All news on the topic: Public services

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'Closing railway ticket offices will hit vulnerable and elderly'
The private train companies and Tory Government will have to go back to the drawing board if the Labour mayors, marshalled by Greater Manchester’s Andy Burnham, win their legal attempt to derail a consultation process dismissed as “shambolic”
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Double-digit pay rises for workers would not be inflationary, experts says
Ministers have consistently said large pay rises for public sector staff would make it more difficult to bring inflation down but a report now says they would not be inflationary
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'If Labour promises to spend, everyone but the Tories would be delighted'
The austerity dogma doesn't work, and the nation knows it says Fleet Street Fox. Keir Starmer needs to spend for Labour to gain full power
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Rishi Sunak admits he is 'sad' at defence chief Ben Wallace's decision to quit
The Prime Minister insisted the move had been on the cards for a while, as critics said it was further evidence the Conservatives are expecting to be thrown out of office at the next election
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First look at BBC's Survivor trailer as hit show returns after 21 years
The 16 part series, which features a £100,000 cash prize, sees contestants put into tribes and then battle to avoid being voted off and remain in camp
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Terror as tourist continue to flock to Death Valley, despite sweltering heat
The temperatures are forecasted to reach above 130 degrees Fahrenheit (54.4 degrees Celsius) over the weekend meanwhile tourists are defying the extreme conditions to explore Death Valley National Park
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Is the pay rise enough to end public sector strikes - vote in our poll
The Prime Minister has approved salary uplifts for millions of public sector workers after accepting recommendations from pay review bodies’ - but do you think it's enough to end industrial action?
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Funeral for 'brilliant' Nottingham stabbing victim, 19, closes multiple streets
Large crowds have arrived to Barnaby Webber's funeral after the student was stabbed to death in June - screens have been set up outside of the church for mourners to watch
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'Rishi Sunak finally realises public sector workers deserve pay rise'
Teachers, doctors and nurses deserved to be paid more but they also deserve to work in schools that are not crumbling, hospitals that are not overcrowded, and wards with enough beds and scanners
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Fears over public service cuts as Tories fail to offer extra cash for wage hikes
Teachers, troops, prison officers, police, junior doctors and consultants are being offered pay rises - but critics warned that failing to fully fund the wage increases would mean cuts elsewhere
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NHS staff, police and teachers get told pay rise - but it will mean service cuts
Millions of police, NHS workers, police and teachers will get their pay rises, but Rishi Sunak is accused of taking a "wrecking ball" to public services and urged to "come clean" over what he'll cut
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Government humiliated as High Court rules draconian anti-strike laws are illegal
Legislation pushed through by former Business Secretary Kwasi Kwarteng has been thrown out by the High Court in a huge victory for unions
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Lawyers probe Nadine Dorries for 'forceful' messages over blocked peerage
In a savage dig at Nadine Dorries, Tory MP William Wragg - who chairs Parliament's Public Administration and Constitutional Affairs Committee - described her as the 'lingering MP for Mid Bedfordshire'
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Astrid Wett to take on fellow OnlyFans star Alexia Grace in boxing grudge fight
Social media influencer Wett holds a title on KSI's Misfits Boxing, but has created her own promotion for a one-fight event on July 29 against her rival
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Call of Duty 2023 reveal could be imminent as NBA players shown the new game
Call of Duty 2023 was shown off for the first time ever to NBA players, with the rumoured Modern Warfare 3 supposedly launching in November.
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'My son was expelled from school age 5 - I couldn't believe the reason why'
Bodhi Draper's dad, Carl claims his son has been discriminated against - but his old school say it was necessary for the safety and wellbeing of the school community
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Hidden compartment in car that police have issued a warning about
New York Police Department officers on Staten Island were informed of the compartment in a memo that also included a photo of a handgun fitted into the secret location
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'Tory chaos' means Labour can't to do everything we want to, warns Rachel Reeves
The Shadow Chancellor said Labour's housebuilding plan would put rocket boosters under the industry as the party focuses on stabilising the economy
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Labour launch last-ditch bid to stop Partygate Tory Shaun Bailey's peerage
Tory Lords bosses have been urged to step in and prevent the failed Mayoral candidate accepting a peerage within two weeks while police are probing his 'jingle and mingle' bash
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Taylor Swift superfans spending £750 for hospitality in desperate ticket bids
Some Swifties are going to great lengths to make sure they see their idol live as part of the expanded Eras Tour which is coming to many stadiums across the UK next year
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'We must fight to death to save fundamental principle of free treatment for all'
The vultures are circling after the Tories imposed the tightest financial strait-jacket in the NHS's history
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One of 'world's biggest hauls' of scam goods discovered in UK shipping container
Greater Manchester Police raided more than 200 shipping containers on the edge of the city where £87million' of fake drugs and clothes were seized - one of the biggest hauls in history
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Fresh Sue Gray spat as probe finds she broke civil service rules before quitting
The Partygate investigator was last week cleared to start her new job in September - but today a minister announced she'd had "undeclared contact" with Labour before quitting
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Government orders end of four-day working trial despite positive results
Local government minister Lee Rowley ordered the Liberal Democrat leader of South Cambridgeshire District Council to end the trial over the coming weeks
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All the details you need on how to tune into the Tour de France 2023
The famous race will kick-off this weekend in Bilbao, spain and last for 23 days