Search results for ‘TUC’
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FactCheck: Rishi Sunak’s poverty claim explained
“There are 1.7 million fewer people in poverty than in 2010, including hundreds of thousands of children.” That was the claim from Rishi Sunak this week. FactCheck takes a look.
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Gaza escapee: People there feel ‘whole world is against them’
Last week we spoke to Irish national Ibrahim Alagha – who was stuck in Gaza. We caught up with him again earlier today after he managed to escape – he is now in Egypt waiting for a flight back to Ireland.
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Concern international tensions will push energy prices up
Rising petrol prices mean that inflation didn’t fall as expected last month. Instead, the annual rate of inflation remained stuck at 6.7%. There’s concern that growing international tensions will push up energy prices even more, meaning inflation here stays higher for longer.
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US Secretary of State returns to Israel to discuss humanitarian aid with Israel’s PM
The US Secretary of State Antony Blinken has been criss-crossing the Middle East – trying to stop the conflict engulfing the region.
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FactCheck: did an AI drone ‘kill’ its imaginary human operator?
Did an AI drone ‘kill’ its imaginary human operator? FactCheck takes a look.
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Inside Dadaab: life in one of the world’s largest refugee camps
What happens to all those forced to abandon their homes and seek safety in the first safe country they get to?
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FactCheck: how many British nationals are in Sudan and what’s caused the crisis?
The government urges British nationals in Sudan to “stay indoors”.
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FactCheck: the gender reform row between Scotland and Westminster explained
What is the Gender Recognition Reform bill and how popular is it among Scots?
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Why so many workers are striking – Frances O’Grady
Former TUC leader Frances O’Grady joins Krishnan Guru-Murthy to talk about the history of the trade union movement, why she thinks workers are going on strike and what the government should be doing to support them and support for single parents.
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Why so many workers are striking – Frances O’Grady
In this episode Former TUC leader Frances O’Grady joins Krishnan to talk about the history of the trade union movement, why she thinks workers are going on strike and what the government should be doing to support them and support for single parents.
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UK strikes: half a million workers demand ‘fair pay’
Up to half a million striking workers made today the biggest mass action in the UK since 2011.
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7.2m people on NHS waiting list in England – highest figure ever
The number of people waiting to start routine NHS treatment in England has reached the highest number since records began – 7.2 million. And nearly a third of people waiting in A&E departments were not seen within four hours – again the worst performance on record. The health thinktank The King’s Fund warned that there…
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Care Quality Commission: People’s health at risk by ‘gridlocked’ health system
People’s health is being put at risk by a “gridlocked” health and social care system – where people struggle to access services and become stuck in hospital because of a lack of support in the community.
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Government criticised for not publishing budget assessment until November
“We’ll have it in a week, but you can’t see it” – the message from the government today as ministers stuck to plans to publish an independent assessment of the mini-Budget at the end of November, despite asking for a first draft by this time next week.
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Exclusive: Medics treated arrested man ‘like he was pretending’ before seizure death, says family
The family of a man who died after suffering multiple seizures while under arrest have accused medical staff of treating him like “he was pretending”.