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California Bill to Prevent Workplace Violence
Workplace violence is on the rise and has become the second leading cause of workplace fatalities in America. To attempt to address the issue head-on, California Governor Gavin Newsom signed into law Senate Bill No. 553 on September 20, 2023. This bill makes...
Washington State Works to Combat Rising Traffic Deaths
In recent years, Washington State has witnessed a troubling increase in traffic fatalities, prompting officials to implement measures to reduce the number of accidents and improve road safety. The state reported 750 traffic fatalities in 2022. Spokane county has seen...
5 Things to Know If You’ve Been Charged with a Firearms Crime
Whether you are a gun owner facing accusations of improper storage or usage or have been charged with a more serious crime, such as assault with a deadly weapon, it is essential to understand your rights and options. In addition to the criminal justice system,...
What’s Behind the Increase in Fatal Accidents?
The new statistics for automobile accident deaths are out and the news isn’t good. The country saw fatal accidents rise in 2022 when experts thought they might decrease. The pandemic in 2020 significantly skewed accident data, but experts believed the pattern that...
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No risk to UK lives from US security breach, says minister
42 minutes agoShareSaveBrian WheelerPolitical reporterShareSaveReutersThe lives of British servicemen and women have not been put at risk by a major security breach in the United States, the UK armed forces minister has told MPs. Luke Pollard said he had "high...
Working class don’t want handouts, says Rayner
Working class people do not want "handouts" but support to find jobs, Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner has said.Last week the government set out changes to the benefits system aimed at saving £5bn, including making it harder for people to claim disability payments....
Not appropriate to take free tickets, minister says
Housing minister Matthew Pennycook has said he does not "personally think it's appropriate" to accept free concert tickets, after the chancellor took a family member to see pop star Sabrina Carpenter without paying. Rachel Reeves defended taking the tickets for the...
Government to drop asylum hotel provider
The government will end a contract worth £2bn a year with one of the largest providers of hotel asylum accommodation after the Home Office said an audit identified concerns about the company's performance.Stay Belvedere Hotels (SBHL) provides around a quarter of Home...
Chris Mason: Difficult trade-offs loom for Labour in Spring Statement
1 hour agoShareSaveChris MasonShareSaveBBC"The world has changed" is the mantra we are hearing from the government.It is a phrase designed to explain and justify the chancellor's argument on Wednesday in what is known as her Spring Statement.The Conservatives are...
‘I could lose £100K despite Woodford redress scheme’
7 hours agoShareSaveHelen CattPolitical correspondentShareSaveIan DuffieldPeople who lost tens of thousands of pounds when a star stockpicker's investment fund collapsed say they have been let down by the UK's financial regulator and are calling on MPs to...
Government can be more efficient, says Keir Starmer
40 minutes agoShareSaveJennifer McKiernanShareSavePA MediaSir Keir Starmer has said that the government can be more efficient by using AI and technology, ahead of the Spring Statement.Questioned on BBC Radio 5 Live on whether unprotected departments would face cuts,...
Sort ‘pothole plague’ or lose cash, councils warned
Councils in England must show how they are improving roads and tackling what the government describes as a "pothole plague" or lose out on millions of pounds in funding.The Department for Transport (DfT) said local authorities will start to get a share of a £1.6bn...
Civil Service told to slash running costs by 15%
The government is to tell the Civil Service it must make savings of more than £2bn a year from its administrative costs by the end of the decade, Whitehall sources have told the BBC.Civil Service departments will be instructed to reduce running costs by 10% by 2028-29...
Rachel Reeves: I will not ‘tax and spend’
Chancellor Rachel Reeves has ruled out "tax and spend" policies, signalling that she will neither raise taxes nor government budgets in her critical Spring Statement next week.Speaking in a BBC documentary, The Making of a Chancellor, Reeves also warned that the...