Umno members holding up placards in support of former Prime Minister Datuk Seri Najib during the Umno special briefing for divisional committee members and leaders at Umno headquarters in Kuala Lumpur World Trade Centre (WTCKL), August 27, 2022. — Picture by Firdaus Latif By Radzi Razak Saturday, 27 Aug 2022 …
Read More »Man arrested after allegedly ‘driving under the influence of drugs’ on Great Western Road
A MAN has been arrested after he was allegedly caught driving under the influence of drugs near Drumchapel. Officers from Police Scotland’s Road Policing Unit in Glasgow stopped the motorist on the A82 (Great Western Road) on Friday (August 26) after he was reportedly observed speeding. Cops said that the driver was …
Read More »Cambs vet saves beloved Springer Spaniel after tetanus attack left him unable to walk, eat or breathe
A Cambridgeshire vet saved a beloved English Springer Spaniel after a severe tetanus attack left the dog unable to walk, eat, drink and even breathe. One-year-old Brian’s body went into complete lockdown after the attack, leaving his owner fearing that he would not make it. Owner and breeder, Susan Musselwhite, …
Read More »Royal Mail workers in Paisley picket Underwood Road depot for “dignified, proper pay rise”
Royal Mail workers in Paisley joined the ranks of striking workers this summer as they held the first of three days of industrial action yesterday. A picket line, organised by the Communication Workers Union (CWU), was in place outside the Underwood Road Royal Mail depot from 5.30am with the first …
Read More »Royal Mail workers take part in industrial action
ROYAL Mail workers who are members of the Communication Workers Union have taken part in industrial action in Coleraine on Friday. They are among over 100,000 postal workers across the UK taking action in a dispute over pay. It is the first of four days of industrial action, with walk-outs …
Read More »Thousands of Scottish Royal Mail workers start strike action
Around 11,000 Scottish postal workers have walked out in a dispute over pay and work conditions. The leader of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) labelled it the “biggest strike in the UK since 2009” as more than 115,000 Royal Mail workers across the UK take industrial action. Strike action will also …
Read More »Thousands of postal workers launch strike in UK over pay dispute | Business and Economy News
Workers at Royal Mail Group join picket lines after being given a pay rise that falls far short of inflation. Thousands of postal workers in the United Kingdom have launched a series of strikes over pay, as the cost-of-living crisis prompts mass industrial action in numerous sectors. In east London, …
Read More »Royal Mail strike: Union boss says they will fight ‘very hard’ for pay rise | News
Royal Mail employees staged a walkout on Friday (26 August) in what is being described as the biggest strike action of the summer. Communication Workers Union boss told Sky News they are “angry and have lost all confidence” in Royal Mail leadership. Dave Ward said: “This is a group of …
Read More »Will my post be affected by strikes this weekend? | UK | News
After today, the next CWU strikes are due on August 31, meaning letter delivery will return to normal over the weekend. But the action may have left a backlog in some deliveries, resulting in some post arriving later than intended. And offices will remain closed, so while people will receive …
Read More »West Midlands postal workers down tools in first day of strike action over pay
Postal workers join together in solidary on strike at Kingswinford Delivery Office Post was left unsorted and parcels undelivered at the distribution centres in Wolverhampton and Kingswinford as members of staff joined the first of several days of national strike action. Some 115,000 Royal Mail postal workers nationally have walked …
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