The rainbow stamps with first class Pride: Royal Mail launches brightly-coloured collection to mark 50th anniversary of first Gay Pride march These latest vibrant designs show the Royal Mail has changed a lot since 1840 Stamps will mark the fiftieth anniversary of the UK’s first Gay Pride march It comes …
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London commuters today complained ‘there are no strikes, but there may as well be’ after Tube stations stayed shut as late as 9.30am this morning and TfL warned of delays across the Underground – as Britain braces for further travel mayhem tomorrow. Massive crowds formed queues outside shuttered Tube stations …
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Quick thinking workers at a New York cafe saved a kidnapped woman on Sunday from an accused serial rapist after she sent a note through the GrubHub delivery app to call the police. Employees at The Chipper Truck Cafe in Yonkers sensed something was wrong when they received the garbled …
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Royal Mail workers will be sent ballot papers on Tuesday Royal Mail workers could be the next to go on strike as they prepare to vote in the coming weeks on proposed industrial action. Around 115,000 Communication Workers Union (CWU) members will be voting on the proposal after the union …
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The prospect of a national postal strike at the same time as a national rail strike is likely to set alarm bells ringing in Downing Street. Boris Johnson has insisted ministers stay out of any pay negotiations for public sector workers but further strikes in the coming weeks and months …
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Royal Mail workers have demanded a ‘no strings, inflation-based’ pay rise as they prepare to vote on industrial action, while 450,000 teachers are considering joining striking rail workers on the picket line. Fears of a general strike in Britain are mounting as union members across the country threaten to join …
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Since March, Victorians have been able to claim 25 per cent off dining and entertainment around the state, as an incentive to get people out to regions and to support industries hardest hit by COVID-19. There’s a good chance you didn’t know about the Victorian Dining and Entertainment Program, because …
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Inner London Crown Court will close next week due to a strike by criminal barristers over legal aid funding. A judge at the court today warned jurors that they will not be sitting next Tuesday as several days of walkouts begin along with a refusal to take on new cases. …
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Trade unions are threatening walkouts by teachers, NHS staff, barristers and postmen this summer. They are balloting up to 1.5million workers over strike action on a level not seen since the Winter of Discontent in the late 1970s. Sir Keir Starmer yesterday again failed to condemn rail strikes that will …
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The caller was posh, polite and unusually patient. But the benefits office operator had no idea he was also a future king. Introducing himself simply as ‘William’, the stranger politely explained that he was ringing on behalf of a young homeless person to enquire about what financial help they were …
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