Times Front Page 2nd of January 2025
In New Orleans, a man carrying an alleged extremist flag drove a truck into a crowd, resulting in ten fatalities and raising concerns over security measures in urban areas.
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Meanwhile, the Times carries warnings from NHS chiefs that they will have to start cutting patient care unless Chancellor Rishi Sunak finds £8bn for extra coronavirus costs. Health chiefs have accused Mr Sunak of “robbing NHS budgets” by failing to meet the full cost of treating more than 8,000 coronavirus patients in hospitals. They told the paper that the chancellor appears to be trying to “renege” on his commitment to cover such costs, instead trying to use normal health service funds to pay for the pandemic.
Times Front Page 1st of January 2025
Labour’s £5bn-a-year plan to recruit 6,500 additional teachers faces scrutiny as a report from the National Foundation for Educational Research highlights funding challenges, raising concerns over the feasibility of meeting targets with only £3bn expected through proposed VAT changes versus the anticipated need.
Times Front Page 31st of December 2024
Millions of public sector workers, including teachers and civil servants, may be offered higher salaries in exchange for reduced pension benefits as a strategy to address staff shortages, with unions divided over the proposal amidst government discussions at early stages.
Times Front Page 30th of December 2024
A tragic aviation disaster has resulted in 179 fatalities, marking the deadliest plane crash in the past five years, as devastated families and officials grapple with the aftermath.