Category: UK

More than 20,000 patients in England are expected to join STRIDE-RCT, testing whether blood tests can help GPs refer patients for cancer investigations sooner.

Barclays plans early car finance settlements for some customers. Accepting an offer would rule out a potential top-up under the central compensation scheme.

Some care workers would keep a five-year route to UK settlement under revised plans. The concession would not cover everyone, and full costings are still awaited.

A draft UK–EU agreement would reduce food trade checks and paperwork, according to the BBC. The proposed rules are not yet in force.

Steve Smith says he is willing to invest in Poundland again. The government plans talks with management, but a rescue agreement has yet to be confirmed.

Belfast’s Resurgent hall will help build three fleet support ships. The government says it will support more than 900 jobs and apprenticeships, rather than create 900 new posts.

England is introducing PEWS in emergency departments, combining checks on children’s vital signs with an urgent response to parents’ and carers’ concerns.

The Strategic Sites Accelerator aims to support six to ten major UK sites. Around £700 million is available in support, rather than money already paid out.

Police reported 325 arrests following a demonstration outside the US embassy in London, including 320 on suspicion of support for the proscribed Palestine Action.

Thousands of Virgin Media O2 jobs are at risk, according to the BBC. The final scale of the cuts has not been decided, and the operator declined to comment.

The Welsh NHS has a 28% shortfall in radiologists. The Royal College of Radiologists warns that waits for scans and reports are affecting patient care.

The government still plans to equalise minimum wage rates for workers aged 18–20 and older staff, but has not guaranteed delivery before the next election.