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Rail strikes going ahead as last-ditch talks fail to resolve dispute

Rail strikes going ahead as last-ditch talks fail to resolve dispute

Rail strikes going ahead as last-ditch talks fail to resolve dispute

20 June 2022

Thousands of members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union at Network Rail and 13 train operators will walk out on Tuesday, Thursday and Saturday.


Pupils told to have ‘plan B’ for getting to school for exams amid rail strikes

Pupils told to have ‘plan B’ for getting to school for exams amid rail strikes

Pupils told to have ‘plan B’ for getting to school for exams amid rail strikes

20 June 2022

The industrial action, which will see tens of thousands of rail workers walking out from Tuesday, will clash with some A-level and GCSE exams.


Holiday Inn owner partners with Unilever to axe hotel bathroom miniatures

Holiday Inn owner partners with Unilever to axe hotel bathroom miniatures

Holiday Inn owner partners with Unilever to axe hotel bathroom miniatures

20 June 2022

IHG said it will replace miniatures with bulk products by 2030.


Parents of 12-year-old boy at centre of treatment dispute begin appeal bid

Parents of 12-year-old boy at centre of treatment dispute begin appeal bid

Parents of 12-year-old boy at centre of treatment dispute begin appeal bid

20 June 2022

Mrs Justice Arbuthnot has said doctors can lawfully stop providing treatment to Archie Battersbee, after considering evidence at a High Court hearing.


Trainee police officer drew red lines on Covid test strip to get time off work

Trainee police officer drew red lines on Covid test strip to get time off work

Trainee police officer drew red lines on Covid test strip to get time off work

20 June 2022

His deception was uncovered when he was asked to send a photograph of the result as proof.


Oldham grooming gangs’ victims receive apologies over authorities’ failures

Oldham grooming gangs’ victims receive apologies over authorities’ failures

Oldham grooming gangs’ victims receive apologies over authorities’ failures

20 June 2022

A report found police and the local council failed to protect some youngsters from sexual exploitation.


Kate praises children’s hospices for helping families through the toughest times

Kate praises children’s hospices for helping families through the toughest times

Kate praises children’s hospices for helping families through the toughest times

20 June 2022

The duchess released a message to highlight Children’s Hospice Week.


‘Not helpful’ for Government to intervene in rail strike talks, says No 10

‘Not helpful’ for Government to intervene in rail strike talks, says No 10

‘Not helpful’ for Government to intervene in rail strike talks, says No 10

20 June 2022

TUC general secretary Frances O’Grady said: “The Government has the power to help end this dispute.”


Police officer admits altering missing teenager’s search records

Police officer admits altering missing teenager’s search records

Police officer admits altering missing teenager’s search records

20 June 2022

Pc David Taylor said he inserted additional information into police search logs up to a month after Gaia Pope-Sutherland was found dead in 2017.


What is each train operator planning for the rail strikes?

What is each train operator planning for the rail strikes?

What is each train operator planning for the rail strikes?

20 June 2022

Here is a breakdown of each operator’s plan for strike days:


Priest warns of motorsport dangers at funeral of nine-year-old boy

Priest warns of motorsport dangers at funeral of nine-year-old boy

Priest warns of motorsport dangers at funeral of nine-year-old boy

20 June 2022

Charlie Joyce was fatally injured in a collision in Ballymena, Co Antrim.


Truss welcomes release of Britons held by Taliban

Truss welcomes release of Britons held by Taliban

Truss welcomes release of Britons held by Taliban

20 June 2022

Five British nationals were released from detention, with the Foreign Office saying the UK Government ‘regrets this episode’.


No 10 spoke to Times before Carrie Johnson story pulled, Downing Street admits

No 10 spoke to Times before Carrie Johnson story pulled, Downing Street admits

No 10 spoke to Times before Carrie Johnson story pulled, Downing Street admits

20 June 2022

The Times dropped a story claiming Boris Johnson tried to hire his now wife as his chief of staff when he was Foreign Secretary.


Helicopter crashes into field

Helicopter crashes into field

Helicopter crashes into field

20 June 2022

North Yorkshire Police said the incident happened near Burton in Lonsdale shortly before midday.


Wakefield and Tiverton by-elections: the numbers to watch for

Wakefield and Tiverton by-elections: the numbers to watch for

Wakefield and Tiverton by-elections: the numbers to watch for

20 June 2022

The contests on Thursday could see some of the largest swings against a government in decades.


Mother of girl killed 30 years ago breaks down as man accused denies murder

Mother of girl killed 30 years ago breaks down as man accused denies murder

Mother of girl killed 30 years ago breaks down as man accused denies murder

20 June 2022

Nikki Allan, seven, was found dead in a derelict building after going missing near her family home in Sunderland on October 7 1992.


Artists form World Weather Network in response to the global climate crisis

Artists form World Weather Network in response to the global climate crisis

Artists form World Weather Network in response to the global climate crisis

20 June 2022

The group will share “weather reports” for one year from June 21.


Claim received in UK for £54.9m EuroMillions jackpot

Claim received in UK for £54.9m EuroMillions jackpot

Claim received in UK for £54.9m EuroMillions jackpot

20 June 2022

This is the third EuroMillions jackpot won in the UK in 2022.


Turtle dove numbers plummet 98% to just 2,100 pairs, national survey shows

Turtle dove numbers plummet 98% to just 2,100 pairs, national survey shows

Turtle dove numbers plummet 98% to just 2,100 pairs, national survey shows

20 June 2022

But conservationists say measures are in place to boost habitat and curb hunting of the highly threatened birds.


Conservationists say Thames road tunnel plan will destroy ‘irreplaceable’ woods

Conservationists say Thames road tunnel plan will destroy ‘irreplaceable’ woods

Conservationists say Thames road tunnel plan will destroy ‘irreplaceable’ woods

20 June 2022

The Woodland Trust has criticised the plans for the Lower Thames Crossing.


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