As a result of an Oral Question in the Lords, research by the RAC, input from optometrists and a petition on Parliament’s website, Ministers have agreed to launch a review into headlight glare where drivers are dazzled by on-coming cars. After I
British businesses saw their fastest activity growth in nearly a year this month, according to preliminary purchasing managers’ data. The figures suggest a stronger rebound from last year’s mild recession than economists had anticipated. However, rising business costs, driven by increasing wages
London (Parliament News) – Virgin Atlantic and British Airways planes collide on Heathrow runway, sparking emergency response. No injuries were reported. Investigation underway. Flights unaffected. A Virgin Atlantic plane collided with a British Airways jet at Heathrow Airport, flashing a huge emergency
London Descendants honour Windrush generation’s resilience at a vigil marking scandal’s anniversary. Despite compensation challenges, campaigners unite for justice, demanding governmental accountability and support. The efforts faced by the Windrush generation “must never be in vain”, descendants expressed as they held a
London (Parliament News) – PM Rishi Sunak navigates pensioner support amidst tax concerns. Analysts critique Jeremy Hunt’s plans while Labour seeks pensioner votes. Polls reveal Tory support among the elderly. Rishi Sunak is trying to head off a rebellion by older voters
Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy expressed gratitude to the Danish and British governments on Tuesday for their continued support as Russia’s aggression persists. Zelenskyy’s remarks follow the U.S. House of Representatives’ approval of $60.8 billion in foreign aid for Ukraine. The bill is
London (Parliament News) – The parent company of Thames Water defaults on debt, prompting concerns of restructuring or collapse. Shareholders declined £500m to stabilize finances. The parent company of disturbed Thames Water has revealed to its creditors it has defaulted on its
London (Parliament News) – England may face a shortage of revolutionary dementia drugs as NHS diagnostic capacity lags, potentially denying access to hundreds of thousands. The NHS in England has a diagnostic capability lagging behind every other G7 country, reports say, which
London (Parliament News) – Rights groups urge UK PM Rishi Sunak to consider torture coercion in UNRWA funding. MPs demand immediate restoration of aid amid Gaza crisis. Rights activist groups Freedom From Torture and Redress wrote to British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak
There has been considerable disquiet across sports and the health service about the impact trans ideology is having on language, service provision, freedom of speech and on the rights of women and girls. Following press reports that the GMC’s staff maternity and
The avowed purpose of the Vaccine Damage Payments Scheme (VDPS) is to offer redress to those who suffered life-changing injuries or bereavement as a result of being vaccinated against Covid-19. They did the right thing by public policy but too many are
Few people on either side of politics would disagree with the premise that we need to continue to do as much as we can to protect the natural world. This Parliament has seen major steps forward in regulation. Our biggest focus in
