All news on the topic: Public services

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Man's house 'trashed' days before he died alongside partner in 'frenzied attack'
Steven Harnett, 25, was named locally as the man found at a property in Dalton, Huddersfield, West Yorkshire yesterday morning - neighbours told the Mirror that his house had been trashed last week
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Thousands of households can apply for free help worth up to £1,000 to pay bills
The money can be used to cover things like rent and council tax arrears, white goods, counselling and mental health services, internet access and laptops, energy and water essentials and debts
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'Keir Starmer needs to offer a new dawn - not just anti-Tory miserabilism'
Labour needs to offer a chance for change, not moaning about the last 13 years, says Fleet Street Fox
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Reality of being a NYPD cop as wannabes as young as 17 urged to take entry exams
Anyone who wants to become an officer with 'New York's finest' has to undergo several gruelling examinations - from written tests, to psychological evaluations and fitness tests which can take anywhere from a few months to four years
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Disney bans strip clubs, tattoo and booze shops from land but not prisons
Florida Governor Ron DeSantis has been locked in a long-running feud with entertainment giant Disney for more than a year since Disney publicly condemned a bill which would restrict lessons on sexuality in classrooms
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World War Two battle of the bombers, radar, top secrets, - and a Mirror cartoon
German sleeper agents were preparing to act. At the appointed hour, they would emerge en masse across the UK with a devilish scheme
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Tory politicians 'choosing' not to reduce child poverty levels, warns expert
University College London's Professor Sir Michael Marmot said the UK is 'on track to make child poverty worse' - and said the Government could spend more on children in their early year but refused to do so, blaming high taxes
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Tens of thousands of civil servants back summer of 'disruptive strikes'
The Public and Commercial Services (PCS) has announced staff at 106 government departments today voted ‘Yes’ for industrial action lasting until November
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Prison officer makes touching vow before taking part in King's Coronation parade
Tony Oakley is one of 22 prison officers who will line the route during the King's Coronation on Saturday - he says it will be a 'once in a lifetime' opportunity
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'The Conservatives have ruined country. The alternative is a Labour government'
The Government’s mismanagement of the economy has inflicted the steepest fall in living standards since the Second World War
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'Rogues' gallery' of 12 controversial candidates on ballots thanks to Tories
The Mirror has identified 12 controversial candidates put forward by the Conservatives - including alleged racists, conspiracy theorists, a sacked surgeon and a convicted drug dealer
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Schoolboy, 12, told to 'iron your ticket' and kicked off bus by irate driver
Freddie MacFarlane had been at a friend's house when he left to make his trip home, but it was only an hour after mum Andrea expected him to be home that he finally turned up - having been booted off the bus
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School staff suspended over alleged 'naked bicycle prank' and 'peeing on shoes'
Bosses at the Mill School in Bury said an internal investigation has been launched, relating to 'alleged interactions solely between staff members, at a time when no children were in the school building'
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Top 10 UK cities with most UFO sightings unveiled - see full list
Research reveals that the Scottish are most likely to believe in aliens - even if they've never spotted one for themselves.
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NHS workers left stranded in Sudan after missing UK evacuation flight
Despite the dangers of being left behind, NHS workers Sarra Eljak, 38, her husband Mustafa Abbas, 44, said it was too risky to make the journey to the evacuation site with their children Danya, 12, Menna, 11, Anne, seven, and Mohammed, six months
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Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner answer your questions
Hundreds of Mirror readers wrote in with questions for Labour's leader and deputy leader - on diverse topics including Brexit, foodbanks, House of Lords reform, the cost of a weekly shop, Mr Starmer's "infamous" quiff, and trans rights. Here's how they answered your burning questions
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Labour pledges biggest bus service overhaul in a generation after Tory 'failure'
In an interview with The Mirror, shadow transport secretary Louise Haigh said she and her colleagues are 'chomping at the bit' to get into Government and address failures piling misery on passengers
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Neil Kinnock warns Tory 'levelling-up' plan 'more like flattening down'
The former Labour leader accused the Conservatives of failing the UK's nations and regions in a report from the Centre think tank demanding more devolution
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Vulnerable patients left to beg at church for money to get home from hospital
An investigation into hospital transport found some patients had been left with no means to get home after being discharged from Blackpool Victoria Hospital - and were forced to beg for money
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Man on benefits after being rejected from 100 jobs lands dream role as barrister
Taz Aldeek, 29, saw his applications regularly get knocked back despite having three degrees - including a master's - and eventually had to apply to Universal Credit just to survive
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Shake-up rules for buying military gear so British workers benefit, says union
Prospect called for an overhaul of government procurement processes so UK companies are better-placed to win bumper deals - benefiting UK employees and the overall economy
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'Raab's bullying underlines how hostility is the hallmark of the 2023 Tories'
The Tories are smearing key workers trying to protect their wages as prices soar and demonising poor households needing the Welfare State - hostility has become their hallmark, argues Kevin Maguire
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'What has been offered to teachers so far is clearly nothing short of insulting'
Writing exclusively for The Mirror, joint General Secretary of the National Education Union Kevin Courtney says it is 'about time that the Westminster Government gets serious and gets back round the table to resolve this dispute'
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Senior Tory MP issues warning over 'growing' funding gap for free school meals
A former minister will use a Westminster Hall hearing on Tuesday to air concerns about the cost to schools, as the Mirror ramps up our Free School Meals For All campaign
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Dominic Raab says he walks out with 'integrity intact' - despite bullying report
The unrepentant former Cabinet minister also demanded a leak inquiry as he blasted a 'trial by media' after he was forced to resign as Deputy Prime Minister and Justice Secretary