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Grangemouth refinery staff sent redundancy letters

Scotland's only oil refinery is set to close by the summer with the loss of more than 400 jobs.

BBC News - 4h

Kensington and Chelsea council to stop paying into staff pensions

Move comes as cash-strapped local authorities are expected to reduce contributions

Financial Times - 4h

Name NHS staff who failed in Nottingham killer's care, families say

The families of the Nottingham attacks victims call for those involved in NHS failings to be held accountable.

BBC News - 7h

USAID staff will be put on leave starting on Friday

The agency has become a focus of the Trump administration's efforts to cut government spending.

BBC News - 12h

Purges at FBI, DOJ trigger 'battle' for career staff

The Trump administration has removed dozens of Department of Justice (DOJ) and FBI officials and is eyeing firing perhaps thousands more in an unprecedented purge that may just be getting started. ...

The Hill - 1d

Who is Susie Wiles, Trump’s chief of staff?

President Trump's Chief of Staff Susie Wiles is the first woman to ever hold the crucial White House post. Wiles was Trump’s co-campaign manager during his 2024 bid to regain the presidency. Before ...

NBC News - 1d

Nurse suspended over NHS changing room trans row gives evidence at tribunal

Sandie Peggie, who was suspended after complaining about sharing a changing room with a transgender colleague, gave evidence at an employment tribunal.

BBC News - 2d

England’s councils expected to cut contributions to staff pensions

Local government scheme is in surplus by £85bn, according to consultant Isio

Financial Times - 2d

First patients seen at NHS clinic in Liverpool tackling teenage vaping

Alder Hey children’s hospital opens its vaping cessation service for nicotine-dependent 11- to 15-year-olds. The NHS has set up a stop-vaping clinic for teenagers in an attempt to curb the rise in ...

The Guardian - 2d

‘Groundbreaking’ sickle cell disease treatment approved for NHS use in England

Clinical trials find one-time gene therapy exa-cel offers ‘functional cure’ in 96.6% of patients. A “groundbreaking” £1.65m treatment offering a potential cure for people in England living with ...

The Guardian - 5d

'Groundbreaking' sickle cell gene therapy to be rolled out across NHS

The gene therapy Casgevy, which will now be offered to some patients in England, could help people live disease-free, experts say.

BBC News - 5d

Sources: Wilks to join Glenn's staff as Jets DC

Steve Wilks, who ran the Niners' defense in 2023 and was head coach of the Cardinals in 2018, has agreed to become the Jets' defensive coordinator, sources told ESPN.

ESPN - 6d

Barclays tells staff to come into the office more

The bank is the latest company to make changes to its working-from-home policy.

BBC News - 6d

Pagano unretires to join Harbaugh's Ravens staff

The Ravens' John Harbaugh lured former Colts coach Chuck Pagano out of a four-year retirement to join his staff as a senior secondary coach in an effort to improve Baltimore's inconsistent pass ...

ESPN - Jan. 29

CDC staff ordered to cut off communication with WHO

The directive to the CDC to halt communications with the World Health Organization was imposed to comply with President Trump's executive order.

CBS News - Jan. 27

Swinney announces plan to bring down NHS waits

The first minister says the health service will deliver an extra 150,000 appointments and procedures.

BBC News - Jan. 27

Quarter of people in England had poor NHS care in past year, report says

Survey for patient watchdog finds over half of those who made complaint were not satisfied with process or outcome. A quarter of people in England experienced poor NHS care over the last year but ...

The Guardian - Jan. 27

Drugmakers warn NHS clawback tax is putting UK at a disadvantage

Pharma groups say higher levy will stifle growth of life sciences

Financial Times - Jan. 25

Southport killer stopped engaging with mental health team, NHS trust says

Alder Hey NHS Trust said Axel Rudakubana stopped engaging with the service in February 2023.

BBC News - Jan. 24

Landslide election cost £52m in staff turnover payments

Parliamentary standards body says the last election saw an "almost-unprecedented" staff turnover.

BBC News - Jan. 23

Flags are set to fly at half-staff until next week: Why they were at full-staff on Monday?

Flags aren't scheduled to return to full-staff until next Wednesday — here's why they were in violation of a presidential proclamation on Monday.

The Hill - Jan. 20

Hochul orders flags to full staff for Trump inauguration

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul (D) has ordered all flags in New York state to be risen from half-staff to full staff on Monday for President Donald Trump’s inauguration. Flags across the country are ...

The Hill - Jan. 20

Brain implant that could boost mood by using ultrasound to go under NHS trial

Devices may have potential to help patients with conditions such as depression, addiction, OCD and epilepsy. A groundbreaking NHS trial will attempt to boost patients’ mood using a ...

The Guardian - Jan. 20

Deaths of 56 babies at NHS trust may have been preventable, BBC told

Two whistleblowers also believe the Leeds Teaching Hospitals NHS Trust’s maternity units are unsafe.

BBC News - Jan. 17

Sources: Belichick adds 2 veteran coaches to staff

Bill Belichick continues to fill out his coaching staff at North Carolina, as longtime NFL special teams coach Mike Priefer and veteran SEC offensive line coach Will Friend are expected to finalize ...

ESPN - Jan. 16

‘Better than lying on the floor at home’: how corridor care became the norm in the NHS

About 70% of nurses in the UK are delivering care in ‘inappropriate’ settings, says union

Financial Times - Jan. 16

Texas governor orders state's flags raised to full-staff for Trump's inauguration

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott (R) on Monday ordered the state's flags be raised to full-staff on Inauguration Day, as President-elect Trump enters his second term in the White House. The move disrupts the ...

The Hill - Jan. 13

'I feel blessed to get weight-loss jab' - but can the NHS afford it for all?

We meet some of the first NHS patients, as expert says funding everyone eligible would "bankrupt" the service.

BBC News - Jan. 13

UK companies plan to invest in AI instead of hiring staff as costs rise

A new poll says 51 per cent of business leaders aim to redirect investment this year

Financial Times - Jan. 13

Starmer’s attempt to ‘do a Blair’ on the NHS

Ministers are trying to go further than before — with less money

Financial Times - Jan. 11

Can Susie Wiles, Trump’s Chief of Staff, Survive?

As Ms. Wiles heads to Washington, the view in Trump World is that the president-elect’s closest aide and veteran strategist has a better chance than anyone.

The New York Times - Jan. 9

The hole in Keir Starmer’s plan for the NHS

Also in this newsletter: demand for special educational needs provision doubles

Financial Times - Jan. 9

Winter pressure bad as height of pandemic, NHS says

More than 5,400 patients a day are in hospital with flu, as delays in A&E and for ambulances mount.

BBC News - Jan. 9

Clear racism at Al Fayed's Harrods, former staff tell BBC

Staff of "certain races" would leave shop floor before he toured the store, BBC told.