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Sharon Graham: Starmer must reverse decision on winter fuel payments
Interviews with Sharon Graham, General secretary of Unite the Union, Georgie Stag (69) and Patrick Reynolds (74) at a protest against the Government's plan to scrap the winter fuel allowance for pensioners.
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Campaigners outside Parliament tell Starmer to reverse winter fuel allowance cut decision
A protest is held outside Parliament to highlight opposition to the Government’s controversial decision to scrap the winter fuel allowance for pensioners. The Unite union has joined forces with the National Pensioners Convention and...
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MP for Llanelli says Government will ensure Tata is 'held to account' over Port Talbot closure
John Warman, an ex-mayor of Neath Port Talbot Council, who worked in the Welsh steel plant for nearly 30 years, said he felt “very emotional” as the closure got under way on Monday. Speaking to the PA news agency outside the Port Talbot...
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‘Sombre mood' in Port Talbot as last blast furnace shuts down
Interview with Community union’s National Officer Alun Davies on the closure of the last blast furnace at Port Talbot. Nearly 2,000 jobs will be lost at Tata Steel UK’s Port Talbot plant as its last blast furnace shuts down.
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Wes Streeting responds after nurses reject the government's 5.5% pay rise offer
Health Secretary Wes Streeting talks at a New Statesmen fringe event at the Labour Party Conference after Nurses reject the government's 5.5% pay rise offer. Wes Streeting denied that the Government had made a strategic error by...
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Nurses reject Government’s pay offer of 5.5% rise
Nurses have rejected the Government’s pay award of a 5.5% rise, it has been announced. Members of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) in England rejected the deal by two-thirds in a record high turnout of around 145,000. The pay award was...
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Train drivers vote to accept multiyear pay offer and end two-year dispute
Train drivers have voted overwhelmingly to accept a multiyear pay offer, ending a two-year dispute at 16 rail companies. Aslef said its members voted by 96% in favour of a deal the union said was worth 15% over three years. The turnout...
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Junior doctors in England vote to accept Government pay offer
Junior doctors in England have voted to accept a Government pay deal worth 22.3% on average over two years, bringing their long-running dispute to an end. The British Medical Association’s junior doctors committee in England accepted the...
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Fire up your career: Gains are slow for women in construction
Despite recent gains in gender equality in many male-dominated fields, few women have entered the world of construction. (Scripps News)
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Cruises are making a post-pandemic comeback. Here's how the industry is changing to meet demand
Not only are more cruise ships going to sea, some are getting larger, bringing with them environmental concerns that require some changes. (Scripps News)
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Summer film camp mentors the next generation of Hollywood actors and producers
Whitfield partnered with David Tucker Jr. — the founder of the Peep This Actors-Directors Guild — to bring the one-week summer camp to cities across the U.S and teach kids the ins and outs of Hollywood. (Scripps News)
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Interview with Jonathan Reynolds at Glengoyne Distillery in Killearn
Trade Secretary Jonathan Reynolds visited Glengoyne Distillery in Killearn after Brazil granted special protected status to Scotch whisky. Mr Reynolds also talks about the conflict in Israel/Palestine and the two child benefit cap.
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Junior doctors hail ‘positive meeting’ with Health Secretary
Junior doctors in England held “collaborative talks” with the Health and Social Care Secretary, medics have said as they hailed a “positive first step” towards ending their long-running dispute over pay. More negotiations are expected to...
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Halfway through the year, video game layoffs already surpass 2023 numbers
Layoffs in the video game industry have already topped last year's numbers, with more than 11,000 jobs lost so far. (Scripps News)
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Aer Lingus desks in Dublin Airport as pilots start industrial action
Scenes from the Aer Lingus desks at Terminal 2 of Dublin Airport, on the first day of pilots’ indefinite work to rule industrial action, which means they won’t engage in overtime or out-of-hours duties.
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Investors, patients, and doctors sound off on direct-to-consumer medical tests
It's not just pregnancy tests and COVID nasal swabs anymore: Detailed home medical tests are easier to get than ever. But are they sound science or modern-day snake oil? (Scripps News)
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Investors, patients, and doctors sound off on direct-to-consumer medical tests
It's not just pregnancy tests and COVID nasal swabs anymore: Detailed home medical tests are easier to get than ever. But are they sound science or modern-day snake oil? (Scripps News)
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Rishi Sunak meets nighttime economy representatives as Tories campaign in central London
Rishi Sunak took the Tory General Election campaign to central London on Saturday, as he met representatives of the nighttime economy to talk about the party's ecenomic and business policies.
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Workers at steel giant Tata to strike in protest against job losses
Workers at steel giant Tata are to strike in protest at the company’s plans to close blast furnaces with the loss of jobs. Unite said around 1,500 of its members based in Port Talbot and Llanwern, South Wales, will begin an indefinite...
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Age in America: What experienced professionals can provide as schoolteachers
Hollywood trailblazer Sherry Lansing founded a program to re-train experienced professionals into classroom teachers. She tells Scripps News about the valuable knowledge these new teachers can bring. (Scripps News)
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Labour reiterates call for Tata to keep furnaces running until after election
Labour has reiterated calls for Tata Steel to wait for the party to come into government before shutting off blast furnaces which will cost thousands of jobs in south Wales. Tata Steel is moving to a greener form of production, using an...
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Bike shops boomed early in the pandemic. It’s been a bumpy ride for most ever since
Hobbled by pandemic-related supply-chain issues, shops sold all their bikes and had trouble restocking. (Scripps News)
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Starmer: no decision yet taken on whether Abbott will stand for Labour
Veteran Labour MP Diane Abbott has not been barred from standing in the General Election, Sir Keir Starmer said. The Labour leader said no decision had been taken on whether she would be allowed to defend her seat. Ms Abbott, who in 1987...
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Sir Keir Starmer comments on junior doctors strike and Diane Abbott row on campaign trail
Diane Abbott has not been barred from standing as a Labour candidate, Sir Keir Starmer has said. He was speaking on the campaign trail, during a visit to the West Midlands. The Labour leader took questions from journalists about the row...