20 h. ago Government orders striking Air Canada flight attendants to return to work

Union criticises move less than 12 hours after start of action that has left more than 100,000 travellers strandedThe Canadian government has forced flight attendants at Air Canada back to work less than 12 hours after they began striking and ordered binding arbitration over a dispute that has left more than 100,000 travellers stranded around the world during the peak summer travel season.Since March, Canada’s largest airline and the union representing its flight attendants have been locked in an increasingly bitter dispute over what the union has described as “poverty wages” and unpaid labour. Flight attendants are not paid for any work before or after the plane takes off. Continue reading...

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21 h. ago Nigel Farage blasted by Angela Rayner over plans to axe key law

Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner says women would be left at risk of revenge porn under Reform UK's plans to scrap new provisions in Online Safety Act

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21 h. ago Labour 'waging war on motorists' after scrapping plans to limit number of new Low Traffic Neighbourhoods

Ministers have also ditched reforms that would have curbed councils from introducing 20mph zones

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31 h. ago Labour renews 'war on motorists' as it quietly ditches plans to limit new LTNs and 20mph zones

The reforms, which were drawn up by the Tories, would have curbed locals councils' powers to restrict traffic and impose 'unfair' fines and parking charges.

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31 h. ago Labour accuse Farage of wanting a 'Wild West' internet over 'dangerous and irresponsible' plans to scrap online safety laws

Home Office Minister Jess Phillips claimed that Mr Farage was 'risking the safety of women and girls with his dangerous and irresponsible plans' to scrap the existing legislation.

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47 h. ago Supporting kids with Send is expensive. But the cost of not doing so is far greater | Carrie Grant

Education, health and care plans have been invaluable for my children. Hints they could be scrapped fill me with fearCarrie Grant is a TV presenter and voice coach and a parent of four children with special educational needsThree of my four children have had full EHCPs. These are education, health and care plans, which means each child’s needs have been assessed and documented. They guarantee that appropriate provision to meet those needs has been agreed and must now be delivered by law. Well-written EHCPs are invaluable, particularly the legal part. Without it there would be no rigour, no meaningful challenge and, ultimately, no power to ensure that the right educational support is provided.Naturally, then, I was worried when earlier this year the government began discussing reforms, with the possibility of scrapping EHCPs. Ministers said they had inherited a system on its knees, with local authorities struggling to cope with the rising demand for support for children with special ...

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67 h. ago 61 per cent of people have scrapped plans because of car trouble

Experts say problems are more common in the summer

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3 d. ago TfL faces calls to keep Congestion Charge exemption for electric vehicles after plans to scrap it emerge

A Labour assembly member has warned that removing the Cleaner Vehicle Discount for some electric vehicles will create a barrier to businesses making a green switch

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4 d. ago Air Canada cancels flights during peak season ahead of flight attendant strike

Canada’s largest airline expects full shutdown as workers protests over claims of ‘poverty wages’ and unpaid labourCanada’s largest airline has started cancelling flights during the peak summer travel season ahead of a strike by more than 10,000 flight attendants over what they say are “poverty wages” and unpaid labour for work when planes are not in the air.Air Canada said it would start suspending flights on Thursday ahead of full shutdown on Saturday after the flagship carrier and the union representing the flight attendants failed to resolve a months-long dispute over pay and working conditions. Continue reading...

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5 d. ago Trump’s pick to head Bureau of Labor Statistics walks back his earlier plan to scrap monthly jobs reports

EJ Antoni first made the suggestion before Trump tapped him to lead the BLS

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5 d. ago UFC chief Dana White reveals White House fight night will happen on special date

The home of the World's most powerful man will now be the stage for some of the best scrappers on the planet, although fans may struggle to get tickets for the extraordinary event

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6 d. ago The village ‘ripped apart’ by scrapped HS2 line – while taxpayers foot bill for empty homes

Villagers sold their homes over plans for the scrapped HS2 line from Birmingham to Manchester

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6 d. ago Spain's leftist government orders town to scrap its plan to ban Islamic festivals, declaring it 'racist'

The ban was supported by Spain's conservative People's Party (PP), who said it sought to 'promote and preserve the traditional value' of the area.

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6 d. ago New call for UK Government to scrap planned State Pension age rise to 68

The New State Pension age is set to start rising to 67 from next year.

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1 week ago Get 'huge and juicy' tomato plants with one food scrap gardeners say is best

Tomato plants need a lot of nutrients to produce a good crop, and if they don't get enough, it will show in the fruit. But gardeners have shared a simple way to give them a boost

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1 week ago FTSE 100 Live: Glencore Scraps Plan to Shift Primary Listing From London

FTSE 100 Live: Glencore Scraps Plan to Shift Primary Listing From London  Bloomberg.com

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2 w. ago The birthday 'gimmick' Meghan Markle project that never was: Royal expert reveals the Duchess's scrapped plans that would've featured Adele and Stella McCartney but was 'quietly shelved'

As Meghan Markle celebrates turning 44 today, royal observers may be reminded of the bold campaign she launched for her birthday in 2021 - which was dropped almost as quickly as it began.

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4 w. ago SNP 'sitting on cash' rather than investing in Scottish hospices, warns Labour

Labour has pledged hospice-based doctors and nurses would see their wages rise to NHS levels if the party takes power at the Holyrood.

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4 w. ago France’s fiscal watchdog says plan to scrap holidays ‘remains to be proven’

Pierre Moscovici commends efforts to cut deficit as prime minister’s proposal comes under fire from opposition groups

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