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H undreds of thousands of workers across multiple sectors have voted to go on strike, including rail workers, ambulance workers, Royal Mail workers, and civil servants. With long-running disputes throughout December, what sectors will be striking in January? University lecturers and teachers In November, 70,000 lecturers, librarians, and researchers across …

A statutory inquiry investigating allegations of “unlawful killings” by British special forces of scores of unarmed civilians in Afghanistan and a subsequent cover-up is to begin in early 2023. Commissioned by Defence Secretary Ben Wallace, Defence Minister Andrew Murrison told parliament it will in part “investigate and report on alleged …

THE WHAT? Despite train and Royal Mail strikes, severe weather and the cost of living crisis, The Perfume Shop saw sales soar in the run up to Christmas 2022, according to a report published by This is Money. The UK retailer sold a record 1.8 million fragrances between November 28 …

Liverpool is set to be battered by outbreaks of rain and strong winds. The Met Office has forecasted for it to be an “unsettled” day in the city thanks to the weather. Today, Tuesday, January 3, there will be strong winds and rain, according to meteorologists. However, the Met Office …

The UK Health Security Agency (UKHSA) has issued a warning to parents over Strep A as children head back to school. The warning came as the country sees high levels of flu, covid-19 and invasive Strep A disease (iGas). Figures released last week show at least 30 children have now …

No films were shown at Woolton Picture House in 2022 and customers are still waiting to return to Liverpool’s oldest cinema. The cinema, which first opened in 1927, has not yet reopened after closing for the Covid-19 pandemic. After being saved from permanent closure by a crowd-funding campaign and government …

Reporter Lucy Carter takes a look back at some of the biggest news stories in West Norfolk from October to December 2022. Strike action began in October as BT workers gathered in Lynn to campaign for a better pay increase. Around 20 workers picketed about the ‘unfair’ pay rise which …

The publication of the review could be a test of Rishi Sunak’s green credentials. 02 January 2023 Prime Minister Rishi Sunak’s commitment to tackling climate change could face scrutiny early in the new year with the publication of a review into the UK’s target of net zero carbon emissions by …

Rico Back, CEO of the Royal Mail between 2018 to 2020, has told The Sunday Times that the current board at the Royal Mail have wasted time and “not executed properly”. Back claimed that current Royal Mail boss Simon Thompson, who had joined from Ocado, had no experience of running a …

A new winter of discontent is under way. Strike action on a scale not seen since the 1980s will affect millions as public sector workers demand pay rises to match spiralling inflation. The government has vowed to respond with new laws to limit the ability to strike, and to use …