What are the main issues currently facing the UK economy? (www.niesr.ac.uk)
NIESR is the UK’s oldest independent research institute, specialising in economic and social analysis....
Minister asks South Cambridgeshire council to end four-day week trial (www.bbc.co.uk)
Lee Rowley says a trial, which a council leader says cut the need for agency staff, should end now.
Virgin Media customers worry emails gone for good (www.bbc.co.uk)
Some have lost access to their inboxes, and the firm cannot say when it will be fixed.
Electric cars 'cause TWICE as much road damage as petrol equivalents': Why Britain's pothole crisis could be worsened by the rise of EVs (www.thisismoney.co.uk)
Water cremation: Co-op Funeralcare to be first UK company to offer resomation (www.bbc.co.uk)
My first reaction on reading about this was "ewww", but actually probably a pretty good idea.
BBC News - Orkney council to look at proposals to become territory of Norway (www.bbc.co.uk)
Some good news for mortgage holders (www.gov.uk)
Just saw this linked on Reddit. The government have got all the big lenders to agree to a range of measures to support mortgage holders, including the option to switch to interest-only for 6 months to wait out the period until dates reduce, and various other borrower-friendly options. Have a look if you’ve been worrying about...
'British expats have rescued our hometown from the grave,' say Italian villagers (inews.co.uk)
'The historical old district was turning into ruins... the British have breathed new life there,' says one restaurant owner
Australia win Lord's Test after thrilling final day (www.bbc.co.uk)
Ben Stokes' brilliant 155 is not enough to carry England to a second-Test victory over Australia at Lord's in one of the most incredible and controversial finishes in the history of the game.
Minister asks South Cambridgeshire council to end four-day week trial (www.bbc.co.uk)
The local government minister has formally requested a council ends its trial of a four-day week “immediately” over concerns about “value for money”.
Secret email from Severn Trent water boss to rivals: fend off nationalisation (www.standard.co.uk)
‘Please don’t forward this email,’ begs £4m-a-year water chief Liv Garfield
Former Brexit Party leader Nigel Farage says bank accounts closed (ground.news)
Nigel Farage, a prominent Brexiteer and broadcaster, claimed that his bank accounts have been closed without given reason, suggesting serious political persecution at the highest level....
Meta: Community opinions on content sources, and multiple posts
Happy Friday :)...
UK has some of the lowest figures for practicing Doctors and Nurses in the OECD - now they try and improve it (i.imgur.com)
https://www.bbc.co.uk/news/health-66052274
Digital NHS health check to be launched across England in spring (www.theguardian.com)
Government initiative, which it is hoped will cover 1 million people in first four years, is aimed at saving lives and reducing pressure on NHS
[Guardian] Plan to send asylum seekers to Rwanda is unlawful, UK appeal court rules (www.theguardian.com)
UK working on contingency plan for indebted Thames Water (www.reuters.com)
Smells like the south-east might be getting nationalised water....
Success: Rights Removal Bill officially dropped (humanists.uk)
Two street artists claim responsibility for hoax Banksy in Glasgow (www.theguardian.com)
Staffordshire man dies after attempting to drink all 21 cocktails on menu on Jamaican holiday (www.itv.com)
Renewables growth did not dent fossil fuel dominance in 2022, report says (www.reuters.com)
LONDON, June 26 (Reuters) - Global energy demand rose 1% last year and record renewables growth did nothing to shift the dominance of fossil fuels, which still accounted for 82% of supply, the industry's Statistical Review of World Energy report said on Monday....
Stephen Lawrence: BBC names new suspect in UK's most notorious racist murder (www.bbc.co.uk)
Evidence about Matthew White, now dead, implicates other suspects and reveals more police failings.
Britain’s shorter children reveal a grim story about austerity (www.theguardian.com)
999 calls: Police and fire services hit by technical glitch (www.bbc.co.uk)
[Video]The English town that regrets Brexit (youtu.be)
"Brexit is a failure." Boston, small town of 70'000 inhabitants in northeastern England, has the highest proportion of people who voted out of the EU with 75% of votes for "leave". But Brexit left a bitter taste there and an important part of the population now regrets their choice....
