Tens of thousands of firefighters and control room staff are to be balloted on whether they want to strike over pay – just days before nurses will also begin casting their own votes. A wave of industrial action currently sweeping the country has seen employees from numerous sectors insist their …
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Support quality, independent, local journalism…that mattersFrom just £3 a month you can help fund our work – and use our website without adverts. Become a member today Royal Mail workers on strike outside Abercarn post office a few weeks ago With two days of industrial action planned this Thursday and …
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A general view of Istana Negara in Kuala Lumpur August 19, 2021. — Picture by Firdaus Latif By Shahrin Aizat Noorshahrizam Wednesday, 07 Sep 2022 10:11 AM MYT KUALA LUMPUR, Sept 7 — The Coalition for Clean and Fair Elections (Bersih) has amassed approximately 121,000 signatures for its petition requesting …
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Hundreds of royal fans stood for over two hours in the stifling heat hoping to see ‘soap opera’ Harry and Meghan at Düsseldorf town hall. Among them was former serviceman Bob Clark and his wife Lily who were decked out in royal regalia. Clark wore an ermine robe, crown and …
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Press play to listen to this article LONDON — As Liz Truss gets down to work as Britain’s new prime minister, she faces an immediate problem. Half the British workforce appears to be going on strike. Across the country, rail workers, barristers, dockhands, bus drivers, garbage collectors, Amazon employees, and …
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Meghan Markle’s keynote speech at the One Young World summit ‘felt a bit flat because it was very, very self-centred’, a royal expert claimed today. The Duchess of Sussex last night delivered her first in-person address in Britain since quitting as a working royal amid the Megxit crisis more than …
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Prince Harry and Meghan Markle’s latest round of public engagements have been compared to a royal tour, with red carpets and photo walkabouts as the couple attend events that are close to their heart this week. The Duke and Duchess of Sussex have both delivered speeches during the last two …
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Royal Mail workers across the UK will strike for two days at the end of this working week. Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) are set to walk out on Thursday, September 8 and Friday, September 9 as part of ongoing disputes over pay. This comes after industrial action …
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Now the Bridgeness Slab is being celebrated during the area’s Big Roman Week festival, which kicks off later this month. A film about the famous Roman slab – or tablet – is being shown in the town’s library. Also scheduled is a talk about the rich colours used to paint …
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The Duke and Duchess of Sussex were invited to the UK for a ‘big sleepover’ in Balmoral with the Queen, a royal expert has claimed. Author Katie Nicholl told GB News Breakfast with Eamonn Holmes and Isabel Webster that Prince Harry, 37, and Meghan Markle, 41, were ‘invited at the end of …
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