Rail unions set to walk out on Tuesday, as clashes loom over public sector pay offers falling short of inflation A wave of 1970s-style economic unrest is threatening to spread from the railways across the public services, as unions representing teachers and NHS workers warn of potential industrial action over […]
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RMT union leaders say ‘no viable’ deals are on the table and walkout is set to go ahead, hitting tourism, sport and festivals Network Rail bosses say they plan to hold more talks with union leaders today in a last-ditch attempt to avert the biggest strike on the railways for […]
Exclusive: new visa scheme to attract staff to ease the chronic shortages in the sector has left many open to exploitation Read full story: Migrant workers trapped in debt bondage Care workers recruited from overseas to look after elderly and disabled people in Britain are being charged thousands of pounds […]
Jefferson da Silva Lima turned himself in to Amazon police as autopsy finds journalist and indigenous expert were shot Brazil’s federal police said Saturday that a third suspect in the deaths of British journalist Dom Phillips and Indigenous expert Bruno Pereira has been arrested. The pair, whose remains were found […]
Labour leader warns against byelection complacency but hopes to regain seat that ‘could be birthplace of next Labour government’ The Labour leader, Sir Keir Starmer, has urged supporters not to be complacent in advance of the Wakefield byelection, adding that a victory “could be the birthplace of the next Labour […]
Tory MPs in north of England warn PM he cannot take seats won from Labour’s ‘red wall’ for granted Boris Johnson has been accused of showing “total contempt” for the north of England as a senior Tory MP warned him it was an “illusion” to think the party would comfortably […]
Exclusive: Emergency council cuts feared across England caused by inflation and higher energy costs Cost of living crisis for councils will make levelling up a distant dream School-building projects, swimming pools and libraries have been earmarked for emergency funding cuts because town halls have been hit by an unexpected £1.7bn […]
Labour leader and deputy have promised to resign if found to have breached Covid rules by eating curry and drinking beer at event Keir Starmer and Angela Rayner have returned questionnaires to Durham constabulary, giving their account of a gathering during last year’s local election campaign, the Labour party has […]
Officials give confirmation after forensic tests, as police suggest killings were not carried out upon orders from organised crime How the pair’s final journey ended in tragedy There is a war on nature. Dom Phillips was killed trying to warn you about it Forensic tests carried out on human remains […]
PM’s former ethics adviser says reason given by Downing Street for his resignation was a ‘distraction’ Boris Johnson’s former ethics adviser has said the reason given by Downing Street for his resignation was a “distraction” and doubled down on claims that the government wanted to break international law. After he […]