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Rail passengers face fresh travel chaos over the June half term after unions announced new strikes. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) will walkout across England on Friday 2 June. The strike action involves 20,000 rail workers at 14 train operators, including station staff, train managers and …

A spokesman said: “The CBI shares the shock and revulsion at the events that have taken place in our organisation, and at past failures that allowed these events to happen. We are deeply sorry and express our profound regret to the women who have endured these horrific experiences. “We have …

Royal blue! Souvenir coronation chinaware that’s hand-finished with 22-carat gold symbolises Britain’s first king in 70 years as well as Charles and Camilla ‘working in harmony’ The items going on sale today include a £75 cup and saucer and a £50 tankard The official sets are up to £10 dearer …

House price growth was at its weakest annually since October 2019, according to lender Halifax. It said the average sale price stood at £287,880 last month, with was 0.8pc up on February but only a 1.6pc annual gain. It comes as rival lender Nationwide said house prices have fallen by …

Britain’s coal fired power stations have been warmed up again amid concerns over the country’s energy supply. National Grid’s Electricity System Operator said it was a “prudent” organisation and the move was a contingency measure. 5 things to start your day  1) Baffling Brexit plan will wreck trade, says M&S chief …

Royal Mail has been left unable to send letters or parcels overseas after the postal service suffered a crippling "cyber incident". Source link

For many of you it will be the last working day before the Christmas break. It could also be a working day disrupted by strike action. Thousands of union members are on strike today and tomorrow. As if that was not enough to bring you some festive gloom, chaos on …

Christmas cards ‘won’t arrive until February’ because of Royal Mail backlogs, union sources have warned, as hundreds of postal workers marched with ‘Grinch Lynch’ on the first day of mass walkouts. Communication Workers Union (CWU) members congregated outside Parliament in central London yesterday – joined by RMT union leader Mick Lynch …

Sam Bankman-Fried has issued a mea culpa in a letter apologising to FTX staff for the collapse of his crypt empire. It comes as US bankruptcy proceedings have revealed that tens of thousands of British traders have been left out of pocket by the implosion of the cryptocurrency exchange FTX. …

Shoppers could see disruption to deliveries over the Christmas period as Royal Mail workers are to stage six fresh strikes next month, including on Christmas Eve. The Communication Workers Union (CWU), who represent 115,000 posties, said its members will walk out on December 9, 11, 14, 15, 23 and 24 …