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LONDON Railway and postal staff, dockers too. Britain’s workers are striking in vast numbers as decades-high inflation erodes the value of wages at a record pace.     class=’cf’> Britain’s train network faces further heavy disruption today and on Aug. 20 in major walkouts that follow the sector’s biggest strike …

Kevin Clinton (Letters, 17 August) has got the wrong end of the stick. My Welsh father’s version of the railway journey story had a second world war demobbed British soldier in India needing to get back to Wales, and being asked by the ticket officer: “Upper Cwmtwrch or Lower Cwmtwrch?” …

A beaming Jennifer Lopez was shopping in Georgia on Thursday, ahead of her weekend wedding celebrations commemorating her marriage to Ben Affleck.  Lopez, 52, and Affleck, 50, tied the knot officially in Las Vegas last month, but this weekend are holding a lavish party. On Thursday the singer was spotted …

eBay UK will be helping its sellers as Royal Mail is facing a strike from the Communication Workers Union (CWU) which will impact mail services in the UK on four days over the next few weeks. The CWU has called on its members to take strike action on Friday, 26 …

GCHQ Director Jeremy Fleming delivers a speech as he meets with Britain’s Queen Elizabeth during her visit at the Watergate House to mark the centenary of the GCHQ (Government Communications Head Quarters) in London, Britain, February 14, 2019. REUTERS/Hannah McKay/Pool Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register Aug …

The head of the RMT union on Thursday warned that passengers face an “indefinite” campaign of strike action on the UK’s railways unless the government and industry reach a negotiated settlement with workers. RMT general secretary Mick Lynch wrote to transport secretary Grant Shapps demanding ministers step in to end …

A Royal Marine recruit wearing full kit drowned during a night time landing craft exercise after a last-minute decision for the group to to ‘ditch’ their lifejackets, an inquest heard. Rookie commando Ethan Jones, from Radstock, Somerset, ended up submerged under the deep water for ‘roughly five minutes’ in January 2020 …

Royal Mail Group workers have voted in a second ballot to enter into formal dispute with management over pay and conditions. The Communication Workers Union (CWU), which represents Royal Mail Group workers, said that its members yesterday (17 August) voted by 98.7% on a 72.2% turnout, complementing a 97.6% …

Last month marked 15 years since Transformers hit theatres, and the movie was re-released in honor of the anniversary. However, long before the Hasbro toys were turned into a live-action movie franchise, they were a beloved 1980s cartoon. In honor of the long Transformers history, everyone’s favorite transforming alien robots are getting their own …

Royal Mail vans Royal Mail workers have voted massively in favour of strikes in a dispute over pay and conditions, increasing the threat of disruption to postal deliveries. Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) backed strikes by 98.7% on a turnout of more than 72%. It was the second …