June, as she was known, was born in Newcastle in 1926. She was a Geordie at heart and her appetite for the north was fed by many trips to York, Northumbria, and beyond, often towing a caravan, and accompanied by her lifelong friend Sylvia Warren and various dogs. Poignantly, Sylvia …
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(Adds details, background) LONDON, Nov 14 (Reuters) – British police arrested a 26-year-old man at Heathrow Airport who had arrived from Turkey on Thursday, on suspicion of terrorism offences related to Syria. “He was arrested on suspicion of preparation of terrorist acts,” London’s Metropolitan police said in a statement. “The …
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A BUS driver who told a disabled black passenger she didn’t speak foreign languages is being investigated by bosses. Wheelchair-bound Ian Barrington, 44, was left stunned after Karen Forshaw, 49, told him he should be “ashamed” of himself during a shocking row on her First Bus which was caught on …
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LABOUR is gaining ground in the general election as its economic and social policies chime in with the needs and aspirations of the masses, the Communist Party (CP) has said. However, CP London district secretary Steve Johnson warned that Britain’s ruling class and its supposedly “liberal” intelligentsia would pull out …
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PUBLISHED: 19:31 14 November 2019 Oliver Sullivan Beavers, cubs and scouts from the 4th Ipswich Scout Group celebrating the service’s 30th anniversary in 2016 Picture: STUART WHITMORE Archant Scouts across Ipswich and Felixstowe are set to be busy this festive period as they prepare to deliver Christmas cards from more …
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The class nature of British society was exposed for all to see in glorious technicolour at the Royal High Courts in London today. In a matter of minutes a single unelected judge, Lord Swift, granted an injunction sought by the Royal Mail Group (RMG) to nullify a massive industrial strike …
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Flight AI-952 was due to depart at 06:10 a.m. on Sunday but after the rat was spotted …. Royal Mail Wins Court Bid to Block Strike During Election. Source link
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LONDON, Nov 14 (Reuters) – EMBARGOED 2230 GMT Britain’s anti-Brexit Liberal Democrats will promise on Friday to spend 100 billion pounds ($128 billion) on tackling climate change if they win a Dec. 12 election. The Liberal Democrats trail Boris Johnson’s Conservatives and the opposition Labour Party in opinion polls and …
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The nationalisation of water, energy grids and the Royal Mail would save UK households £7.8 billion a year and pay for itself within seven years, according to new academic research. A report by Greenwich University’s Public Service International Research Unit put the total cost of compensation to private sector owners …
Read More »BT was separated from the Post Office in 1981 and spruced up with its own board. In late 1984 shares … More recently came Royal Mail. Privatisation … Source link
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