21 h. ago Trump threatens 25% tariff on Apple iPhones and 50% on EU products starting June 1

President Donald Trump has threatened to impose a 50 percent import tax on anything brought into the U.S. from the European Union and is warning that he will unilaterally slap a 25 percent tariff on any Apple products unless the most valuable technology company in the United States begins manufacturing iPhones inside the country.

Politics

38 h. ago Teachers and doctors to get 4% pay rises but strike threat looms

The Government has confirmed NHS staff and teachers in England will get above-inflation pay hikes but the British Medical Association is threatening strike action, while the National Education Union warned it could register a dispute

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40 h. ago Heathrow airport workers' strike may intensify, Unite union warns

Heathrow airport workers' strike may intensify, Unite union warns  BBC

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65 h. ago Hundreds of striking Heathrow workers set to march on airport HQ to demand fair pay

Strikes are set to intensify over the summer if the dispute is not resolved

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67 h. ago Trade union bosses hit by furious backlash from activists after telling transgender women they must use men's toilets at annual conference

Leaders of the Public and Commercial Services union have warned delegates at their annual conference in Brighton they risk breaking the law if they do not use the correct lavatories.

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4 d. ago Nurses ‘not taken seriously’ because profession is majority female, union boss says

Nurses’ patience “will run out” warns the union boss

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4 d. ago 'Climate change is clear for all to see and it’s why we need to take water seriously'

Rachel Hallos, vice-president of the National Farmers Union, warns the driest start to spring in 70 years is of great concern to the farming sector - and why new water investment is urgently needed

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1 week ago UK drivers warned of new MOT rules that would follow European Union's lead

The Department for Transport has not ruled out following new safety rules being considered by the European Commission. Certain aspects of vehicles are set to face stricter examination

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1 week ago Now the nurses could strike! Union threatens action this SUMMER after Government ignores demands for 'significant' pay rise

Union boss's warnings come just weeks after the NHS Pay Review Body recommended a 3 per cent pay rise for nurses, but ministers have said they can only afford to pay 2.8 per cent.

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2 w. ago Lions squad reaction: Australia warning, shunned Scot's door not totally closed and off

Tuipulotu knows threat as Graham waits on Farrell’s future moves

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3 w. ago Scottish schools a 'battleground of blame and violence' due to far

David Anderson is the incoming President of NASUWT

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3 w. ago Democrats in Congress warn cuts at top US labor watchdog will be ‘catastrophic’

Musk’s Doge targets National Labor Relations Board with cuts and terminated leases as union speaks outDemocrats have warned that cuts to the US’s top labor watchdog threaten to render the organization “basically ineffectual” and will be “catastrophic” for workers’ rights.The so-called “department of government efficiency” (Doge) has targeted the National Labor Relations Board (NLRB) for cuts and ended its leases in several states. Continue reading...

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3 w. ago Union warns axing energy jobs will win Reform Scottish votes

GMB Scotland secretary Louise Gilmour believes Nigel Farage will be the big winner if the offshore industry is not protected.

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4 w. ago 3p rise in free school meal funding will stretch school budgets, union warns

Government funding for free school meals offered to pupils in Reception, Year 1 and Year 2 will rise from £2.58 to £2.61 a meal in September.

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