6 h. ago Trump prepares to unveil reciprocal tariffs as markets brace amid trade war fears

President promises he will be ‘very kind’ but critics warn his strategy risks triggering chain reaction and global trade warAs Donald Trump prepared to unveil a swathe of reciprocal tariffs, global markets braced and some Republican senators voiced their opposition to a strategy that critics warn risks a global trade war, provoking retaliation by major trading partners such as China, Canada and the European Union.The US president said on Monday he would be “very kind” to trading partners when he unveils further tariffs this week, potentially as early as Tuesday night. Continue reading...

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16 h. ago Woman arrested after newborn baby found dead in M&S shopping bag

The boy’s body was discovered last week by a council refuse worker.

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17 h. ago Woman arrested after baby found dead in M&S shopping bag outside church

The boy’s body was discovered by a council refuse worker.

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17 h. ago Woman arrested after baby boy found dead in M&S shopping bag

The boy’s body was discovered by a council refuse worker inside a black Marks & Spencer bag in Notting Hill on March 25.

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18 h. ago ‘I’d been singing the wrong word for 30 years’: Deacon Blue on how they made Dignity

‘It’s become a sort of folk song. It’s played at weddings and funerals. Dundee United play it when we win. I’ve met people who’ve told me, “I was a worker for the council for 20 years” – just like the guy in the song’I was a teacher in Glasgow but I wanted to start a band and write songs that meant something to people. Dignity began life during a holiday in Crete in 1985. I bought Sounds magazine at the airport. Morrissey was on the cover and the headline “Home thoughts from abroad” got me thinking about Glasgow. I was living in a tenement flat in Pollokshields, from where I’d see the cleansing department guys sweeping the road. So I started writing about a “worker for the council, has been 20 years” who dreamed of sailing away on a “ship called Dignity”. Continue reading...

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18 h. ago Stagecoach bus services across west of Scotland set to stop in pay dispute

A total of 500 Unite members rejected an ‘unacceptable’ pay offer.

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19 h. ago Aberdeen City Council workers back strike action in dispute over contract changes

The council has proposed a pay freeze and reducing the working week from 37 to 35 hours for full-time workers.

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21 h. ago Stagecoach bus drivers balloted for strike action in dispute over pay

Unite members have rejected a pay offer by Stagecoach West Scotland which the union said amounted to ‘a basic four per cent increase for one year’.

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23 h. ago Major bank switch pays £175 upfront but offer ends today – how to apply

A major bank has offered a very enticing £175 to new customers switching to their services – the massive upfront offer ends today – experts have said: 'Loyalty doesn’t pay, but moving banks can'

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52 h. ago Council workers at major trade union poised for strike over 'paltry' pay offer

GMB union members have voted overwhelmingly to strike.

Economics

65 h. ago Trump wants to trap Ukraine in US colonial protection racket

The latest US offer to trade Ukraine’s minerals for back pay is nothing short of a colonial protection racket, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley

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3 d. ago Poisoned chalice? Why first place in URC is not necessarily what Glasgow Warriors want

Franco Smith makes seven changes for visit of the Emirates Lions

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3 d. ago Trump’s new mineral deal forces Ukraine to choose between becoming a US or Russian colony

The latest US offer to trade Ukraine’s minerals for back pay is nothing short of a colonial protection racket, writes world affairs editor Sam Kiley

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3 d. ago Union demands ‘fair pay offer’ after council workers signal strike action

The union said more than 92% of its members in local government in Scotland supported walkouts in a consultative ballot.

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4 d. ago Care workers say uncertainty from a shake up of council contracts is 'worse than lockdown'

'Clients are asking what is going on, or who will be taking over, and we don't know'

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4 d. ago Dumfries and Galloway Scottish Water workers to down tools over pay dispute

Members of the Unite, Unison and GMB Scotland unions have voted for strike action after rejecting the latest pay offer.

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5 d. ago Godstone sinkhole: Evacuated families expected to return home this weekend

Residents were evacuated after a sinkhole appeared in the High Street, Godstone, on the night of February 17.

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5 d. ago Police urge mother of baby found dead in M&S shopping bag to come forward

A council worker made the discovery outside a church in Notting Hill on Tuesday.

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5 d. ago Police urge mother to come forward after baby boy found dead in M&S shopping bag

A council refuse worker made the discovery outside All Saints’ Church in Notting Hill, west London, on Tuesday afternoon.

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5 d. ago They had one job! Bungling council workers Tarmac around parked Transit van rather than move it

The white van was parked up on the road but contractors did not let that stop them from going about their job.

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