Burnham Orders Another Review of Childhood
Andy Burnham wants a root-and-branch review of childhood as a million young people sit outside work or training. Westminster appoints adults to find out why.
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Brexit Border Posts Cost £100 Million, Never Opened
Britain spends £100 million on Brexit border posts in Dover, Kent and beyond that never opened. Whitehall finds borders do not require buildings.
Half of NHS Trusts Forget to Budget for Maternity Cover
Almost half of NHS trusts in England have no maternity cover budget. Birmingham managers express surprise that staff occasionally have babies.
Police Force Mergers: Met Chief Wants 43 Cut to Ten
Sir Mark Rowley wants England and Wales’s 43 police forces merged into ten. London, Kent and Birmingham criminals worry about the longer commute.
Police Merger Plan: 43 Forces Become Eight
Sir Mark Rowley wants 43 police forces cut to eight or ten. A stolen Somerset lawnmower puts the new regional customer experience centre to the test.
Altman Wants to Rent Britain Its Own Computers
OpenAI chief Sam Altman says idle RAM in British home computers belongs in data centres. London asks why Britain should rent its own machines.
Government Renegotiates HS2 Contracts to Save Money
Government Renegotiates HS2 Contracts to Save Money on Railway That May Eventually Reach Somewhere Britain reduces cost of high-speed line by considering lower speeds, fewer destinations and a commemorative bus Renegotiation, Constructively Described BIRMINGHAM, ENGLAND — HS2 executives and government officials have been attempting to renegotiate major civil-engineering contracts as the project confronts enormous cost increases, delays and continuing uncertainty over its final delivery. The original report on the contract…