19 h. ago Meera Sodha’s recipe for Friede’s grandma’s zimtsterne | Meera Sodha recipes

When you try these festive, chewy German almond biscuits, you’ll see why people have kept making and gifting them at Christmas for more than 500 yearsThe thing I love most about these chewy, crisp, star-shaped, cinnamon-and-almond Christmas biscuits from Germany is that they date back to the 1500s. Which, much like spotting Mars in the night sky or visiting the pyramids of Egypt, makes me feel hugely insignificant in the grand scheme of things, but simultaneously awe-inspired by the power of a simple biscuit to provide joy and underpin celebrations across centuries. This particular recipe belongs to my friend Friede’s grandma, Hadmuth, and is worth continuing, I think, for at least another 500 years. Continue reading...

Politics

30 h. ago Passengers flying from busy London Luton Airport over Christmas facing 'travel turmoil'

A union boss has claimed hundreds of flights either side of Christmas risk being delayed or cancelled after London Luton Airport workers voted for six-day strike

Transport

3 d. ago Agency refuse workers to join Birmingham bin strikers on picket lines

Unite said the number of agency workers who will join the strike action is ‘growing daily’.

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3 d. ago Christmas crisp supplies at risk as workers back strike action

Snack fans across the UK might have to go without Hula Hoops, McCoy's, Pom-Bears and Discos this Christmas

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4 d. ago ‘I kept smelling a horrible nasty smell’: the risks of England’s old dumping grounds

For some, the smell brings on nausea and headaches. Others fear ‘forever chemicals’ seeping into the waterUK and Europe’s hidden landfills at risk of leaking toxic waste into water supplies“I just kept smelling this horrible, nasty smell like animal excrement, and I was wondering what it was,” says Jess Brown, from Fleetwood, Lancashire.Brown’s mother suffers from chronic obstructive pulmonary disease and she believes the smells make it worse. She also worries for her eight-year-old daughter, whose asthma worsens when the odour seeps indoors. Continue reading...

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4 d. ago UK and Europe’s hidden landfills at risk of leaking toxic waste into water supplies

Exclusive: Rising flood risks driven by climate change could release chemicals from ageing sites – posing threats to ecosystems‘I kept smelling a horrible nasty smell’: the risks of England’s old dumping groundsThousands of landfills across the UK and Europe sit in floodplains, posing a potential threat to drinking water and conservation areas if toxic waste is released into rivers, soils and ecosystems, it can be revealed.The findings are the result of the first continent-wide mapping of landfills, conducted by the Guardian, Watershed Investigations and Investigate Europe.Disclaimer: This dataset may contain duplicate records. Duplicates can arise from multiple data sources, repeated entries, or variations in data collection processes. While efforts have been made to identify and reduce duplication, some records may remain. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Agency workers covering for Birmingham bin strikers to join picket lines

Unite said the number of agency workers who will join the strike action is ‘growing daily’.

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7 d. ago Some of UK’s favourite snacks could be missing this Christmas after factory workers voted to strike

SNACKS including Hula Hoops and McCoy’s could be missing this Christmas after factory workers voted to strike. Staff are angry at being given extra work and more responsibility with no additional pay. Management at the KP Snacks plant in Billingham, Teesside, have halted holiday requests while it “evaluates the potential impact of industrial action”. The...

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8 d. ago Drinkers warned of Guinness Zero drought this Christmas as workers in Belfast go on strike

Around 90 staff at the company's brewery in Belfast will walk out on December 5 with the industrial action running until December 13.

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9 d. ago Bin workers strike over Christmas could seen rubbish pile up in east London

GMB regional organiser Mary Goodson said: ‘Our members still have not been offered a decent pay uplift’

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9 d. ago Travel disruption to hit Italy as workers strike over pay and Gaza

Train companies and airports have warned passengers of potential delays on Friday, 28 November

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2 w. ago Starbucks strike expands as more stores join ‘Red Cup Rebellion’

There is no date set for the strike to end and more stores are prepared to join, organizers said

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2 w. ago ‘No contract, no coffee’: what to know about the Starbucks workers’ strike in over 40 US cities

Starbucks union threatens to expand campaign as politicians like Zohran Mamdani back striking workersUnionized Starbucks workers are threatening to expand a US strike against the world’s biggest coffee chain into “the largest, and longest” in the company’s history – and urging customers to steer clear.Starbucks has said the vast majority of its cafes remain open, and expressed disappointment that Starbucks Workers United launched the strike. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago ‘Whatever it takes’: Starbucks workers launch US strike and call for boycott

Unfair labor practice strike on ‘red cup day’ in over 25 cities comes amid stagnant negotiations with coffee chain Hundreds of Starbucks workers are set to strike in more than 25 cities across the US today amid stagnant negotiations with the world’s largest coffee chain over a first union contract.On the company’s annual “red cup day”, hailing the start of the lucrative holiday season, Starbucks Workers United is launching an unfair labor practice (ULP) strike, with rallies planned in locations including New York City; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania; Chicago, Illinois; Columbus, Ohio; and Anaheim, California. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Struggling major car firm to shut huge UK car factory with hundreds of jobs at risk after ‘persistent challenges’

A MAJOR car firm is set to shut down factories in the UK - putting hundreds of jobs at risk. NSK, which has supplied to manufacturers like Nissan in the UK, pointed to "persistent challenges" that has led to struggles in staying profitable. The Japanese manufacturing firm is looking at shutting two of its sites...

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3 w. ago VUE Glasgow: Vue cinema workers balloted in first ever Scottish cinema chain strike

The cinema is the second Glasgow hospitality venue to hold an industrial action ballot in recent weeks.

Events

4 w. ago Students and faculty at over 100 US universities protest against Trump’s attacks

Student, national and local groups across US organized day of action to condemn Trump’s assault on academic freedomStudents, faculty and staff at more than 100 campuses across the US rallied against the Trump administration’s assault on higher education on Friday – the first in a planned series of nationwide, coordinated protests that organizers hope will culminate in large-scale students and workers’ strikes next May Day and a nationwide general strike in May 2028.The day of action was organized under the banner of Students Rise Up, a network of students including both local groups and national organizations like Sunrise Movement and Campus Climate Network. Students were joined by faculty and educational workers’ unions like the American Association of University Professors and Higher Education Labor United. Continue reading...

Events

4 w. ago Bin strike set to hit London borough in run up to Christmas as refuse workers vote for industrial action

Refuse workers have voted to strike over pay with their union saying dates for walkouts are expected in December

Events

4 w. ago Greater Manchester transport workers walk out again as strike continues

The general secretary of Unison was joining a picket line on Friday

Economics