Vets to be legally required to publish price lists and cap prescription fees Vets will be legally bound to prescription fee caps and publishing price lists among new measures which will start coming into force later this year, the competition watchdog has announced. The Competition and Markets Authority (CMA) said its final reforms for the
UK ‘urgently’ needs more domestic oil and gas from North Sea, trade body says The UK “urgently” needs to produce more domestic oil and gas from the North Sea, an industry body has claimed. Analysis from Offshore Energies UK (OEUK) found that using North Sea gas has a lower emissions footprint than liquified natural gas
Dying patients face ‘postcode lottery’ as care ‘undervalued’ People who are dying face a “postcode lottery” of care in their most vulnerable moments, MPs have said. Palliative and end of life care services are “inadequate”, the Health and Social Care Committee said. Organisations who provide this care are under “significant pressure”, a new report by
Trump raises hopes for war to wind down but no sign of reduced fighting Hopes rose that the Iran war could begin winding down as US President Donald Trump claimed that his government was holding productive talks with Tehran, but fighting showed no signs of slowing and Iran denied there were talks. Mr Trump extended
Government must plan for Iran war to continue ‘for some time’, Starmer says Britain must be prepared for the Iran war to continue “for some time”, the Prime Minister has said. Sir Keir Starmer told MPs on Monday it was “hard to answer” how long the crisis would continue and that he had warned his
Aspiring first-time buyers with student debt ‘face £2,000 annual savings gap’ People who are saving up for a house deposit are putting aside around £2,000 per year less typically if they are still paying off a student loan, compared with those without education debts, according to research for a bank. The savings gap was highlighted
Report highlights economic value of railway stations Railway stations could help to unlock one million jobs and deliver £79 billion in economic value by 2036, new research suggests. A report by economic research consultancy Development Economics said stations were “anchors for growth”. Commissioned by Great Western Railway (GWR), the study analysed 11 locations on the
Keir Starmer to chair Cobra meeting after Donald Trump call on Iran crisis Sir Keir Starmer is set to convene an emergency Cobra meeting on Monday after a call with Donald Trump to discuss reopening the Strait of Hormuz. In a conversation on Sunday night, the Prime Minister and the US president agreed reopening the
One in four donors have blood that helps critically-ill newborn babies Around one in four donors in England have the blood needed to help critically-ill newborn babies, health officials have revealed. NHS Blood and Transplant (NHSBT) said a quarter of the nation’s 800,000 donors had their latest units labelled NEO, which means it is suitable
Police investigate antisemitic hate crime after ambulances set alight in London Police are investigating an antisemitic hate crime after an apparent arson attack on four ambulances belonging to the Jewish Community Ambulance service in London, the Metropolitan Police said. Officers were called to Highfield Road, Golders Green around 1.45am on Monday after receiving reports of