5 h. ago Deal reached to end illegal strike by New York state prison workers, governor says

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul has announced an agreement to end a wildcat strike that has roiled the state’s prison system for more than a week

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27 h. ago UK Minister Peter Kyle says what PM's number one priority will be in Donald Trump meeting

Science Secretary Peter Kyle has said that securing a security guarantee if a Ukraine peace deal is reached is the PM's number one priority - but Donald Trump has so far refused to commit

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46 h. ago What are the salaries for Tube and bus drivers working for TfL as Elizabeth Line cancels strikes?

Elizabeth Line drivers will see an increase to their salaries after a deal was reached with the line’s operator, MTR

Economics

46 h. ago Thousands of Israelis line streets for funeral of Bibas family killed in Gaza

National outpouring of grief comes amid reports that deal reached to resume ceasefire with HamasThousands of Israelis have lined the route of a funeral procession for two small children and their mother who were held hostage and died in captivity in Gaza.The national outpouring of grief for Ariel, Kfir and Shiri Bibas came amid reports that a deal had been reached to resume the ceasefire agreement between Israel and Hamas, with the handover of more bodies of hostages in return for the release of Palestinians held in Israeli jails. Continue reading...

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48 h. ago Elizabeth line strikes cancelled as deal reached raising drivers' salary to £75,000

Aslef had already postponed first two walkouts that were planned for Thursday and Saturday

Economics

61 h. ago Ukraine and US have agreed on a framework economic deal, Ukrainian officials say

Three senior Ukrainian officials say that Ukraine and the U.S. have reached an agreement on a framework for a broad economic deal that would include the exploitation of rare earth minerals

Economics

3 d. ago Inmate death reported as illegal prison guard strike stretches into 2nd week

A 61-year-old inmate died over the weekend at one of the New York prisons where National Guard troops were deployed to replace corrections officers who walked off the job in an illegal strike

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6 d. ago ‘I’m collaborating’: how New York City’s mayor gave in to Trump’s migrant crackdown

Eric Adams, mayor of the US’s largest city, is caught up in a swirl of indictments, immigrants, Rikers and Donald TrumpThis Valentine’s Day, a new political power couple said their vows on the plush white couches of Fox & Friends in midtown Manhattan: Donald Trump’s “border czar”, Tom Homan, and the New York City mayor, Eric Adams.The pair appeared on the conservative TV show to discuss an agreement they had reached the day before. Their deal reversed longstanding New York City policy by letting federal immigration agents back onto Rikers Island, the city’s jail complex that largely holds people who have been charged but not yet convicted of crimes. The surprise agreement came as the newly installed leaders of Trump’s Department of Justice were making an extraordinary push to dismiss criminal corruption charges that the agency had been pursuing against Adams.Weeks after the election, the mayor, who had once declared that the city would ‘ALWAYS stand up to’ Trump and that immigra...

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7 d. ago Six New York prison workers indicted for murder in beating death of inmate

Assault on Robert Brooks in December caught on body cameras, triggering widespread outrage and calls for justiceSix New York prison workers have been indicted for second-degree murder in the beating death of an incarcerated man who had been handcuffed, while four others were charged with lesser crimes.The beating of Robert Brooks by multiple officers at Marcy Correctional Facility in December was caught on body cameras, triggering widespread outrage and calls for justice. Continue reading...

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7 d. ago Cops filmed beating Black man in New York prison charged with his murder

‘The perpetrators have been rightfully charged with murder and State Police are making arrests,’ Gov Hochul said

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8 d. ago Key development expected in death investigation of handcuffed New York man beaten by prison guards

Prosecutors investigating the death of a handcuffed man who was punched and roughed up by guards in an upstate New York prison were scheduled to appear in court with the announcement of possible criminal charges

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8 d. ago New York governor deploys National Guard amid illegal corrections officer strike at state prisons

New York Gov. Kathy Hochul says she has deployed National Guard troops to state prisons amid a labor strike by corrections officers

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1 week ago Keir Starmer 'ready' to put troops into Ukraine if peace deal reached, as leaders meet for crisis talks

Prime Minister says UK is ‘ready and willing’ to send peacekeeping troops to Ukraine if a deal is reached to end conflict, as European leaders gather for emergency talks in Paris

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