A retired chartered architect warns against repeating PFI schemes for NHS hospitals, citing serious design flaws, high finance costs, and the risk of buildings being returned in a depleted state.
Scotland's NHS faces backlash for spending £360,000 on professional actors to role-play patients while 850,000 people remain on waiting lists. Critics demand funds be redirected to frontline care.
Private sector job losses surge to 13,500 weekly as major employers including Amazon and Apple implement widespread layoffs. Federal Reserve faces policy dilemma amid rising unemployment and inflation.
A heated debate on NHS salaries erupts after a consultant calls her £100,000 wage 'pathetic', while a teacher highlights the vast pay gap within the public sector. Share your views.
Chancellor Rachel Reeves is targeting private pension schemes in a move experts warn could hammer retirement savings. Will this fund the scrapping of the two-child benefit cap? Vote now.
Chancellor Rachel Reeves targets salary-sacrifice schemes in £3bn pension raid to fund welfare changes. Experts warn of hammer blow to private sector retirement savings.
A British woman reveals why she's flying to China for medical tests, frustrated by NHS delays despite contributing £54,000 in National Insurance. Discover her story.
Labour MP Samantha Niblett alleges Microsoft overcharged NHS in £700m deal as MPs call for more contracts with British tech firms. Read the full investigation.
Exclusive: Private sector delivered 6.15 million NHS appointments, tests and operations this year, raising fears of NHS privatisation and staff shortages. Read the full investigation.
NHS Fife CEO Carol Potter steps down with praise and early retirement package despite a tribunal case over female staff rights. Discover the full story behind this public sector controversy.
No-fault evictions outlawed in England from next May, but Guardian analysis reveals two-thirds of councils failed to prosecute a single landlord in three years. Will new renters' rights be enforced?
Scotland's NHS is acquiring private hospitals to tackle record waiting times. Discover how this radical approach could reshape UK healthcare and reduce patient delays.
The NHS is set to acquire a cutting-edge private hospital in a landmark deal that promises to significantly expand healthcare capacity and reduce waiting lists across the region.
New data reveals Australian public servants are enjoying their fastest wage growth in 15 years, outstripping private sector increases and raising questions about economic fairness.
Shadow Education Secretary Lucy Powell confirms Labour will impose 20% VAT on private school fees, generating £1.6bn for state education while sparking fierce debate over educational choice and funding.
The NHS braces for its toughest winter yet as an early flu season collides with ongoing pressures. Health officials warn of potential thousands of fatalities and overwhelming strain on hospital services across the UK.
The NHS is launching an unprecedented recruitment drive in Australia to fill critical staffing gaps, offering relocation packages worth thousands amid ongoing healthcare workforce shortages.
Exclusive Treasury assessment warns Keir Starmer's New Deal for Workers may unleash financial chaos across public sector, with NHS, police and fire services facing unsustainable costs from enhanced employment rights.
London's private sector surges with strongest growth in over a year, outpacing national average as business confidence soars across the capital.
Fresh data reveals America's private sector employment continues to grow steadily despite economic headwinds, with services industries leading the charge in September's hiring spree.
NHS Lanarkshire and NHS Ayrshire & Arran receive staggering £135.5 million in emergency funding, raising serious concerns about patient safety and the sustainability of Scotland's healthcare system.
Medical leaders sound alarm over Scottish Government's latest NHS recovery plan, warning that without tackling the staffing catastrophe, the health service faces irreversible decline. Exclusive analysis reveals why current proposals fall dangerously short
Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves accused of double standards after backing campaign against selective landlord licensing in her Leeds constituency while supporting similar schemes nationally.
Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves unveils Labour's radical plan to overhaul private rental sector with mandatory licensing and crackdown on substandard housing.
Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves under scrutiny for not having mandatory landlord licence for her London rental property, raising questions about Labour's private rental sector policies.
Exclusive investigation reveals the shocking state of NHS hospital capacity as patients face unprecedented delays and overcrowding. Discover why experts warn the system is at breaking point.
Exclusive: Federal Aviation Administration probes two serious air incidents involving Donald Trump's private aircraft at major US airports, raising aviation safety concerns.
Exclusive: NHS leaders deliver sobering reality check to Rachel Reeves as new figures reveal growing treatment delays and funding shortfalls threatening patient care across Britain.
Senior medical leaders sound alarm over Scotland's NHS funding crisis, warning the cherished 'cradle to grave' healthcare principle faces collapse without urgent financial intervention.
A respected NHS consultant has dramatically resigned after two decades of service, swearing off his pension in protest against what he calls a 'discriminatory' retirement scheme that's pushing experienced medics out of the health service.