All news on the topic: Public services

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Crews frantic search for 19 missing people after building fire kills four
Firefighters rushed to the scene in the Valencia city centre with flames bursting from windows of the 14-storey residential building, where the blaze apparently started
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BAE Systems' order backlog hits record £70bn as world powers update defences
The business said it now had "a high level of visibility of our revenues for many years to come", with some of the programmes running "well into the next decade"
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Unearthed memo shows Post Office boss was told don't 'rip off the band aid'
Ex-Post Office chairman Henry Staunton is locked in a row with Kemi Badenoch over claims he’d been told to stall on compensation for postmasters such as Alan Bates
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Cough medicine only sold over-the-counter - after deaths double in 10 years
Cough syrup codeine linctus will now only be available to patients with a prescription after reclassification by the Medicines and Healthcare products Regulatory Agency (MHRA)
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Angry motorist puts up cheeky sign on road ravaged by 174 potholes
The sign inferring the battered stretch of road has 'gone t*ts up' has been met with praise from locals. A nearby garage says it has seen a huge increase damaged vehicles recently
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Woman sparks debate after using men's toilet because women's line was 'too long'
Unisex toilets are fairly common in many countries and when you've got a medical condition that requires quick access using the facilities meant for another sex shouldn't be a problem, but was according to one person
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Woman who screamed 'go back to Africa' at Black woman claims drink was 'spiked'
Janice Wilding said she was "surprised" when she saw the shocking video capturing her actions, and blamed it on a laced drink. However, the 49-year-old provided no evidence and was handed hefty unpaid work for her actions
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'Catch Me If You Can' drug trafficker spent 17 years on the run
Joseph Morley used the handle "Indelible Osprey" on the secret EncroChat platform - running drugs in the UK from his base in Spain. He's now been locked up
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Ex-Post Office boss claims he was told to stall on compensation until election
Henry Staunton, who was chair of the Post Office, claimed a senior civil servant told him to stall on paying compensation to Horizon victims such as ex-postmaster Alan Bates
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Alexei Navalny's wife breaks silence after Russian politician dies in prison
Speaking at the Munich Security Conference, Alexei Navalny's wife Yulia Navalnaya said she did not know whether to believe the 'terrible' news as it has only come from Russian state sources
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'Don't blame Rishi for the recession - it's a Tory technicality'
Spending wisely saves lives, says Fleet Street Fox. Wasting billions on PPE deals with your mates does not.
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'Rishi has run out of ideas - with his dismal record we are sliding backwards'
For the Tories to claim this is a 'mild' recession is an insult to people trying to balance their budgets and to small business owners trying to keep their heads above water
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Rishi’s promises to kickstart economy in tatters as UK plunges into recession
There are concerns there will be yet more savage cuts to decimated public services - the Office for National Statistics, on Thursday, said the economy shrank by a worse-than-feared 0.3% in the final three months of last year
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Kanye West admits to being 'banned from hotels' after vile Anti-semitism
Controversial Bound 2 rapper Kanye West was removed from social media sites including Instagram and Twitter after sharing vile Anti-semitic messages
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'It's time to elect Labour and stop the painful decline of NHS dentistry'
People in agony are resorting to pulling out their own teeth with pliers or travelling 200 miles for treatment - enough is enough, we need to save NHS dentistry now
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More than five million working days lost in 19 months of UK industrial action
The number of working days lost since the current period of strike action began has passed five million, new figures show
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'Tory cronies are benefitting from the public services the party wrecked'
Questions must be asked when an IT firm part-owned by the Prime Minister’s wife received almost £7million in public sector contracts last year, even if Downing Street and the Cabinet Office insist it is all above board
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"Men must relinquish power" - UEFA push for gender equality after landmark move
A landmark amendment ensures two women are guaranteed to sit on the UEFA Executive Committee, with European football's governing body arriving at the decision, part led by driving force Laura McAllister, at a time when the subject of gender-driven quotas has never been more fierce
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'Tell Netanyahu ground offensive in Gaza would create bloodbath damaging Israel'
There is an overwhelming case for a ceasefire and the release of the remaining hostages held by Hamas, with the death toll in Gaza – put at 28,176 – and the massacre of 1,200 Israelis on October 7
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Woman in coma comes out of intensive care to find she's been evicted from home
Juliet Iswan, 43, was in Bristol Royal Infirmary after suffering from a stroke which put her in coma - but was evicted from her home while unconscious
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'It's the economy, stupid' says Lastminute.com co-founder in digital plea
Baroness Lane-Fox of Soho has called for an end to digital exclusion
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New £40m train station in Tory stronghold is only missing one thing - passengers
Thanet Parkway, built with public money in a Conservative stronghold in Kent, was launched to a glittering fanfare six months ago, but is little used, according to official figures
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Clapham chemical attack suspect's escape mapped - moving 7 miles in 83 minutes
Clapham chemical attack suspect Abdul Shokoor Ezedi, 35, is understood to have attempted to leave the scene in a car before crashing into a stationary vehicle and fleeing on foot
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'Pineapple Express' storm slams into the US with millions under flood threat
Californians have enjoyed a relatively dry start to 2024 compared to their fellow Americans. But this week, they are set to be drenched with two crashing “Pineapple Express” storms from the pacific
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Martin Lewis urges 1.1million households to check if they can get extra £3,500
The ITV The Martin Lewis Money Show star has highlighted the important of Attendance Allowance from the Department for Work and Pensions DWP in this week's Money Saving Expert newsletter and weekly email.