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More rail disruption as workers stage second strike of the week

More rail disruption as workers stage second strike of the week

More rail disruption as workers stage second strike of the week

23 June 2022

Just one in five trains will run, and lines will only be open between 7.30am and 6.30pm.


What the papers say – June 23

What the papers say – June 23

What the papers say – June 23

23 June 2022

The Government is facing increased scrutiny for not raising public sector wages as industrial action continues.


Camilla to give speech at Violence Against Women and Girls event in Rwanda

Camilla to give speech at Violence Against Women and Girls event in Rwanda

Camilla to give speech at Violence Against Women and Girls event in Rwanda

23 June 2022

The couple will end their day by attending a fashion event as part of the Kigali Fashion Week.


Rail workers stage their second strike of the week after talks fail

Rail workers stage their second strike of the week after talks fail

Rail workers stage their second strike of the week after talks fail

23 June 2022

Only around one in five trains will run, predominantly on main lines during Thursday.


Glastonbury punters ‘may need to take shelter’ from thunderstorms

Glastonbury punters ‘may need to take shelter’ from thunderstorms

Glastonbury punters ‘may need to take shelter’ from thunderstorms

23 June 2022

Revellers face missing day two of the festival as a yellow weather warning adds to the travel disruption.


Instagram begins testing new age verification tools

Instagram begins testing new age verification tools

Instagram begins testing new age verification tools

23 June 2022

As part of a trial in the US, users will be asked to upload a video selfie to prove their age or nominate friends to vouch for them.


Covid jabs ‘saved 20 million lives in one year’

Covid jabs ‘saved 20 million lives in one year’

Covid jabs ‘saved 20 million lives in one year’

23 June 2022

The first vaccine was administered in the UK on December 8 2020.


Scotland to face more rail disruption as second scheduled strike goes ahead

Scotland to face more rail disruption as second scheduled strike goes ahead

Scotland to face more rail disruption as second scheduled strike goes ahead

23 June 2022

The RMT is at the centre of a continued, bitter dispute over jobs, pay and conditions.


Householders facing ‘huge’ rise in energy-related scams

Householders facing ‘huge’ rise in energy-related scams

Householders facing ‘huge’ rise in energy-related scams

23 June 2022

Scams mentioning one of the ‘big six’ energy firms in the first quarter of this year were up 10% on the same period last year.


Glastonbury at risk of being hit by ‘damaging’ downpours

Glastonbury at risk of being hit by ‘damaging’ downpours

Glastonbury at risk of being hit by ‘damaging’ downpours

22 June 2022

The Met Office has issued a yellow thunderstorm warning for Thursday, stretching from Sheffield in the North, across the South East and down to Bath


Voters go to polls in two crucial by-elections

Voters go to polls in two crucial by-elections

Voters go to polls in two crucial by-elections

22 June 2022

The two by-elections, both triggered after the previous Tory MPs resigned due to scandals, are seen as key tests for Boris Johnson’s leadership.


Harriet Harman says next Labour leader ‘has got to be a woman’

Harriet Harman says next Labour leader ‘has got to be a woman’

Harriet Harman says next Labour leader ‘has got to be a woman’

22 June 2022

The veteran MP said it was embarrassing the party has never had a woman at its helm.


Teachers’ strike would be unfair after pandemic disruption, Nadhim Zahawi says

Teachers’ strike would be unfair after pandemic disruption, Nadhim Zahawi says

Teachers’ strike would be unfair after pandemic disruption, Nadhim Zahawi says

22 June 2022

It came as the biggest teachers’ union warned of industrial action and called for an inflation-busting pay rise.


Global life expectancy falls for first time since records began due to Covid-19

Global life expectancy falls for first time since records began due to Covid-19

Global life expectancy falls for first time since records began due to Covid-19

22 June 2022

The analysis, published by the ONE Campaign, has found that global life expectancy has fallen 1.64 years between 2019 and 2021.


PM hits out at ‘condescending’ opponents of Rwanda asylum seekers scheme

PM hits out at ‘condescending’ opponents of Rwanda asylum seekers scheme

PM hits out at ‘condescending’ opponents of Rwanda asylum seekers scheme

22 June 2022

The Prime Minister defended the faltering flagship policy as he prepared to fly to Kigali.


Remodelled BFI cinema among winners of major architecture prize

Remodelled BFI cinema among winners of major architecture prize

Remodelled BFI cinema among winners of major architecture prize

22 June 2022

Other winners include a viewing tower at an Anglo-Saxon royal burial site and a family home built on the shores of a lake in Northern Ireland.


Residents describe ‘exciting but scary’ moment sinkhole swallows up street

Residents describe ‘exciting but scary’ moment sinkhole swallows up street

Residents describe ‘exciting but scary’ moment sinkhole swallows up street

22 June 2022

One neighbour said a motorcyclist had a ‘lucky escape’ after his bike fell into the hole.


‘I feel slightly bamboozled,’ quips Charles after posing among bamboo trees

‘I feel slightly bamboozled,’ quips Charles after posing among bamboo trees

‘I feel slightly bamboozled,’ quips Charles after posing among bamboo trees

22 June 2022

A photographer had asked the prince to stand by the trees, and the royal quipped: ‘I feel slightly bamboozled.’


Terminally ill festival-lover to fly to Glastonbury as public grant ‘last wish’

Terminally ill festival-lover to fly to Glastonbury as public grant ‘last wish’

Terminally ill festival-lover to fly to Glastonbury as public grant ‘last wish’

22 June 2022

The University Hospital of North Tees confirmed Nigel Stonehouse will travel to Worthy Farm via helicopter after more than £18,000 was raised for him.


NHS workers should get fair pay with inflation considered – Sajid Javid

NHS workers should get fair pay with inflation considered – Sajid Javid

NHS workers should get fair pay with inflation considered – Sajid Javid

22 June 2022

The Health Secretary defended pay rises in line with double-digit inflation for pensioners but not for workers.


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