An RAF squadron is to drop its nickname following a complaint. The Lincolnshire-based 14 Squadron was formed in 1915 and was nicknamed the Crusaders after flying missions in the Middle East. The RAF said the decision to scrap the “unofficial” nickname followed a confidential service complaint, which was partially upheld. …

A major survey of TV and film staff in the UK has found that more than half are still out of work a year on from the Hollywood strikes. Media and entertainment union Bectu said more people than ever were also considering leaving the industry amid a “drought” in available …

A Royal Navy chef lured his colleague into a warship’s scullery before locking the door and sexually assaulting him, a court martial heard. Able Seaman Liam Pritchard told his victim, who he had already groped on another occasion, he wanted to meet, because he was suffering from a ‘low mood’. …

The Czech billionaire who wants to take full control of Royal Mail has held private talks with the new business secretary to reassure him about his plans for one of Britain’s most important companies. Sky News has learnt that Daniel Kretinsky met Jonathan Reynolds last Tuesday for the first time …

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ASLEF general secretary Mick Whelan predicted fewer train driver strikes as he joined MPs outside Parliament ahead of the second reading of Labour’s railway nationalisation Bill today. The head of the train drivers’ union hoped that fewer “snouts in the trough” — profiteering rail franchise bosses — will see ticket fares go down alongside …

Neil McCausland told the Horizon inquiry on Monday he joined the company after it had experienced a 10-year-long decline in profitability. A former chairman of the Post Office has told the Horizon IT inquiry that the institution was “very badly run” when he joined it in 2011, describing the IT …

A former chairman of the Post Office has told the Horizon IT inquiry that the institution was “very badly run” when he joined it in 2011, describing the IT infrastructure as “old and creaky”. More than 700 subpostmasters were prosecuted by the Post Office and handed criminal convictions between 1999 …

Chancellor Rachel Reeves has announced the end of universal winter fuel payments previously provided to all pensioners. Individuals born before 25th September 1957, could receive between £250 and £600 to help pay heating bills. This assistance, known as a “Winter Fuel Payment,” includes a “Pensioner Cost of Living Payment” ranging …

Parted from his mum at a shopping centre, young Darren Fawns wasn’t seen alive again Darren Fawns (13) was abducted and killed in July 1995 The sadistic child killer who murdered teenager Darren Fawns has now evaded detection for 29 years. Today marks the anniversary of the night the schoolboy …