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Sadiq Khan calls for ‘Covid Recovery Visas’ to tackle labour shortages

Sadiq Khan has called on the Government to introduce emergency visas to solve labour shortages in London.

Job vacancies hit one million mark for the first time

The number of job vacancies has hit one million for the first time thanks to demand from industries including food services.

Boris Johnson says vaccines are the key to no more lockdowns

The Prime Minister said the success of the vaccine rollout gave him the “confidence” the country would not have to have more lockdowns.

Think twice before booster campaigns, WHO director says

Dr Tedros Adhanom Ghebreyesus said rolling out booster campaigns which target those who are not immediately vulnerable is ‘really not right’.

Love Island’s Amy Hart: social media sites not supportive enough over trolling

The former air stewardess appeared before the DCMS Committee during its inquiry into influencer culture.

Boris Johnson Winter Plan 2021: What did the PM reveal for combatting Covid

Boris Johnson is set to reveal plans for combatting Covid-19 through the autumn and winter months on Tuesday.

Local parties pressure Starmer over PR ahead of conference

The Labour party will debate Proportional Representation (PR) for UK general elections at its annual conference this month, following a huge show of support for change by the party’s grassroots supporters. A total of 143 local parties submitted motions to conference on PR, almost as many as submitted motions on Brexit at the 2018 conference.…

Booker Prize 2021 shortlist unveiled as race for £50,000 prize hots up

A debut novelist dubbed the “poet laureate of Twitter” is in the running to win the Booker Prize after being shortlisted for the £50,000 prize.

Rapper Bugzy Malone cleared after fracturing two men’s jaws

The Manchester-born grime artist and trained boxer reacted after his girlfriend phoned him to say three men were breaking into their house.

Starmer outlines an end to zero hour contracts and plans for £10 minimum wage at the TUC

A Labour government would ban zero hour contracts, increase the minimum wage, and introduce guaranteed sick pay, Sir Keir Starmer has vowed in his speech to the Trade Unions Congress this morning. Arguing that to raise a family people need jobs with “security and certainty”, he said Labour would ban zero hours contracts and replace…

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