Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Royal Mail staff are staging a series of strikes in November and December in an escalating row over pay, jobs and working conditions. The Communication Workers Union (CWU) …
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Rail travel is likely to be disrupted and people travelling within the UK this weekend are being advised to check before they travel if trains will be running. Aslef union say they want driver wages to keep pace with the rising cost of living crisis, but travel companies have not …
Read More »The head of the Royal Navy has defended the way in which the service handles allegations of rape and sexual abuse, arguing that independent investigations would take longer and “lead to less good outcomes”. Admiral Sir Ben Key, the First Sea Lord, last month ordered an inquiry into what he …
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Nurses in England, Wales and Northern Ireland are to strike for two days in December – their biggest walkout in NHS history. After the Government rejected nurses’ demands for a stonking 19pc pay rise, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) says it “has no choice”. While RCN nurses will provide …
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A hunt for a new postmaster or mistress has been launched in Portishead – with a package on offer of £80,000. Post Office Limited is advertising for a new franchise to run a main post office in the town following news McColls is to close. Retail giant Morrisons announced earlier …
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Royal Mail has issued an update on a long-running dispute about pay and working conditions as strikes continue. Employees are set to strike on November 30 and December 1, 9, 11, 14, 15, 23 and 24. Around 115,000 postal workers are walking out during the strike action. This means deliveries …
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The Sunday Mail RECURRING strikes by nurses, university staff and postal workers, among others, have caused chaos in the United Kingdom (UK) in November and the coming months are likely to bring further disputes over pay. NURSES TO WALK OUTThe Royal College of Nursing (RCN) said on Friday its members …
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Royal Mail workers will launch a new wave of strikes in December in a round of union action that will wreak havoc on millions of households posting gifts in the run-up to Christmas. The strikes have been organized by the Communication Workers’ Union amid a row with the company over …
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FEBRUARY 02: Queen Elizabeth II is photographed at Sandringham House to commemorate Accession Day, marking the start of Her Majesty’s Platinum Jubilee Year, on February 2, 2022 in Sandringham, Norfolk. Chris Jackson/Getty Queen Elizabeth II’s final days are coming into focus with a new book. In an excerpt published by …
Read More »Taiwan President Tsai Ing-wen has resigned as head of the ruling Democratic Progressive Party following local election losses suffered by her party. Ms Tsai offered her resignation on Saturday evening, a tradition after a major loss, in a short speech in which she also thanked supporters. She said she will …
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