoid going bust.
Arrests after climate protesters spray almost 400 gallons of fake blood across Treasury steps
Extinction Rebellion demonstrators parked a fire engine outside the building, bearing a banner reading ‘Stop funding climate death’.
Three pharma firms accused of collusion over NHS drug supply
The competition watchdog said the alleged collusion increased the price of a vital Addison’s disease treatment by up to 1,800%.
Government is undervaluing the ‘price of a life’ by nearly £7million
The recommended amount to spend on preventing one death is currently valued at around £1.8M
Police officer who shot unarmed neighbour hugged by victim’s brother
The gesture has been called an amazing act of healing and forgiveness.
Royal Shakespeare Company cuts ties with oil giant BP
BP said it was ‘disappointed and dismayed’ by the decision.
NHS Wales gives sneak peek inside ‘Brexit warehouse’
The secret storeroom stocks 1,000 extra products including medical gloves, needles and dressings at a cost of about £5 million.
Pharmacists experiencing shortages of every major type of medicine
The 402 community pharmacists who responded to the Chemist and Druggist poll said HRT drugs were most commonly in short supply.
Welfare state alive in Scotland but waning elsewhere in UK
Philip Alston previously produced a report which was damning of austerity policies and their continued impact across the UK.