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Sports

Wales contract freeze sparks player strike threat ahead of

The Welsh Rugby Players’ Association are set to meet with players and officials ahead of Wales’ Six Nations clash with England on 25 February; A new financial agreement between the regions of Cardiff, Ospreys Dragons, and Scarlets and the Welsh Rugby Union is yet to be signed Last Updated: 14/02/23 11:33pm Please use Chrome browser […]

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Science

Biden set to double Ukraine’s strike range with high-tech smart

The US is set to ship over weapons that could double Ukraine’s strike range as part of a huge e$2.2billion (£1.79billion) aid package set to be announced on Friday. The ground-launched small-diameter bombs (GLSDB) have a range of 94 miles and can be fired from many kinds of rocket launchers. This includes the HIMARS, a […]

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UK

UK to grind to a halt in biggest strike action for decades

Half a million Britons are expected to take part in “Walkout Wednesday”, which will see workers including teachers, civil servants, train drivers, Royal Mail staff and Amazon warehouse staff refuse to show up to work to demand pay rises amid soaring inflation and eye-watering energy bills. The largest coordinated action in a generation will see […]

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UK

Teachers on strike could still be paid as schools see mass

Teachers going on strike on Wednesday could still be paid due to schools deciding to close without knowing which staff members are walking out. Industrial action has forced 85 percent of schools in England and Wales to stop classes for some or all year groups. More than 100,000 members of the National Education Union (NEU) […]

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UK

7million children to miss lessons as 500,000 workers stage strike

Around seven million children will reportedly miss lessons on Wednesday as 500,000 workers stage the biggest strike in over a decade, a news report has claimed. An estimated 85 percent of English and Welsh state schools – up to 23,000 in all – are expected to close their doors to some or all of their […]

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Finance

UK braced for biggest strike day since 2011 as ministers resist

Teachers, train drivers and civil servants will on Wednesday join the biggest day of strike action in the UK since 2011 as ministers continue to resist unions’ demands to boost public sector pay. About 150,000 teachers are expected to walk out across England and Wales, affecting more than eight in 10 schools. Commuters will also […]

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Science

UK Environment Agency workers to stage fresh strike on Feb. 8

LONDON, Jan 31 (Reuters) – Thousands of staff at Britain’s Environment Agency represented by the UNISON and Prospect trade unions will go on strike on Feb. 8 in a dispute over pay, UNISON said on Tuesday. Staff working in river inspection, flood forecasting, coastal risk management and pollution control will stage a 12-hour strike on […]

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UK

Firefighters vote to strike in first industrial action for 20

Firefighters are set to go on strike for the first time in more than 20 years, the Fire Brigades Union has announced. The Union said the exact dates on which the strikes would go ahead would be announced over the coming weeks. However, they said the strikes could be averted if the government offered the firefighters […]

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UK

Cleaners may respond to 999 calls if firefighters strike

Certain members of the Fire Services back-office staff, such as workers and cleaners, are being trained to take on front-line services in preparation in case firefighter strikes take place, reports suggest. These workers may be called upon to respond to 999 emergency calls. On Monday, the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) is set to close their […]

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World

Russia accuses Ukraine of killing 14 in ‘deliberate’ strike on

Jan 28 (Reuters) – Russia accused the Ukrainian military of deliberately striking a hospital in a Russian-held area of eastern Ukraine on Saturday in what it said was a war crime that killed 14 people and wounded 24 patients and medical staff. There was no immediate response to the allegations from Ukraine. Reuters was not […]