Society

ONS may have ‘lost’ a million workers from job figures since pandemic

Policymakers have been “left in the dark,” by official jobs figures since the pandemic, which may have “lost” almost a million workers according to the thinktank Resolution Foundation.In a...

Health minister Stephen Kinnock says he will back assisted dying bill

The health minister Stephen Kinnock has said he will vote in favour of the assisted dying bill next...

Call to ban cakes and biscuits at school lunchtimes in England

Schools in England should be banned from giving pupils cakes or biscuits as part of their lunch because...

Bridget Phillipson says she is likely to vote against assisted dying bill

Bridget Phillipson, the education secretary, has said she is likely to vote against the bill to legalise assisted...

Women’s Equality party members vote to dissolve organisation

Members of the Women’s Equality party (WE) have voted to dissolve the organisation after nearly a decade of...

Security guard sues Science Museum for allegedly denying suitable chair

A cancer survivor with chronic health problems is suing one of the UK’s most prestigious museums for discrimination for allegedly denying her a suitable...

Lord Blunkett injured after falling into gap at Westminster tube station

Lord Blunkett is calling for action on “death trap” tube platforms after he was injured falling into the gap at Westminster station.The Labour peer,...

Sticky carpets, pickled eggs and pints for a fiver: why there’s life in the old-school boozer yet

In the Palm Tree pub, east London, barman Alf is taking only cash at the rattling 1960s till. The building, which is Grade II-listed,...

Heston Blumenthal fears watching TV series The Bear could trigger bipolar episode

Heston Blumenthal has said he fears that watching the high pressure depictions of kitchen life in the TV series The Bear could trigger a...

Young working-class people being ‘blocked’ from creative industries, study finds

Young people from working-class backgrounds are being “blocked” from entering the creative industries, which remain “elitist” and inaccessible, according to research.A report from the...

Bishop calls for Justin Welby to resign over failure to pursue serial abuser

A Church of England bishop has added her voice to growing calls for the archbishop of Canterbury to resign over his failure to pursue...