Belfast Elvis tribute performer Jim ‘The King’ Brown “got goosebumps” when he saw actor Austin Butler as Presley in the trailer for Elvis, the new biopic of the legendary star which hits cinemas on Friday. My hairs actually stood up when I saw it” said Brown (54), who has been …
Read More »KATE OSBORNE: The Government is playing politics with the rail workers’ dispute
“RMT members taking strike action are of course standing up for their rights – but they are also standing up for commuters.” This out-of-touch Government has underfunded and mismanaged our public transport network for more than a decade and enough is enough. RMT members taking strike action are of course …
Read More »Editorial: New strike votes show the workplace fightback is gathering strength
MASSIVE votes for strike action at Heathrow airport came as railway workers shut down the network for a second day today. British Airways’ attempt to maintain a 10 per cent pay cut — one it imposed alongside job cuts during the pandemic despite receiving public money to protect its workers …
Read More »Strike vote shows British Airways still appears to have a Heathrow problem
“I’ve had plenty of luck over the last five years, all of it bad.” So said Sir Rod Eddington, former chief executive of British Airways, the man who steered the airline through the terrorist attacks of 11 September 2001 and an outbreak of the SARS virus 18 months later. Sir …
Read More »Grubhub delivers $5K to Chipper Truck Cafe for helping catch rape suspect
GrubHub is delivering $5,000 to a New York restaurant after its employees helped apprehend a rape suspect. The staff at the Chipper Truck Cafe in Yonkers became heroes once they examined the note for the delivery order of a breakfast sandwich and a burger to the Bronx around 5 a.m. …
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William still smarting about Harry’s racism comments and why Charles could become the ‘ghost king’ – watch our talk show Palace Confidential for unrivalled royal analysis Experts discuss Prince William’s speech about racism in Britain – and how it may have been inspired by Harry Commentator Sarah Vine believes William …
Read More »Royal Ontario Museum receives $50-million donation pledge, largest ever
A visitor looks at the pieces on display in the Joey and Toby Tanenbaum Gallery of China at The Royal Ontario Museum in Toronto, on July 23, 2020.Tijana Martin/The Globe and Mail The Royal Ontario Museum announced Thursday it had received its largest pledge ever of $50-million from the Hennick …
Read More »Urban Logistics profits treble as last-mile demand continues to grow
– Pre-tax profits hit £172 million from £48 million – Value of the portfolio has doubled in a year – Demand far exceeds supply meaning rents can keep rising The past year has been a transformational one for investor in mid-size industrial property Urban Logistics (SHED) resulting in pre-tax earnings …
Read More »Edinburgh tram strike threat risks more chaos | Scotland
The second day of a UK-wide rail strike resulted in a skeleton service across Scotland and industrial action is now looming on Edinburgh’s tram network. Footfall at train stations was much lower and while some people were forced back into their cars the early indications were that many commuters worked …
Read More »The union fat cats who make four-times their members’ salaries
A group of union leaders threatening to spark a summer of discontent in Britain are raking in six-figure pay deals – some four-times higher than the workers they are leading to the picket line – MailOnline can reveal. Analysis shows how union chiefs are taking home staggering salaries, topped up …
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