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Rishi Sunak announces pay increase for NHS after junior doctors stage the biggest strike ever

Image by Twitter @jeremycorbyn Pay scales for most doctors and dentists will increase by at least a 6% this year after the government accepted the recommendations from the independent pay review bodies in full. Around 130,000 full-time equivalent doctors and dentists, including junior doctors and consultants will see their pay rise in line with the […]

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Community-based domestic abuse services under pressure due to lack of funding

Image by Kaur Life New research conducted by Refuge, England’s largest specialist domestic abuse support service provider, shows that community-based domestic abuse services are under significant strain due to lack of funding. Four in five (85%) frontline workers surveyed for the charity’s ‘Local Lifelines’ report believe that their service is being impacted by insufficient funding.

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Strikes will cause major disruption over the next week, says top NHS doctor

Image by Guy Smallman Major disruption caused by industrial action over the next fortnight will have a serious impact on the NHS, with services expected to face the most challenging period yet, England’s top doctor has warned. To ensure care continues to be available for those in life-threatening situations, NHS staff will prioritise emergency and

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‘Closure of cross border access to Syria is not an option’: says Human Appeal UK

Image by Medecins Sans Frontieres UK humanitarian NGO Human Appeal calls on decision makers to consider the human cost of closing Northwest Syria\’s aid corridor with the outside world. The threat to humanitarian aid comes in the form of a possible non-renewal of the UN Security Council cross-border mandate for the most vital humanitarian crossing

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Shah Rukh Khan\’s \’Jawan\’ film prevue sparks anticipation among fans and movie fanatics

Production company Red Chillies Entertainment has released the highly-anticipated film Jawan’s official prevue. The film promises to be a massive action entertainer, starring the megastar Shah Rukh Khan and helmed by director Atlee. The film is set to be a spectacular event film with high octane action sequences and talent assembled from across Indian cinema.

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Join for a series of exciting community events in London to celebrate one of the city’s most diverse areas

Following its launch in 2021 The Drummond Street Neighbourhood project, a collaborative effort between Euston Town BID-, Drummond Street traders, Jan Kattein Architects and Camden Council, is thrilled to unveil a Season of Spice – a series of community-led events to unite and highlight this historic and vibrant area of London, commencing this summer.   Drummond

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Oxford to see its very first Hindu temple as plans move forward

Image by Oxford Hindu Temple & Community Centre Plans for a permanent Hindu Temple and Community Centre moved another step closer to reality as Oxford City Council granted approval for their planning application recently. The council-owned sports pavilion changing rooms at Court Place Farm, Marston, will be converted into a temple and community centre, subject

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India’s National Investigation Agency faces international criticism for putting out a hit list of 20 Sikhs in the Diaspora on Indian television

Image by indiatimes.com By Sikh Federation (UK) On the evening of Sunday, 18 June, 45-year old Hardeep Singh Nijjar, the President of Guru Nanak Sikh Gurdwara in Surrey, British Columbia, Canada was assassinated by two unidentified gunmen as he was leaving the Gurdwara. Two weeks earlier the Canadian Prime Minister\’s National Security Adviser, Jody Thomas stated

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US President Joe Biden meets PM Rishi Sunak ahead of the NATO Summit

Image by Twitter @RishiSunak The Prime Minister welcomed the President of the United States, Joe Biden, to Downing Street on Monday, 10 July. The leaders discussed progress made since they announced the Atlantic Declaration, a first-of-its kind framework for the economic partnership between the UK and the US, last month. Since Sunak and Biden’s last

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British Pakistani journalist sues CNN for unfair dismissal, disability and race discrimination

A former CNN reporter has decided to take legal action against the news channel stating that she is suing for unfair dismissal, disability and race discrimination. Saima Mohsin, who worked as a reporter for the network was working from Jerusalem and reporting on the Israel-Palestine conflict. However, things suddenly took a turn after she was

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