Breaking News Live Updates – 06 December 2022: India to Allow E-Visas to UK Travelers Again, Service Likely to Start This Week

Breaking News Live Updates – 06 December 2022: India to Allow E-Visas to UK Travelers Again, Service Likely to Start This Week

FOR 6th December 2022 By News18/ Updated: December 06, 2022, 05:55 IST Minute-by-minute news updates of happenings from around the world, with special focus on India. From daily coronavirus news about the... Read more »
Sir John Bourn obituary | Civil service

Sir John Bourn obituary | Civil service

Sir John Bourn, who has died aged 88, was parliament’s longest serving auditor general, responsible for exposing waste, inefficiency and scandal in the corridors of power, and for shaping the National Audit... Read more »
Ethical lettings service links with PropTech maintena…

Ethical lettings service links with PropTech maintena…

A not-for-profit company that matches rental properties with vulnerable tenants in need of accommodation has partnered with a maintenance firm to improve its offer to landlords.  Capital Letters was established in 2019... Read more »
London fire service vows reform after damning review

London fire service vows reform after damning review

London’s fire service said on Friday it was taking “immediate action”, after an independent review concluded it was institutionally misogynistic and racist. The London Fire Brigade (LFB) promised a “zero tolerance approach... Read more »
Royal London Hospital maternity service downgraded by CQC

Royal London Hospital maternity service downgraded by CQC

A regulator has downgraded its rating of The Royal London Hospital’s maternity service after an inspection. The Care Quality Commission (CQC) visited the Whitechapel hospital, run by Barts Health NHS Trust, in August.... Read more »
NHS: ‘Signs of improvement’ at east London maternity service

NHS: ‘Signs of improvement’ at east London maternity service

An east London NHS trust’s maternity service is “showing signs” of improvement, according to an inspection. NHS London visited Barking, Havering and Redbridge University Hospitals NHS Trust in September and has now... Read more »
London Ambulance Service staff to vote on strike action over pay row

London Ambulance Service staff to vote on strike action over pay row

10 October 2022, 23:25 LAS staff are set to vote on industrial action. Picture: Alamy London Ambulance Service (LAS) workers are set to vote on whether to strike amid an ongoing pay... Read more »
Coroner service faces High Court action over Romford case

Coroner service faces High Court action over Romford case

Published: 12:54 PM September 20, 2022 The family of a woman who died in a Romford house fire have launched High Court action against the east London coroner service. Relatives of Rosslyn Wolff,... Read more »
Ocado opens third site in east London for Zoom rapid delivery service

Ocado opens third site in east London for Zoom rapid delivery service

The available range is “five times the size of most other immediacy services” Ocado Retail said. // Ocado Retail opens its third Zoom delivery site in Leyton, east London // Delivery fees... Read more »
Bikeworks free ebike taxi service opens in Waltham Forest

Bikeworks free ebike taxi service opens in Waltham Forest

A free cycle-taxi service has launched in Waltham Forest, offering rides to isolated residents to help them get out and about. The service, run by Bikeworks, is available during three slots a... Read more »