Starmer says skills shake-up will help young people Getty Images Paul Seddon BBC News 55 minutes ago Labour’s planned new body to oversee training in England will open up opportunities for young people, Sir Keir Starmer says. In a speech on Monday, the prime minister will argue a new approach is needed to reduce the… Continue reading Starmer says skills shake-up will help young people
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Wales to have new first minister in September
Wales to have new first minister in September PA Media David Deans Political reporter, BBC Wales News Cemlyn Davies Political correspondent, BBC Wales News 20 July 2024 Welsh Labour has confirmed it will elect a replacement for Vaughan Gething by the middle of September. The party’s Senedd politicians have until noon on Wednesday to decide… Continue reading Wales to have new first minister in September
Reeves hints at above-inflation public sector pay rise
Reeves hints at above-inflation public sector pay rise Laura Kuenssberg Presenter, Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg @bbclaurak 21 July 2024, 05:30 BST Updated 38 minutes ago The chancellor has hinted that she may give public sector workers above-inflation pay rises this summer. Rachel Reeves’ comments come after independent pay review bodies recommended an increase of 5.5%… Continue reading Reeves hints at above-inflation public sector pay rise
Scam warning as fake emails and websites target users after outage
Scam warning as fake emails and websites target users after outage Reuters Joe Tidy Cyber correspondent, BBC World Service 20 minutes ago Cyber-security experts and agencies around the world are warning people about a wave of opportunistic hacking attempts linked to the IT outage. Although there is no evidence that the CrowdStrike outage was caused… Continue reading Scam warning as fake emails and websites target users after outage
Chris Mason: My 40 minutes with Ukraine’s Zelensky
Chris Mason: My 40 minutes with Ukraine’s Zelensky 2 hours ago I get to interview a lot of politicians. And, full disclosure: I like politicians. It is my job to scrutinise them on your behalf and ask the questions you need answers to. But I think seeking public office is a noble thing to do.… Continue reading Chris Mason: My 40 minutes with Ukraine’s Zelensky
Mass IT outage affects airlines, media and banks
Mass IT outage affects airlines, media and banks 19 July 2024, 07:20 BST Updated 4 minutes ago A raft of Australian institutions – including major banks, media outlets and an airline – have reported being hit by a mass IT outage. Jetstar has been crippled at Sydney airport, supermarkets are experiencing checkout chaos, and broadcast… Continue reading Mass IT outage affects airlines, media and banks
UK pledges £84m to stop illegal migration ‘at source’
UK pledges £84m to stop illegal migration ‘at source’ This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. Becky Morton Political reporter @beckyrmorton 56 minutes ago Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has pledged £84m for projects in Africa and the Middle East to stop illegal migration… Continue reading UK pledges £84m to stop illegal migration ‘at source’
Starmer pledges growth with building and rail reforms
Starmer pledges growth with building and rail reforms This video can not be played To play this video you need to enable JavaScript in your browser. 17 July 2024, 13:27 BST Updated 1 hour ago The government has promised to deliver higher economic growth “in every community” as it unveiled its plans in the King’s… Continue reading Starmer pledges growth with building and rail reforms
Starmer seeks to turn promises into reality with King’s Speech
Starmer seeks to turn promises into reality with King’s Speech Reuters Chris Mason Political editor @ChrisMasonBBC 4 hours ago When there is a change of government, there is a dizzying hokey cokey of changing job titles. Even if the winner of the election was not wildly surprising and even for those of us who spend… Continue reading Starmer seeks to turn promises into reality with King’s Speech
Gething downfall delivers Starmer first headache
Gething downfall delivers Starmer first headache PA Media Chris Mason Political editor @ChrisMasonBBC Reporting from Cardiff 3 hours ago Just when you’d have been forgiven for thinking politics might quieten down a bit… The Welsh Labour government was for so long a case study in how the party could operate in power during its long… Continue reading Gething downfall delivers Starmer first headache