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Met issues first ever ‘Red’ Weather Warning & hundreds of schools closed as UK gripped by the Beast from the East
Freezing conditions continue
‘Cash incentives based on how many referrals GPs make have no place in the NHS,’ say GP leaders
A disclosure by GP website Pulse have disclosed some very troubling news about the health sector in the UK. The website discovered that in four NHS bodies in England GP practices are given monetary rewards to not send patients into hospital. A freedom of information survey of 181 CCGs by Pulse found that a quarter offered some sort of financial incentive to GPs to cut referrals These profit share initiatives have been slammed by many health workers and the general...
Three people die in catastrophic head on car crash with lorry after heavy ‘Beast From The East’ snowfall.
The crash, involving a blue Renault Clio and a white Scania lorry, took place at 6.15am this morning (tue) on the A15 in Baston, Lincs.
Ten men on trial for abusing two teenage girls after the partner of one alleged victim contacted the BBC after watching a segment about sex abuse gangs
One girl asked her partner to call the Look North studio based in Yorkshire to detail her alleged abuse after viewing a piece relating to a sex abuse gang based in Rotherham
“New” RBS unit contains almost 100% of senior staff from old business that would “let customers hang themselves”
The scandal at RBS doesn’t look like it will over anytime soon after a powerful parliamentary committee discovered more worrying business practices. They said that the vast majority of managers at scandal hit RBS restructuring group, GRG, were handed jobs back in a “new” company, supposedly breaking from past issues. The new unit was set up after the unethical practices at GRG had been exposed, for example one memo to staff said “let customers hang themselves.” GRG was supposed to...
Donald Trump “overwhelmingly backed” to serve a second term as President
Donald Trump is overwhelmingly backed to be re-elected in 2020 after he announced he would run again. Even with a multitude of candidates offered by bookies, the 71-year-old is trumping the market with a total of 58 per cent of all bets on him to be re-elected in the last hour. Odds have been cut on Trump reaffirming his position from 5/2 into 15/8, suggesting an implied 28 per cent chance of winning to a 34 per cent chance of...
Donald Trump to announce he will run for re-election in 2020
Breaking: Reports are emerging that Donald Trump is set to officially announce that he will stand again in the 2020 Presidential race. He is also expected to announce that his campaign manager will be Brad Parscale, who was digital director for his 2016 campaign. On June 20, 2016, Trump's original campaigns manager in 2016 Corey Lewandowski was sacked and replaced by Paul Manafort who in turn was replaced by Kellyanne Conway after connections to the Ukrainian President and various dictators...
Social markets: New site offers discounts on big ticket products by pooling consumers
A new site has been launched that offers discounts on big ticket products by pooling consumer demand for them. The site, which claims to be the first "social marketplace", connects users and merchants, allowing them to bulk buy products and drive down the prices. Items such as cameras, hoovers and VR technology are being sold at up to 40 per cent off their market price because merchants are selling to entire communities of customers rather than just single punters. According to...
The ‘Beast from the East’ has coated the South East in inches of snow
Heavy snowfall has caused chaos across Kent - with more than 100 schools closed and blocked roads closure bringing swathes of the county to a standstill. About six inches of snow fell last in parts of the south east last night, with more forecast until at least Friday. Temperatures could also plunge as low as minus nine later in the week before the 'beast from the east' has passed. Police cars covered in snow in Kent. More than 100 schools...