Within hours of UK household annual energy bills shooting up Friday by a staggering 80 percent to £3,549 a year, latest projection from independent forecasters are for savage rises to £5,400-a-year in January and to £7,200 by April. The latest rise already makes bills unaffordable for many. The annual energy …
Read More »Charlie Crichton missing: Police seek help finding 14-year-old from Kilwinning
Police are appealing for the public’s help tracing a 14-year-old boy who has been reported as missing from Kilwinning. He is described as 5ft 10in tall, of medium build, with short brown hair. When last seen Charlie was wearing a white North Face top, a black hooded zip-up top, black jogging …
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Read More »Scottish family rescue injured fox and nurse it back to health – Yahoo Life UK
Royal Mail boss calls on postal workers to agree to changes. 2 days ago. Cover Media. Union Fight Heats Up As Labor Board Files Complaint Against … Source link
Read More »Three Dutch soldiers shot outside hotel in Indianapolis, say police
Three Dutch soldiers have been shot and wounded in central Indianapolis after what police believe was a disturbance outside their hotel. The shooting occurred about 3.30am (8.30am UK) on Saturday in Indianapolis’ entertainment district. Indianapolis police said officers found three men with gunshot wounds and they were taken to local …
Read More »Port of Felixstowe strike workers enter final day – BBC News
Royal Mail postal workers are also walking out on 31 August and 8 and 9 September. "There are strikes across the board, these strikes, rail strikes … Source link
Read More »National, state responses must be included in any COVID-19 pandemic royal commission | The Border Mail
Sweden provides the best-practice example. Although adopting a different, less-repressive approach to most other countries, Sweden was proactive by initiating at the beginning of the pandemic, an ongoing commission of inquiry to assess the government’s responses during, as well as after, the pandemic. Over two years it released numerous interim …
Read More »Royal Mail is in desperate trouble – but the turnaround should be British-led
First, we need to rip up the rules that were put in place when it was privatised that protect the unions. The Royal Mail is ridiculously over-manned, and riddled with restrictive practices. Of course, we all sympathise with the posties who want a pay rise that matches inflation, and the …
Read More »Fat and rag build-up in sewer causes spill on Cornwall beach
Yet another pollution notice was issued on a beach in Cornwall, this time because of a build up of fat and rags. Sewage was reported at St Agnes beach earlier this weekend. Although the warning has now been removed, the Environment Agency (EA) has issued advice to residents and visitors …
Read More »London Underground: Tube to get new tech to reduce noise inside train carriages
Soon your journey on the Tube could be a lot quieter as London Underground is testing new technology to reduce noise in the tunnels. Up until recently, TfL has attempted to decrease track noise by grinding the tracks to restore the track profile. But if anything noise has got worse …
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