Glasgow City Council, Scotland's largest local authority, is considering cuts of about £30m next year.Options being proposed include reducing opening hours at some smaller museums and charging for some children to receive school breakfasts. Th
The number of people suffering heart attacks has reduced since the smoking ban in Wales began, a report by the chief medical officer has found.But in his annual report, Dr Tony Jewell said smoking still cost the NHS £127 for each person and bi
DUBLIN - Recession-ravaged Ireland is to unveil a four-billion-euro austerity package for its 2010 annual budget Wednesday in an effort to stabilise a ballooning gap in public finances. Delivering his second tough budget in a year Finance Minister
Alistair Darling will flesh out the biggest squeeze in public spending for a generation in his pre-Budget report, with only schools, hospitals and the police being spared average cuts of about 14 per cent over three years.Mr Darling’s pledge to prot
COPENHAGEN - Britain's Prime Minister Gordon Brown is urging fellow Europeans to raise their bid on reducing greenhouse gas emissions to pressure the U.S. and others to do more. His comments came on the second day of a historic climate conference as
At least one million public sector jobs should be cut to ease the public debt, according to the Reform think tank.The centre-right group says the NHS and the police service should be among the areas hit hardest, having previously enjoyed big workfor
LONDON - Prime Minister Gordon Brown said Tuesday he is urging European countries to commit to deeper cuts in greenhouse gas emissions, amid EU division over the issue, as crunch climate talks continue. Brown told the Guardian that he hoped the Eur
The government will cancel some parts of its NHS IT scheme and allow trusts to develop their own systems in moves saving £600m, Andy Burnham told MPs.The health secretary said the £12bn scheme - criticised over delays and costs - would b
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