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A Leicester City Council employee struggling with grief and depression should not have been formally disciplined for a photo of a co-worker with a sex toy stuck to his head, a tribunal has ruled. Employment Judge Richard Adkinson said the worker in the photo – who was wearing council-branded clothing …

RESIDENTS with postal votes for the forthcoming Buckie ward by-election are being urged to return them as soon as possible to avoid Royal Mail strikes. Postal voters in the Buckie by-election are being urged to return their ballots as soon as possible. The by-election takes place on November 3 following …

Pensioners protest over rising fuel prices at a demonstration outside Downing street called by The National Pensioners Convention and Fuel Poverty Action on February 7, 2022 in London, England. Guy Smallman | Getty Images LONDON — “The brains of humans and other animals contain a mechanism designed to give priority …

PEOPLE living in Buckie are being reminded of the deadline for registering to vote by post in the upcoming by-election. The deadline for postal votes applications in the Buckie by-election has been announced. Voters will be asked to select a new councillor to represent them, and the list of candidates …

Fears that strike action by Royal Mail staff could hinder postal voting for a Gloucester City Council by-election have led to calls from civic chiefs to voeters to cast their ballots and post it early. Voters head to the polls next Thursday October 13 to elect a councillor to represent …

Local workers and community activists have backed a national campaign as cries for help have “fallen on deaf ears”. Hundreds of people in Liverpool took to the streets as part of a national day of action to call on the government to act in the cost of living crisis. The …

London CNN  —  British Prime Minister Liz Truss admitted mistakes had been made with her government’s controversial “mini-budget” announced last week – which sent the pound to historic lows and sparked market chaos – but stood by her policies. Speaking to the BBC’s Laura Kuenssberg on Sunday morning Truss said: …

The Red Ensign at the stern of Scillonian III hangs limply at half-mast as she chugs out past Land’s End into the Atlantic. It is a hot, windless, sun-kissed September morning. We are heading for the Scillies. The United Kingdom is burying its Queen today. At Westminster Abbey, 290 miles …

POSTIES who were hailed as heroes after working through the pandemic walked out on strike yesterday (Wednesday) over a pay rise dispute. Communication Workers Union (CWU) picket lines were in place outside depots in Hampstead, Kentish Town, Camden Town, Kilburn and St John’s Wood. Royal Mail’s top bosses claim they …

LONDON, AUGUST 26: Striking postal workers on the picket line in Whitechapel on August 26, 2022 in London, UK. More than 100,000 postal workers walk out across the country today in a dispute over pay. Photo by Guy Smallman/Getty Images LONDON — Postal workers across the U.K. went on strike …