5 h. ago Bee Network strikes to hit two thirds of services across Greater Manchester

Many bus services will not run at all as 2,000 drivers take legal action

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5 h. ago Every bus cancelled including school services as 2,000 Bee Network drivers prepare to strike

Travellers are being urged to plan ahead as transport is expected to busier than normal

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10 h. ago London bus strike partly called off this weekend – but some routes still affected

The strike was scheduled to start at 5am on Friday

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26 h. ago Bee Network paystrikes loom amid union claims bus summit 'ignored workers'

More than 2,000 workers under the Bee Network umbrella are set to walk out next week in a row over pay

Politics

26 h. ago Bee Network strikes loom amid union claims bus summit 'ignored workers'

More than 2,000 workers under the Bee Network umbrella are set to walk out next week in a row over pay

Politics

49 h. ago At least 3 students, including suspected gunman, injured in shooting at Colorado high school

Wednesday’s school shooting took place in Jefferson County, where the Columbine school shooting happened in 1999

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5 d. ago UK drivers due to be on the road at 3pm today issued important warning

An emergency alert will be sent to mobile phones this afternoon and drivers are being told to prepare

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5 d. ago 'Nothin' to do with me!' Drug dealer's astonishing reaction after police discover £50,000 worth of cocaine in a car he's stolen

This is the moment police officers dramatically surround a stolen car and recover £50,000 of cocaine at a service station in Feering, Essex.

Economics

7 d. ago North Lanarkshire Council writes off £163,000 in debts relating to adult care and social work services

The local authority charges for accommodation in nursing and residential homes and community alarms. It also sends invoices to organisations such as other councils and universities.

Economics

7 d. ago Travel warning issued as Greater Manchester bus drivers set to walk out in huge four

Bee Network drivers employed by three companies will take industrial action

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7 d. ago Calling your boss a 'd***head' is not a sackable offence, employment tribunal rules

Kerrie Herbert was unfairly dismissed from her £40,000 a year role at scaffolding and brickwork company Main Group Services after she made a 'one off comment' to her line manager.

Politics

9 d. ago Canada’s Alberta pauses book ban after schools remove Handmaid’s Tale, 1984 and other classics

The province says it will review its controversial policy after outcry over removing beloved novels from classroomsThe Canadian province of Alberta says it will temporarily pause its controversial book ban “to ensure that our classic literary works remain in school libraries” after novels, including several warning of dystopian government overreach, were pulled from shelves.Premier Danielle Smith said the temporary pause would allow officials time to rework new rules that focus on how gender identity, sexual orientation or human sexuality are discussed in classrooms. Continue reading...

Culture

9 d. ago Canada: Alberta pauses book ban after schools remove Handmaid’s Tale, 1984 and other classics

The province says it will review its controversial policy after outcry over removing beloved novels from classroomsThe Canadian province of Alberta says it will temporarily pause its controversial book ban “to ensure that our classic literary works remain in school libraries” after novels, including several warning of dystopian government overreach, were pulled from shelves.Premier Danielle Smith said the temporary pause would allow officials time to rework new rules that focus on how gender identity, sexual orientation or human sexuality are discussed in classrooms. Continue reading...

Culture

9 d. ago More than 1,000 health workers urge Kennedy to quit over anti

Letter says Kennedy endangered US health, installed ideologues and ignored pleas as resignations mounted at CDCUS politics live – latest updatesA letter published Wednesday from more than 1,000 past and present workers of the health and human services department (HHS) has demanded the resignation of Robert F Kennedy Jr, insisting the health secretary’s attacks on vaccines endangered the lives of all Americans.The hard-hitting letter, addressed to Congress members, blames Kennedy for turmoil at the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), including the firing of the agency’s chief and replacement by a Donald Trump loyalist with no medical or scientific background. Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago New Bee Network night bus service for another Greater Manchester town

The new service is set to launch later this week

Politics

1 week ago Margaret Atwood releases short story critiquing book bans in Canada

Author quipped she wrote ‘suitable’ piece after Alberta school ban included her novel The Handmaid’s TaleMargaret Atwood has released a new short story critiquing elected officials for a wide-ranging book ban in the Canadian province of Alberta. The controversial decision to remove books purportedly containing “explicit sexual content” has seen numerous works of literature swept up in the dragnet, including Atwood’s, dystopian work The Handmaid‘s Tale.In a social media post, Atwood wrote that since her famed work was no longer permissible in Alberta schools, she had written a “suitable” short work for teens, adding the work was necessary because the province’s minister of education thought students were “stupid babies”. Continue reading...

Politics

1 week ago Cheaper public transport for under 21s and pensioners as Andy Burnham rolls out Bee Network expansion

Burnham announced new plans

Economics

1 week ago Seven Bee Network bus changes affecting five boroughs and 150,000 passengers

It comes nearly two years after Andy Burnham started bringing buses in Greater Manchester back under public control

Politics

1 week ago Hamilton ready for ‘huge pressure’ at Ferrari’s home GP after crashing out at Zandvoort

Ferrari driver ‘fine mentally’ despite Dutch GP errorHamilton will have five-place grid penalty at MonzaLewis Hamilton has admitted the pressure is on as he prepares to make his debut as a Ferrari driver at the team’s home race in the Italian Grand Prix this weekend, having unceremoniously crashed out of the Dutch GP on Sunday after an unforced error.The seven-time world champion suffered an unusual exit at Zandvoort as he went wide on the painted surface outside turn three, made slippery by light rain. He lost the rear and could not hold the car, which slid into the barriers, ending his race. Continue reading...

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2 w. ago London bus strike chaos: 2,000 drivers walk out, with almost one in 10 services suspended

More than 50 routes affected on Friday - with another 24-hour strike planned for Monday

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