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World Bank: Israel-Hezbollah war cost Lebanon $8.5 billion in physical damages, economic losses
The World Bank says the Israel-Hezbollah war has cost Lebanon $8.5 billion in physical damages and economic losses. Housing has borne the brunt of the destruction with nearly 100,000 units damaged. (Scripps News)
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Passengers face delays at London Paddington as train drivers take strike action
Passengers at Paddington Station, London, as members of the train drivers' union at 16 train operators in England stage a 24-hour strike in a bitter, long-running dispute over pay and conditions.
Rail passengers face fresh disruption...
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Irish peacekeeping troops escape injury after Lebanon camp struck by rocket
Chief of Staff of Ireland’s Defence Forces, Sean Clancy, speaks at Custume Barracks, Athlone, Co Westmeath after a military camp in southern Lebanon where Irish peacekeeping troops are based has been struck by a rocket.
He was standing...
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Tanaiste attends a review of 125th Infantry Battalion ahead of their deployment to South Lebanon
Tanaiste and Minister for Defence, Micheal Martin reviewed the men and women of the 125th Infantry Battalion at Custume Barracks, Athlone, Co Westmeath, ahead of their six-month deployment to South Lebanon as part of United Nations...
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Lieutenant Colonel speaks ahead of Irish deployment in South Lebanon
Lieutenant Colonel Shane Rockett speaks at Custume Barracks, Athlone, Co Westmeath ahead of the the men and women of the 125th Infantry Battalion's six-month deployment to South Lebanon as part of United Nations Interim Force in Lebanon...
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Council pay talks ‘closed’, says Swinney as school strikes hit his constituency
Scotland’s First Minister has said pay talks for council workers are “closed” as he condemned the “utterly unacceptable” targeting of his constituency by a trade union.
Unison announced two weeks of strike action by non-teacher school...
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Israel targets financial arm of Hezbollah with strikes across Lebanon
Israel has begun a new phase of its war against Hezbollah in Lebanon: target the militant group's finances. (Scripps News)
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London Underground workers to stage strikes amid pay dispute
London Underground workers including drivers are to stage a series of strikes next month in a dispute over pay.
Members of Aslef, working as Tube drivers, instructors, management grades, and those in the engineering section will walk...
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Wes Streeting Q&A at the Royal College of GPs conference - full
Wes Streeting during a Q&A session at the Royal College of GPs conference in Liverpool on Friday.
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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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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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Irish peacekeepers in Lebanon safe after Israeli air strikes
All Irish peacekeepers in Lebanon are safe and accounted for after Israel launched a wave of air strikes across the southern part of the country.
Israeli military undertook what it described as “pre-emptive” strikes against Hezbollah in...
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After Hamas leader killed, fears rise over escalation of Middle East violence
After Hamas leader Ismail Haniyeh was killed in an airstrike in Tehran, Iran's government has vowed to retaliate amid fears of a wider escalation of violence in the Middle East. (Scripps News)
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LNER drivers to stage weekend strikes, claiming breakdown in industrial relations
Train drivers on LNER are to stage a series of strikes, claiming a breakdown in industrial relations and breaking of agreements.
Hundreds of members of Aslef will walk out every Saturday between August 31 and November 9 and every Sunday...
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Junior doctors 'offered 20% pay rise' in bid to end long-running dispute
Junior doctors in England are reported to have been offered a pay rise of about 20% as the Government seeks to end a long-running pay dispute that has seen strikes affect thousands of NHS appointments.
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John Swinney refuses to say if he will step in to avoid bin strikes across Scotland
First Minister John Swinney said the Scottish Government has to “live in the reality of the resources we’ve got available to us” as he declined to commit to making more money available to avert the impending strikes by waste and...
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Irish Air Line Pilots' Association accept invitation to Labour Court alongside Aer Lingus
President of the Irish Air Line Pilots' Association Mark Tighe said they have accepted an invitation to the Labour Court on Monday, as has Aer Lingus management, though it is unclear if the two sides will be in the same room. The union...
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Junior doctors strike outside Downing Street
Junior doctors in England have started a five-day walkout across the country and will return to work on July 2 – just two days before voters go to the polls.
Sir Keir Starmer said he would open talks on day one of a Labour government if...
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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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Paddington quiet at rush hour as train drivers continue strike action
Paddington station was quiet at rush hour on Wednesday morning, as rail drivers walked out for a second day of strike action that has caused disruption to services across the country.
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Fresh strikes by train drivers to cause more disruption for rail passengers
Rail services on some of the busiest commuter routes in the country were at a standstill on Tuesday because of a fresh strike by drivers in a near two-year long pay dispute.
Members of Aslef at English operators including those running...
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Mick Whelan joins picket line at Waterloo as train drivers continue walk out
Rail services on some of the busiest commuter routes in the country were hit by a fresh strike by drivers in a near two-year long pay dispute. Aslef general secretary Mick Whelan joined workers at a picket line outside Waterloo...
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Michael Martin appeals to Iran to step back to prevent escalation of tension with Israel
Ireland’s deputy premier Michael Martin has appealed to Iran to “step back from an escalation”, after it pledged to retaliate against Israel over the attack on its consulate in Damascus.
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Aslef Pickett at Kings Cross train station
Train drivers mounted picket lines outside railway stations on Saturday as strikes continued in a long-running pay dispute.
Aslef said the 22-month-long row had cost the industry £2 billion, much more than it would have cost to resolve...