77 m. ago Lecturers at Scottish university embark on strike action over 'devastating' cutbacks

Institution vows to work to limit ‘disruption’ caused by industrial action

Events

12 h. ago The Guardian view on Friedrich Merz’s grand coalition: gambling on a new centre ground | Editorial

The deal signed last week between the centre-right CDU and centre-left SPD paves the way for vital investment in Europe’s biggest economySome years ago, hundreds of German finance ministry staff dressed in black and formed a giant zero to salute their boss, Wolfgang Schäuble, as he left office. It was a tribute to Mr Schäuble’s extreme fiscal conservatism, which had delivered Germany’s first balanced budget in the postwar period. Amid resurgent prosperity in the Angela Merkel years, the so-called black zero – symbolising a constitutional prohibition on public debt – had gradually acquired cult status.As a new administration prepares to take power in Berlin, it seems unlikely that human euro signs will welcome the latest politician to take on Mr Schäuble’s former role. But in dramatic fashion, the spending taps are set to be turned on. Via a swiftly staged March vote in the outgoing Bundestag, “debt brake” dogma was consigned to history by the chancellor‑elec...

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16 h. ago Union's bins at Birmingham office are spotless while rest of the city festers in rubbish as workers to vote on partial deal to end strike today

Aerial images of Unite's regional office in Jennens Road, Birmingham , show the union's bins are spotless and seemingly empty.

Economics

19 h. ago UK tourists warned as hotel strikes to go ahead in Tenerife this Easter

Strike action has been suspended in Gran Canaria, Lanzarote and Fuerteventura after a deal was reached

Events

19 h. ago Union to debate launching formal ballot for strike action over teachers’ pay

The majority of National Education Union (NEU) teacher members have said they would be willing to strike over the Government’s proposed 2.8% pay rise.

Events

2 d. ago Passengers warned they will not get compensation if they miss holiday due to Gatwick strikes

Passengers will be unable to claim compensation if they miss part of their holidays due to strike action at Gatwick Airport over Easter

Events

3 d. ago Birmingham bin strikes: Council boss jetted off to sunny Cannes as waste crisis escalated

Joanne Roney, managing director of Birmingham City Council, flew to Cannes in France in the same week refuse workers began an all-out strike in the city last month

Events

3 d. ago Sephora trials major change to three stores including Manchester

Sephora stores in Westfield White City, Birmingham Bullring and the Trafford Centre will all pilot the change

Politics

4 d. ago Manchester to get 'tallest tower outside London' with Nobu hotel as council approves 153 storeys in meeting

It's going to be 77m taller than Beetham Tower

Politics

4 d. ago Birmingham residents urged to watch for ‘bin raiders’ as strikes spark fraud warning

Birmingham’s residents have been warned of less obvious dangers as bin strike action continues

Events

5 d. ago Bus service between two popular Welsh seaside towns set to be reduced

The bus service reduction, along with a number of other changes to services was discussed at a council's community liaison committee meeting

Politics

5 d. ago Man dressed as giant rat interrupts Birmingham City Council meeting to demand bin strike action

A protester dressed as a giant rat interrupted a Birmingham City Council meeting to demand action on the ongoing bin strike which has seen rubbish bags piled high on the city's streets.

Events

5 d. ago Moment man dressed as a giant RAT confronts Birmingham councillors as warning issued over fears bin raiders could steal personal data lurking in 21,000 tonnes of rubbish on streets

A man in full rodent costume describing himself as the 'Selly Oak rat' appeared at a full meeting of Birmingham City Council and managed to ask a question about the bin strike crisis.

Events

5 d. ago VE Day parade to go ahead after councillor suggested it would be ‘elitist’

Dacorum Borough Council cabinet member Caroline Smith-Wright had told a meeting on April 2 that there were no plans for a parade.

Politics

6 d. ago A tale of two cities: Birmingham bin strikes hit city's poorest areas hardest as rubbish overflows into the streets...but posh roads just metres away are spotless

Rubbish has piled high in some of the poorest areas of Birmingham such as Balsall Heath, yet in the nearby roads lined with £1.5 million houses, there is not a bin bag in sight.

Events

6 d. ago West Lothian bin complaints fall after mild winter sees fewer collections missed

This month’s meeting of the council’s Performance Committee heard that while waste operations continue to bring in the most complaints they have also seen the largest drop as the new opening hours and booking system have bedded down in the public perception.

Politics

6 d. ago Nationalising British Steel must be ‘last resort’ – Badenoch

Industry minister Sarah Jones hosted a meeting of the Steel Council attended by the bosses of Tata, Liberty and British Steel and trade union leaders.

Politics

7 d. ago Garbage piles up on Birmingham's streets as a sanitation strike in the UK city enters its 5th week

Stinky garbage is piling up on the streets of the U.K.'s second-largest city and causing chaos a month into a strike by trash collectors

Events

7 d. ago Energy and tech giants to meet Government over plans to power UK AI

The first meeting of the Government’s new AI Energy Council will take place on Tuesday.

Politics

7 d. ago Fury at Birmingham councillor who went on 'holiday' to Egypt while city overflows with rubbish

Employees in the council's refuse management team have told MailOnline they are 'p***ed off and getting it in the neck while the city is in a tip and he's off on a jolly paid for by a charity'.

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