Times Front Page 3rd of January 2025
Labour has postponed the reform of social care until 2028, delaying a long-promised overhaul to build national consensus and address short-term and long-term challenges in the system.
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People arriving in the UK illegally may be fitted with GPS tags to prevent them absconding under plans being considered by the Home Office, the Times reports. The paper says that, while almost 19,000 people have arrived in the UK in Channel crossings so far in this year alone, the immigration detention estate can hold only 2,500 people, and that officials have been asked to find alternatives to detention.
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.
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.