Recruitment crisis causing long term Royal Mail delivery targets failure, union says Royal Mail’s failure to meet delivery targets is a long term problem due to a recruitment crisis, the postal workers’ union has warned. The group says it needs to urgently roll out changes that will see second class post on Saturdays scrapped. Royal
Voting Tory on peach ballot ‘secret weapon to kick SNP out’, Findlay to say Voting Scottish Conservative on the peach ballot is the “secret weapon” to remove the SNP from power, Russell Findlay will say. The Tory leader is expected to tell his party’s conference in Edinburgh that casting a ballot for the Conservatives on
Creating wetlands can help make UK ‘climate ready’ in face of rising risk Low-cost natural solutions such as creating wetlands are needed to help make the UK “climate ready” to cope with increasingly extreme weather, a leading insurer has said. The call comes in the face of the “massive impact” for the insurance industry of
Trial to explore if special tampon can help detect ovarian cancer earlier A new trial will explore if a special medical tampon can help detect the earliest signs of ovarian cancer. The test looks for tiny biological signals in vaginal fluid and could be a “complete gamechanger” for the disease, which is usually diagnosed at
Blanket 10% tariffs on all countries effective ‘almost immediately’, Trump says US President Donald Trump has announced a 10% global tariff on “all countries” after the Supreme Court struck down his reciprocal levies policy. Mr Trump’s “reciprocal tariffs”, imposed on most of the rest of the world last April under an emergency powers law, were
King expresses ‘deepest concern’ over Andrew’s arrest The King has said “the law must take its course” after expressing his “deepest concern” over the arrest of his brother Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor on suspicion of misconduct in public office. Andrew was taken into custody on his 66th birthday on Thursday following allegations made against the former prince
Women and the middle classes dominate take up of weight loss jabs Women and the middle classes are dominating take up of weight loss injections, research suggests. Analysis of private prescriptions for drugs like Mounjaro show that almost 80% are for women, while the highest uptake is among men and women aged 30 to 49,
One in nine new homes built in flood risk areas in ‘worrying’ trend – analysis One in nine new homes were built in flood risk areas between 2022 and 2024, exposing a “worrying” rising trend, analysis shows. The analysis carried out by insurer Aviva reveals that 11% of the 396,602 new homes in England built
Inflation slows to 10-month low amid easing petrol and food costs UK inflation has eased to its lowest since March last year on the back of falling petrol prices and slower food price increases, according to official figures. The rate of Consumer Prices Index (CPI) inflation decreased to 3% in January from 3.4% in December,
School sick days up 50% during flu season – analysis Sick days taken from school have increased by 50% during flu season, analysis has found, as health experts call on the Government to increase vaccine rollout. Analysis by the Royal Society for Public Health (RSPH) found the school absence rate due to illness increased from