Dramatic photographs today revealed the moment a Royal Navy warship tracked two Russian submarines in the North Sea. UK submarine hunter HMS Portland shadowed the submarines – cruise missile submarine Severodvinsk and Akula-class attack submarine Vepr – after they surfaced separately in the sea north west of Bergen, Norway. The …
Read More »UK: RMT agreement at Merseyrail paves the way for ending national rail strike
Merseyrail has announced it will be running a limited service during next Wednesday’s national strike by 40,000 rail workers. The one-day action by members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) union follows three days of industrial action last month. Merseyrail train 508137 – Liverpool Central [Photo / CC BY-SA …
Read More »Oil price shock: US pushes for price cap on Russian oil by end of 2022 – ‘Insurance ban!’ | City & Business | Finance
US deputy treasury secretary Wally Adeyemo confirmed Washington hopes to see a global price cap on Russian oil by the end of the year during an event held on Tuesday. Mr Adeyemo made the remark during an appearance at the Aspen Security Forum in Colorado. He said: “We are following …
Read More »Arnault insures LVMH against future family feuds
LVMH CEO Bernard Arnault attends the Viva Technology conference in Paris, France, June 15, 2017. REUTERS/Martin Bureau/Pool Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register LONDON, July 22 (Reuters Breakingviews) – Bernard Arnault is finally in succession planning mode. On Thursday, the fashion king announced that Agache, the holding …
Read More »Frontlines in the new pay war – Socialist Worker
Around 115,000 Royal Mail workers have delivered a thumping vote for strikes after the bosses tried to push through a below-inflation pay deal. Source link
Read More »Swedish Match results will embolden deal resisters
Staff are seen at a Swedish Match moist powder tobacco “snus” store in Stockholm, Sweden, October 24, 2018. REUTERS/Anna Ringstrom Register now for FREE unlimited access to Reuters.com Register LONDON, July 22 (Reuters Breakingviews) – Swedish Match (SWMA.ST) investors will be watching its financial performance more closely than usual. The …
Read More »Camilla ‘asked if Meghan Markle and Prince Harry’s son would have ”Ginger Afro”’
Royal sources today soundly trashed claims that Camilla, the Duchess of Cornwall, joked to Prince Harry that it would be ‘funny’ if his unborn child with Meghan Markle had ‘ginger Afro hair’. The incendiary claims were made in Tom Bower’s new no holds-barred book: Revenge: Meghan, Harry and the war between the Windsors. The …
Read More »Postman sacked by Royal Mail for delivering 130 parcels on his day off
Walacy Ramos has been awarded damages for unfair dismissal (Picture: Getty Images) A Royal Mail postal worker who took over 130 parcels home with him overnight has won an unfair dismissal case against his employer. Walacy Ramos was fired after he kept undelivered mail in his living room without permission. …
Read More »Rail strikes: UK Government repeals key trade union law
THE UK Government has repealed a key trade union law which means businesses will now be able to pay agency workers to cross the picket line while strikes are underway. Rail, Maritime and Transport (RMT) Union boss Mick Lynch dubbed the move “unethical, morally reprehensible and impractical”, adding that it was the …
Read More »Royal family wish Prince George happy ninth birthday
The royal family have sent their best wishes to Prince George who is celebrating his ninth birthday. The Queen’s official Twitter account led the monarchy in marking the birthday of the young royal who was snapped on a UK beach for an official photograph released for his big day. Behind …
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