27 h. ago Tube drivers threatening to strike if 'bosses refuse to pay them £76,000 a year'

The RMT trade union is allegedly urging members to take action if Transport for London (TfL) does not offer them a pay rise of 4.5 per cent.

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68 h. ago Bus driver walkout to be suspended after new pay offer, says union

Strike action by drivers at Stagecoach West Scotland will be suspended from 3pm on Wednesday while a new pay offer is put to an all-members ballot.

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3 d. ago Stagecoach drivers in Ayrshire set for ballot on improved pay offer as strike action suspended

More than 400 drivers across Ayrshire are to return to work from tomorrow.

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4 d. ago Glam 'Barbie goes to jail' mugshot goes viral as men offer to pay her bail

A woman was released from custody in just a few hours after her mugshot was shared to Facebook and she gained attention from avid admirers due to her glamorous appearance

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5 d. ago Bus driver dad finds son, 9, dying in street and makes devastating Father's Day plea

This Father's Day will be Jamie's first without his son Deacon, nine, who tragically passed away on the way to school after suffering from a cardiac arrest - 'I never thought that day would happen'

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7 d. ago Council workers to be balloted on new pay offer amid threat of strikes

Unison has recommended local government workers accept the deal, which amounts to a 4% rise this year and 3.5% next year.

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9 d. ago Tuchel searching for England’s missing joy after failing to spark listless players

While there are mitigating circumstances, England showed an ominous lack of dynamism and control during friendlyIt was 11pm on Tuesday and it sounded as if there was some kind of road rage incident on the forecourt of the City Ground in Nottingham. All that could be heard was the deep blare of a horn from a large vehicle, which went on for an uncomfortably long time. Then the realisation dawned. It was the Senegal team bus and the driver was geeing up the gaggle of fans draped in the country’s colours, still ecstatic at how they had beaten England 3-1.The celebrations had got into full swing when Cheikh Sabaly, on as a substitute, swept home the clinching goal in stoppage time, the Senegal bench emptying, everybody wanting in on it. No team from Africa had beaten England before and it did not matter it was a friendly. The scene in the visiting dressing room was probably best described – as heard – by Thomas Tuchel. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Bus driver stabbing: Derek Thomas killed in 'frenzied attack'

Bus driver stabbing: Derek Thomas killed in 'frenzied attack'  BBC

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1 week ago 'Ruthless killer' guilty of kidnapping, torturing and murdering his own uncle

The body of bus driver Asghar Badshah was found hidden in an inside wall of a former bank in December 2019

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1 week ago Tribute paid to former bus driver killed alongside wife in cliff fall

Police were alerted on Friday evening after a Ford Mondeo car came off the road

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1 week ago London bus driver who killed girl, 9, after falling asleep while on drugs jailed

London bus driver who killed girl, 9, after falling asleep while on drugs jailed  London Evening Standard

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1 week ago Bus driver and frail wife plunge 300ft off cliff in Ford Mondeo with beloved dogs

John and Lynn King both tragically died after their car fell off a 300ft cliff and into the water below. The 70-something couple were both pronounced dead at the scene

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1 week ago Revealed: Couple who died with their two dachshunds when their car plummeted 300ft off a cliff were a bus driver and his wife who was so ill and frail she had hardly left home

The tragic couple - named locally today as John and Lynn King - died instantly when their silver Ford Mondeo drove off a cliff close to the Needles on the Isle of Wight on Friday evening.

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1 week ago Bus driver high on drugs who fell asleep at wheel and killed girl, 9, is jailed

Ada Bicakci, 9, died in hospital on August 5 last year, two days after the collision in Bexleyheath, south-east London, which left her with 'catastrophic injuries'

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1 week ago London bus driver who killed girl, 9, after falling asleep due to smoking cannabis jailed for four years

Martin Asolo-Ogugua, 23, mounted a pavement and hit Ada Bicakci in front of her family

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1 week ago Bus driver who killed young girl riding bike on pavement jailed for four years

Ada Bicakci, nine, was with her family when the collision occurred on August 3 last year.

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2 w. ago 'Did I pass?' Driver training bus has roof ripped off in bridge crash

The training bus, which was not carrying passengers, hit the Norwood Junction railway bridge in South London shortly after midday on Thursday.

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2 w. ago Chelsea prepare offer for Milan keeper Maignan and pay £5m to shed Sancho

Maignan, 30 next month, could cost about €30m Sancho returning to Manchester United after loanChelsea are poised to make an offer for Mike Maignan after holding positive talks for the Milan goalkeeper, who could be available for about €30m (£25m) because he has only one year left on his contract.The Stamford Bridge club, who have paid a £5m penalty clause after opting against meeting a £25m obligation to sign the Manchester United winger Jadon Sancho, have made checks on Maignan after being presented with an opportunity to make a significant upgrade on their options in goal. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Voices: Are doctors right to threaten more NHS strikes over pay? Join The Independent Debate

Resident doctors are voting on strike action after rejecting the government’s latest pay offer, reigniting a fierce debate over fair pay, patient care, and the future of the NHS workforce

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3 w. ago London bus driver pleads guilty over Halloween crash which injured two teenagers

Garfield Daw pleaded guilty to a bus crash which left two teenagers with serious injuries

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