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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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Three rail firms to be renationalised next year
Getty ImagesThree rail operators will be renationalised by Labour next year after it passed a law allowing it to do so.South Western Railways will be renationalised in May 2025, C2C in July 2025, and Greater Anglia in autumn 2025, the transport department has...
Councils must meet housing targets, Rayner says
BBCAngela Rayner has insisted that councils must meet the government's housing targets, after local authorities branded them impossible to achieve.A BBC investigation found the vast majority of councils raised concerns about the government's flagship plan to build 1.5...
Future tax rises won’t be needed, insists Reeves
The chancellor has said she will not need to raise taxes to "top up" public spending, after facing pressure to spell out her future tax plans.Rachel Reeves made headlines last week by telling a business conference she would not be "coming back" with tax hikes in the...
Starmer: UK does not need to choose between US and EU
PA MediaThe prime minister has rejected any suggestion that the UK must choose between closer ties with the US or the European Union, when Donald Trump returns to the White House.Sir Keir Starmer said his government would "never turn away" from its partnership with...
WW2 veteran urges PM to end ‘brutal’ frozen pension policy
Anne PuckridgeA World War Two veteran has said Sir Keir Starmer has a "golden opportunity" to end what she describes as a "brutal" policy of freezing the pensions of some Britons who move overseas.Anne Puckridge, who is days away from turning 100, is one of just over...
Covid corruption commissioner starts fraud probe
The new Covid corruption commissioner has started an investigation into personal protective equipment (PPE) fraud.Tom Hayhoe's first task will be reviewing the £8.7bn of PPE bought during the pandemic that then had to be written off the government's books.Mr Hayhoe is...
Small boat crossings hit 20,000 under Labour
Over 20,000 people have crossed the English Channel in small boats since Labour entered office, latest official figures have confirmed.The milestone has been reached in the five months since July's election, after a big uptick in crossings this October compared to...
Chris Mason: Ministers know they have to tackle migrant crossings
PA MediaOf all of this new government’s big promises, getting economic growth up and immigration down are the two biggies – and their early months in office show just how hard achieving either, let alone both, will be.Economic growth has been stuttery and half-hearted...
New deadlines set for fixing dangerous cladding
Plans to speed up the removal of unsafe cladding, including target dates for making buildings safe and tougher penalties for refusing to act, have been announced by ministers.Under the plans, buildings higher than 18 metres - defined as high-rise - with dangerous...
Backlash from councils over Rayner housing targets
Getty ImagesLocal councils have told the government its flagship plan to build 1.5m new homes in England over the next five years is “unrealistic” and “impossible to achieve”, the BBC can reveal.The vast majority of councils expressed concern about the plan in a...
Starmer to unveil ‘milestones’ on election pledges
Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer has said a new phase for his government will begin this week, under what he calls a "plan for change" for Britain.Writing for the Sun on Sunday, Starmer described the strategy as "the most ambitious yet honest delivery plan in a...
MPs who backed assisted dying bill say concerns remain
House of Commons / PAMPs who voted in favour of the assisted dying bill have raised concerns about parts of it and want to see changes before giving it final approval. Some are worried about the bill's provisions to allow doctors to raise assisted dying as an option...