Thu, 23rd Feb 2012

Bromsgrove News

Pay freeze for 1.6m council staff

12:55pm Thursday 23rd February 2012

Over 1.6 million council workers are facing a third year of pay freezes

Around 1.6 million council workers are to have their pay frozen for a third year in a row, local authority employers have announced.

Bonus row RBS unveils £2bn losses

12:48pm Thursday 23rd February 2012

RBS made a loss of two billion pounds last year

Taxpayer-backed Royal Bank of Scotland ran the gauntlet of public outrage as it unveiled losses of £2 billion and paid staff nearly £1 billion in bonuses.

Charlotte Church settles hack claim

12:35pm Thursday 23rd February 2012

Charlotte Church has reached a settlement over phone hacking claims

Singer Charlotte Church has settled her phone hacking damages claim against News of the World publisher News Group Newspapers, the High Court heard.

Scrap NHS Bill, says Royal College

11:37am Thursday 23rd February 2012

The Government has come under fire for failing to get health professionals on board with its health reforms

The Royal College of Paediatrics and Child Health (RCPCH) has called for the Health Bill to be withdrawn - just three days after meeting the Prime Minister to discuss the controversial reforms.

Weight loss operations up by 12%

11:22am Thursday 23rd February 2012

There has been around a 30-fold increase in the number of people having weight loss surgery in the last decade, a report says

The number of weight loss operations has risen 12% while hospital admissions for obesity have also jumped.

Adoption process to be speeded up

11:00am Thursday 23rd February 2012

New adoption rules will mean children should be placed with families much more quickly than at present

Rules on adoption are to be changed to make the process of finding a permanent home for a child in care swifter, simpler and more flexible, Education Secretary Michael Gove has announced.

Labour suspends MP over 'assault'

10:48am Thursday 23rd February 2012

Labour MP Eric Joyce has been arrested on suspicion of assault

Labour MP Eric Joyce has been suspended from the party following allegations of an assault in a House of Commons bar on Wednesday night.

Net immigration steady at 250,000

10:41am Thursday 23rd February 2012

Study is the most common reason for migration to the UK, according to statistics

Net migration to Britain remained steady at 250,000 in the year to last June, official figures showed.

MEP arrested over 'fraud' claims

10:38am Thursday 23rd February 2012

MEP Nikki Sinclaire is one of four people arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud the European Parliament

An MEP has been arrested on suspicion of conspiracy to defraud the European Parliament.

Healthcare regulator chief quits

10:32am Thursday 23rd February 2012

The Care Quality Commission has been heavily criticised

The chief executive of health and social care regulator the Care Quality Commission (CQC) has resigned.
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