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BT call centre staff “can’t afford to buy themselves or their children food” while the company pays its CEO millions of pounds. More than 40,000 of the telecom giant’s workers, mostly engineers and call centre staff represented by the Communication Workers Union (CWU), are going on strike on July 29 …

A community campaign to reverse an “act of vandalism” and bring back a postbox to a Plymouth neighbourhood has been hailed a success. The removal of Stoke village’s post box provoked anger but residents, councillor Jemima Laing and Plymouth MP Luke Pollard petitioned for its return. The group has claimed …

The Communication Workers Union (CWU) said 97.6% of members who voted in the ballot backed strike action in a dispute over pay The strike could severely impact postal and parcel deliveries ( Image: Getty Images) Postal workers have overwhelmingly voted in favour of strike action in a dispute over pay. …

The plan will be unveiled at the Farnborough Airshow, which returns for the first time since 2018 in a boost for the UK aerospace industry Drones could monitor traffic jams under plans due to be set out today ( Image: Tim Graham/Getty Images) Electric drones could be deployed to fly …

Britain’s greatest long distance runner has said he was trafficked into the UK when he was around eight or nine (top image) and spent his early years as a domestic slave for a woman he had never met before. In a BBC documentary (left), The Real Mo Farah, which will …

Royal Mail workers could be asked to check up on vulnerable residents during rounds, despite some postal staff relying on foodbanks and struggling to make ends meet themselves. The scheme will be trialled in Northumberland, with Royal Mail’s chief executive telling The Times their “great, trusted teams see things that …

Hundreds of locals had signed a petition calling for the return of the post box in Devonport Road Stoke Village could be set to get its post box back after an ‘act of vandalism’ removed it. Hundreds of locals had signed a petition calling for the return of the post …

More than 115,000 postal workers could stage a mass walk-out later this summer, after the Communication Workers Union (CWU) served Royal Mail with an industrial action balloting notice. The union – which represents postal workers – served the notice today (June 21). Ballot papers will be dispatched on June 28, …

Average speed cameras could be installed on a section of the A38 in a bid to improve safety, while the speed limit on the road could also be reduced. National Highways has launched a public consultation for people to have their say on a potential programme of measures to improve …

Campaigners have welcomed plans to improve safety on one of the main roads in Cornwall but say they are disappointed that a new replacement road has not been supported. National Highways has announced a package of measures to improve safety on the A38 in South East Cornwall. And while these …