Nuclear waste armed guards face axe under cost-cutting plan
Armed guards on some of Britain’s nuclear waste shipments could be removed under new proposals designed to save…
EU Brexit chief: UK can get a Canada-style membership deal
Andy Burnham is being urged to drop Labour’s “obsolete” Brexit red lines by a key EU figure who…
New dementia drugs could become available on the NHS
Health Secretary Yvette Cooper has raised hopes that a breakthrough dementia drug could be made available on the…
Private pension age expected to rise to 58 faster than expected
The minimum age for accessing a private pension is set to rise to 58 sooner than expected, experts…
Care workers could be given dementia training
Care workers could get specialist training in how to look after patients with dementia as part of Andy…
State pensioners with no other income will be exempt from tax
Andy Burnham and new Chancellor John Healey have committed to making sure pensioners whose only income is the…
Free plug-in power banks to be given to households to cut energy bills
Households are set to be given free “plug-in batteries” to allow them to store power to help cut…
State pension age predicted to rise to 70 even if triple lock is scrapped
Millions of workers aged under 40 face having to work until they are 70 before they can claim…
SEND staff sacked under NHS reforms in threat to children’s care
Major reforms to the special educational needs and disabilities (SEND) system face being “derailed” by NHS staff redundancies,…
Plug-in solar for homes will get approval in August
Plug-in solar panels will be legalised across the UK before the end of the summer, The i Paper…
UK’s 1.6 million weight-loss jab users told to do strength training in new official guidance
People taking weight-loss jabs should still do physical exercise including strength training to avoid muscle wastage, England’s chief…
Streeting talked up as Burnham’s chancellor as MPs try to stop Ed Miliband
Wes Streeting is being talked up to become Andy Burnham’s chancellor – as some MPs campaign to stop…