‘Robust’ plans to counter NHS strike
Craig TaylorPatient safety must be our priority, says England’s chief nursing officer, ahead of the first strike by NHS staff over pay in more than 30 years. BBC News – UK
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UKIP’s Farage back on campaign trail
Nigel Farage campaigns in Rochester and Strood, as the main political parties consider their response to UKIP’s victory in the Clacton by-election. BBC News – UK
UK announces Ebola screening plans
The UK announces “enhanced” Ebola screening at Heathrow, Gatwick and Eurostar terminals as the Foreign Office investigates reports a British man has died of the disease in Macedonia. BBC News – UK
Clegg sets mental health wait limits
Nick Clegg unveils the first waiting targets for mental health treatments in England ahead of his Lib Dem conference speech. BBC News – UK
Cable says Tories ‘lying’ over taxes
Vince Cable tells the Lib Dem conference that anyone who claims to be able to eliminate the deficit without increasing taxes, as the Conservatives are, is “lying”. BBC News – UK
Clegg urges tax rise to cut deficit
Nick Clegg says taxes must be increased to reduce the deficit and accuses the Tories of wanting to do it by “beating up on the poor”. BBC News – UK