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Disruption expected as train drivers refuse to work overtime

Disruption expected as train drivers refuse to work overtime

Disruption expected as train drivers refuse to work overtime

02 July 2023

The action could impact visitors to the first week of the Wimbledon tennis tournament.


Labour says school plans would save taxpayer billions in agency fees

Labour says school plans would save taxpayer billions in agency fees

Labour says school plans would save taxpayer billions in agency fees

02 July 2023

Sir Keir Starmer will later this week set out the party’s plans on schools and education.


Government is not seeking ‘revenge’ in its response to RTE payment debacle – TD

Government is not seeking ‘revenge’ in its response to RTE payment debacle – TD

Government is not seeking ‘revenge’ in its response to RTE payment debacle – TD

02 July 2023

Two Government representatives denied that widespread redundancies at the broadcaster are to be sought.


Cleverly to hail UK-EU ties in Brussels speech

Cleverly to hail UK-EU ties in Brussels speech

Cleverly to hail UK-EU ties in Brussels speech

02 July 2023

The Foreign Secretary will praise the ‘close and friendly’ co-operation between London and Brussels in a speech to EU parliamentarians.


Five charged after Just Stop Oil protesters disrupted London’s Pride march

Five charged after Just Stop Oil protesters disrupted London’s Pride march

Five charged after Just Stop Oil protesters disrupted London’s Pride march

02 July 2023

They have been charged under the Public Order Act and are due to appear at Westminster Magistrates’ Court on Tuesday.


Soap opera stalwart Meg Johnson dies aged 86

Soap opera stalwart Meg Johnson dies aged 86

Soap opera stalwart Meg Johnson dies aged 86

02 July 2023

The actress had played Pearl Ladderbanks in Emmerdale since 2003.


Travellers to France advised not to cancel trips but to avoid cities at night

Travellers to France advised not to cancel trips but to avoid cities at night

Travellers to France advised not to cancel trips but to avoid cities at night

02 July 2023

Rioting has spread across the country following the fatal shooting by police of a 17-year-old boy.


Health Secretary says junior doctors ‘suddenly’ walked away from talks

Health Secretary says junior doctors ‘suddenly’ walked away from talks

Health Secretary says junior doctors ‘suddenly’ walked away from talks

02 July 2023

Steve Barclay would not commit to saying whether a 6% pay rise for NHS staff would be acceptable.


Shadow education secretary says Jess Phillips not racist amid headteacher row

Shadow education secretary says Jess Phillips not racist amid headteacher row

Shadow education secretary says Jess Phillips not racist amid headteacher row

02 July 2023

The Labour MP for Birmingham Yardley has been accused of ‘racist and bullying behaviour’ by a high-profile headteacher.


Strikes cannot become ‘business as usual’, says NHS England chief

Strikes cannot become ‘business as usual’, says NHS England chief

Strikes cannot become ‘business as usual’, says NHS England chief

02 July 2023

Amanda Prichard told a BBC current affairs show on Sunday that industrial action could not become the norm.


Lord Kerslake: Tributes paid to ‘true public servant’ after death announced

Lord Kerslake: Tributes paid to ‘true public servant’ after death announced

Lord Kerslake: Tributes paid to ‘true public servant’ after death announced

02 July 2023

Lord Bob Kerslake has died after ‘a short battle with cancer’, his family has said.


NHS England sets up team to plan rollout of promising new drugs

NHS England sets up team to plan rollout of promising new drugs

NHS England sets up team to plan rollout of promising new drugs

02 July 2023

The team will plan how to roll out promising medicines even as they wait to be approved by regulators.


NHS: Football clubs should ‘think seriously’ when agreeing gambling sponsorships

NHS: Football clubs should ‘think seriously’ when agreeing gambling sponsorships

NHS: Football clubs should ‘think seriously’ when agreeing gambling sponsorships

02 July 2023

It comes as the NHS in England has seen a steep rise in demand for support for ‘gambling-related harms’.


Green industrialist Dale Vince denies donations to Labour paid for influence

Green industrialist Dale Vince denies donations to Labour paid for influence

Green industrialist Dale Vince denies donations to Labour paid for influence

02 July 2023

The founder of Ecotricity said he made the donations during the past 10 years to help Labour into power.


Archivists give sports fans rare glimpse into early days of women’s football

Archivists give sports fans rare glimpse into early days of women’s football

Archivists give sports fans rare glimpse into early days of women’s football

02 July 2023

The picture, published in The Sketch on March 27 1895, is part of a collection of historical artefacts stored at the London Metropolitan Archives.


Tory MPs urge Sunak to cut immigration ahead of next election

Tory MPs urge Sunak to cut immigration ahead of next election

Tory MPs urge Sunak to cut immigration ahead of next election

02 July 2023

Rishi Sunak is facing calls from within his own party to go further to cut immigration


Man charged after trans rapist Isla Bryson alleges ‘abuse’ in prison

Man charged after trans rapist Isla Bryson alleges ‘abuse’ in prison

Man charged after trans rapist Isla Bryson alleges ‘abuse’ in prison

02 July 2023

Police Scotland said a 24-year-old has been charged after an allegation of a hate crime was made at HMP Edinburgh.


Labour says reforms would tackle ‘exodus’ of teachers from profession

Labour says reforms would tackle ‘exodus’ of teachers from profession

Labour says reforms would tackle ‘exodus’ of teachers from profession

02 July 2023

A new package of measures to recruit and retain teachers in England schools would lead to ‘world-class teaching for every child’, Labour has said.


Grieving mother demands improvements in ‘neglected’ cancer

Grieving mother demands improvements in ‘neglected’ cancer

Grieving mother demands improvements in ‘neglected’ cancer

02 July 2023

Nicola Nuttall’s daughter Laura died in May, aged 23.


Afghanistan withdrawal may have left members of armed forces with ‘moral injury’

Afghanistan withdrawal may have left members of armed forces with ‘moral injury’

Afghanistan withdrawal may have left members of armed forces with ‘moral injury’

02 July 2023

Professor Walter Busuttil, from Combat Stress, said some of those in a Channel 4 documentary could be dealing with the dilemmas they faced in Kabul.


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