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STRIKING workers at a Manchester flooring factory have been laid off as part of a “vindictive attack” by bosses, GMB said today. About 200 staff at the Polyflor factory in Whitefields are due to down tools today after the union rejected a below-inflation pay offer from the company, which is a leading …

Strike action could take place in almost every job sector in the coming months as the nation continues to be gripped by the cost of living crisis, a leading academic has warned. Mass walk-outs have already been staged by railway workers, bus drivers, postal workers and barristers in Greater Manchester …

Towns and villages near coronavirus hotspots could be lifted out of the toughest lockdown Tiers in plans being drawn up to quash growing Tory backbench anger at the restrictions.   Ministers are trying to win over Tories by offering them hope that their constituencies will be ‘decoupled’ from hotspots when a …

An official graph laying out coronavirus outbreaks across the country suggests there are parts of the North of England and Midlands that could be ‘de-escalated’ from Tier Two or Tier Three in January if they can continue to squash the disease.  The chart, published last night by the Department of …

Deta Hedman will celebrate her 61st birthday before making her PDC World Championship debut Deta Hedman is a darting pioneer – instrumental in putting women’s darts on the map. Later this year, Hedman will become the second oldest debutant in PDC World Championship history and you’d struggle to find anyone …

Ministers have given Manchester leaders until 12pm today to reach an agreement on the city entering Tier 3 coronavirus lockdown, and say the government will ‘intervene’ if local leaders do not agree to impose the economy-crippling restrictions by the deadline.   Up to 10 million people now face living under the …

The Independent employs reporters around the world to bring you truly independent journalism. To support us, please consider a contribution. Royal Mail staff at a Manchester depot hit by a major coronavirus outbreak could not get tested for four days after England’s mobile testing programme – previously run by the army …

Therapist, 53, died when she was hit in road by Libyan immigrant working illegally in UK as fast food delivery driver who thought he had hit a bump and continued on way to work  Rezar Abukhrais, 35, was working illegally as a fast food delivery driver  Donna Barrow-Jones, 53, fell …

In part one, we looked at the major institutional investors ploughing money into the rapidly growing Build to Rent (BTR) sector. Here, we take a closer look at some of the developers making the biggest splash in this fast-emerging market – which in recent years has become probably …

The cost of implementing the high-speed railway connecting London with Birmingham, Manchester and Leeds could reach £106bn, according to a leaked, government-commissioned review. High Speed 2 (HS2) was originally allocated £56bn, and current HS2 Ltd chairman Allan Cook revised the estimated costs to between £81bn and £88bn in October. But …