2+ week, 22+ hour ago   (272+ words) Scheme Widened After Public Pressure The early release policy had initially exempted around 1,000 offenders convicted of rape and child sexual offences, but did not originally exclude those convicted of manslaughter. That position changed after police chiefs, serving officers and members…...

3+ week, 14+ hour ago   (475+ words) Redditch Standard - Do Not Process My Personal Information The measures will apply to developments involving more than 150 homes, commercial schemes exceeding 15,000 square metres and buildings more than 30 metres tall. Areas affected will include the West Midlands, Greater Manchester, Liverpool, West…...

3+ week, 2+ day ago   (232+ words) Instead, a 7.2 percent jump in benefit spending, adding roughly £2 billion, brought the monthly welfare bill to £30 billion and tipped the numbers into the red. Debt interest cost the Treasury £7.7 billion in July, almost 10 percent higher than the same month last…...

3+ week, 5+ day ago   (449+ words) The funding will provide emergency accommodation alongside support for health needs, and includes an additional £102 million announced this week on top of previous commitments. What the Money Will Do As well as offering immediate accommodation, the funding is intended to…...

4+ week, 1+ day ago   (306+ words) That guarantee has now been withdrawn by the Department of Health and Social Care, meaning GPs will instead decide on a case-by-case basis whether a test is the right call, based on each patient’s individual risk. The government has ruled…...