Search results for ‘England’
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FactCheck: NHS elective care backlogs have rocketed in England, Scotland and Wales since 2013
The number of cases waiting longer than the target time for elective care in England, Scotland and Wales has rocketed in the last decade, FactCheck analysis reveals.
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Inflation falls to Bank of England 2 per cent target
It’s taken nearly three years, but the inflation rate has finally fallen back to the Bank of England’s target.
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NHS England waiting times rise to 6.3m people – what can be done?
New figures from NHS England show those lists are up for the first time in seven months. The number of people waiting for treatments rose to 6.3 million by the end of April – many are on multiple waiting lists.
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Have governments in England, Wales or Scotland met their house building targets?
Has any government across Great Britain met its house building targets?
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FactCheck: have the Conservatives met their house building targets in England?
The government promised one million more homes in England by the end of the parliament and 300,000 a year by the mid-2020s. But has it met these targets?
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England’s schools told not teach gender identity
Teachers in England should not teach school children about gender identity – that’s according to new draft guidance from the government. Sex education for under-nines will also be banned.
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Locations for 16 new special needs schools in England announced
It’s a challenge faced by families up and down the country – finding a school that provides support for children with additional needs.
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NHS England: life in ‘no man’s land’ on the waiting list
What happens when you’re one of the 6.3 million people in England, stuck in a queue for the NHS? Patients left waiting for surgery, support and, sometimes, life itself. “The worst time in my life.” “Fallen through the cracks.” “You don’t know what the hell’s going on.” After years of Covid backlog, increased demand and…
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Poorer areas face greatest childcare shortages ahead of April rollout in England
Parents in poorer areas of England will be less likely to get childcare places than those in richer parts of the country.
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Untreated sewage dumped into England rivers and seas doubles in 2023
The latest Environment Agency data on how much untreated sewage is being dumped into rivers and seas across England makes grim reading.
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Bank of England holds interest rates at 5.25%
“We’re not there yet” – the verdict today of Andrew Bailey as the Bank of England held interest rates at 5.25%. Despite that decision, there’s growing speculation that cuts will come this Summer. So no easing of the pressure from high interest rates yet, and stark evidence also released today showing more people falling into…
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Church of England told to raise £1bn slavery reparations fund
When the Church of England was found to have profited off the slave trade, it promised to invest 100 million pounds in disadvantaged black communities.
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England A&Es worse than Scotland and Wales on key 4 hour target, analysis finds
In all three nations, things have got worse over the past decade.
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England has lost 28% of local bus provision per person since 2011
You know how the old joke goes: you wait ages for a bus and then three come along at once. But across swathes of England, you could be waiting a very long time indeed.
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FactCheck: England has lost 28% of local bus provision per person since 2011
The worst-hit councils have lost two thirds of bus services when we account for population rises.
