Trade unions are threatening walkouts by teachers, NHS staff, barristers and postmen this summer. They are balloting up to 1.5million workers over strike action on a level not seen since the Winter of Discontent in the late 1970s. Sir Keir Starmer yesterday again failed to condemn rail strikes that will …
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The gender health gap has been the elephant in the room for too long. It is a known fact that despite living longer than men, women spend a greater proportion of their life in ill health and have been battling with a system which is not designed for them and …
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The caller was posh, polite and unusually patient. But the benefits office operator had no idea he was also a future king. Introducing himself simply as ‘William’, the stranger politely explained that he was ringing on behalf of a young homeless person to enquire about what financial help they were …
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This week, Britons will be hit by crippling rail strikes, which are the industry’s worst in decades. The strikes have the potential to disrupt major events such as the Glastonbury Festival and Test matches of cricket, as well as freight trains transporting critical goods like food and fuel. However, the …
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The Queen, the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Cambridge have released heartwarming family photographs through the ages to mark Father’s Day. William issued a picture of himself beaming and surrounded by his children on a holiday in the Middle East, while the Queen and Charles shared old photos …
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Tens of thousands of workers marched through London in a defiant rallying of the labour movement and a show of determination to take on the Tories, reports Chris Nineham On Saturday, for the first time in years, tens of thousands of trade unionists streamed through central London demanding change. The …
Read More »Royal family release heart-warming Father’s Day photographs through the ages
The Queen, the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Cambridge have released heartwarming family photographs through the ages to mark Father’s Day. William issued a picture of himself beaming and surrounded by his children on a holiday in the Middle East, while the Queen and Charles shared old photos …
Read More »Royal family release heart-warming Father’s Day photographs through the ages
The Queen, the Prince of Wales and the Duke of Cambridge have released heartwarming family photographs through the ages to mark Father’s Day. William issued a picture of himself beaming and surrounded by his children on a holiday in the Middle East, while the Queen and Charles shared old photos …
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Currently, bitcoin (BTC) is testing its 200-week simple moving average. So, for long-term investors, such as MicroStrategy’s Michael Saylor, it’s all steam ahead as he scoops up ‘bargain’ bitcoins at these levels not seen since 2017. The current price of the world’s preeminent cryptocurrency is now $19,213. The second largest …
Read More »Royal Ascot: Naval Crown clinches victory and the £1m prize in the Platinum Jubilee Stakes
Naval Crown clinches victory and the £1m prize in the Platinum Jubilee Stakes at Royal Ascot after the 33-1 shot triumphed by a neck to beat Creative Force in a thriller, with the favourite Home Affairs off the pace Naval Crown powered up the stands rail to claim the Platinum …
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