Ministers will tell people with ‘mild’ mental health problems to get therapy and get back to work this week as they seek to reduce the 3.5 million disability benefits bill. Work and Pensions Secretary Mel Stride is set to announce plans to overhaul the way disability benefits work in a statement to the Commons onContinue reading “Some People With ‘Mild’ Mental Health Problems Will Be Told To Seek Therapy And Get Back To Work Under Disability Benefit Cash Clampdown Targeting 3.5 Million”
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Increase In Shoplifting Offences
Shoplifting has risen to the highest level on record amid complaints the crime has been effectively ‘decriminalised’, new data revealed today. In the year ending in December 2023, police registered 430,104 offences, up over 37% from 315,040 in the year prior. The Office for National Statistics (ONS) states that the number is the highest since current recordsContinue reading “Increase In Shoplifting Offences”
The ‘Spiralling’ Benefits Bill Is Unsustainable, Warns Rishi Sunak
Rishi Sunak unveiled a ‘moral mission’ to get Brits off benefits today as he warned that numbers out of the workforce are ‘unsustainable’ and ‘tragic’. In a major speech drawing dividing lines for the election, the PM pledged to crack down on the country’s ‘sick note culture’, insisting normal ‘life worries’ are not a reason to be signed off. HeContinue reading “The ‘Spiralling’ Benefits Bill Is Unsustainable, Warns Rishi Sunak “
After A Four-Day Wait On A Hospital Trolley, Great-Grandmother Has Her Leg Amputated
The family of a great-grandmother has stated that she was left on a hospital trolley for four days before having her right leg amputated. On Good Friday, March 29, Geraldine Newing was brought to Medway Maritime Hospital in Kent due to a severe foot infection. However, her family claims that after being placed on aContinue reading “After A Four-Day Wait On A Hospital Trolley, Great-Grandmother Has Her Leg Amputated”
Moment French Escort Vessel ‘Picks Up Migrant Dinghy Just Two Miles From French Coast
This is the moment a French escort vessel allegedly picked up a migrant dinghy just two miles from the country’s coast before taking them across the Channel to British waters. Videos of the French vessel Minck looking for migrants on Tuesday night surfaced online. Then, at roughly 12.40 on Wednesday morning, it seems to haveContinue reading “Moment French Escort Vessel ‘Picks Up Migrant Dinghy Just Two Miles From French Coast”
In The Budget, Jeremy Hunt Targets Smokers And Vapers
The price of a packet of cigarettes could hit £16 as Jeremy Hunt targets smokers and vapers in the budget. To discourage kids from being drawn to vaping devices, the Chancellor plans to introduce a new tax that will generate income for the Treasury. Tobacco levies will be increased in the budget package the followingContinue reading “In The Budget, Jeremy Hunt Targets Smokers And Vapers”
A £1 Billion ‘Toaster Tax’ Faces Britons Under Government ‘Net Zero’ Plans
MPs and industry chiefs have warned new government ‘Net Zero’ proposals could see Britons hit by a £1billion ‘toaster tax’. Plans to amend regulations to promote the reuse and recycling of used electrical equipment are presently being consulted on by the Department of Environment, Food, and Rural Affairs. One of the proposed changes to theContinue reading “A £1 Billion ‘Toaster Tax’ Faces Britons Under Government ‘Net Zero’ Plans”
In Response To His ‘Islamophobic, Racist’ Remarks, Lee Anderson Is Suspended From The Conservative Party
Lee Anderson has been suspended by the Conservative Party after he refused to apologise for ‘Islamophobic, racist’ comments where he claimed that London Mayor Sadiq Khan was controlled by ‘Islamists’. A spokesperson for the party’s chief whip, Simon Hart, said the decision had been made following the former Tory deputy chairman’s ‘refusal to apologise’ forContinue reading “In Response To His ‘Islamophobic, Racist’ Remarks, Lee Anderson Is Suspended From The Conservative Party “
Lutfur Rahman’s Running Of Tower Hamlets Council Is Being Reviewed
Government inspectors are being sent into Tower Hamlets Council after concerns about how it is being run under its independent mayor, Lutfur Rahman. They have been asked to look at a range of issues, including how money is spent and senior job appointments. Mr Rahman was removed as mayor of the east London borough inContinue reading “Lutfur Rahman’s Running Of Tower Hamlets Council Is Being Reviewed”
Hamas’ Attack On Israel Triples Anti-Muslim Hate Crimes In Britain
After the Hamas terror strikes in Israel on October 7, there has been a more than threefold increase in anti-Muslim hate incidents in the UK, with British Muslim women being the target of most of these occurrences. Islamophobia watchdog Tell MAMA recorded 2,010 cases of possible hate crimes against Muslims since Hamas killed 1,200 Israelis,Continue reading “Hamas’ Attack On Israel Triples Anti-Muslim Hate Crimes In Britain “
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