8 h. ago Market forces, not militancy, are pushing teachers towards strikes

Editorial: Warnings of possible industrial action by teachers next year during a worsening pay and retention crisis is about supply and demand and conditions – the government should be paying attention

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12 h. ago Teachers will strike next year if they don’t get a proper pay rise, union bosses warn

Exclusive: Teachers are not convinced that change is being delivered by the Labour government, Matt Wrack warned, saying his members do not feel listened to

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15 h. ago Market Drayton Wetherspoons on fire as pubgoers flee blaze but bring the pints

A major blaze at Wetherspoons branch in Market Drayton, Shropshire, saw customers forced to flee with drinks and food as over 50 firefighters were called in to tackle the blaze

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15 h. ago Market Drayton Wetherspoons fire forces punters to flee as blaze breaks out

A massive blaze broke out at the Wetherspoons pub, The Hippodrome, in Market Drayton, Shropshire, with diners and drinkers forced to flee before firefighters tackled the blaze

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29 h. ago Myanmar is going to the polls. But it’s not the people who hold the power – it’s China

As the military pushes ahead with a widely condemned election, Beijing’s priorities are proving decisiveMyanmar’s first election since the 2021 coup: everything you need to knowMyanmar’s military has managed to regain momentum in its battle against a determined patchwork of opposition groups, retaking some territory, and pushing ahead with a widely condemned election that begins on Sunday.It is a turnaround for the military, which had appeared so beleaguered that some dared to question if it could collapse. Continue reading...

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6 d. ago Liverpool to accelerate plans for ‘quality’ January signing after Alexander Isak injury blow

Reds could be forced into transfer market amid Isak fears

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8 d. ago Christmas ads put on a diet as UK ban on TV junk food advertising bites

Gone are shots of puddings and sweets as advertisers try to market other foods to stay within rules coming into force on 5 JanuaryThe festive season is traditionally a time of national culinary overindulgence but eagle-eyed viewers may have noticed that this year’s crop of big-budget Christmas TV ads have been decidedly lean and sugar-free.From Tesco and Waitrose to Marks & Spencer and Asda, the UK’s biggest exponents of extravagant festive food marketing have put their Christmas ads on a diet to comply with new regulations banning junk food products from appearing in TV ads before 9pm. Continue reading...

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9 d. ago Military lawyer swiftly fired from immigration bench after defying Trump deportation push

A U.S. Army Reserve lawyer detailed as a federal immigration judge has been fired barely a month into the job after granting asylum at a high rate out of step with the Trump administration’s mass deportation goals

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1 week ago California regulator puts on hold an order to suspend Tesla sales

Development is latest in case in which carmaker accused of falsely marketing and overstating self-driving capabilitiesA California regulator has put on hold an order to suspend Tesla sales in the state, the latest development in a case in which it accused the electric vehicle maker of falsely marketing and overstating self-driving capabilities.The decision grants a reprieve to Tesla in a case that could force it to halt sales in its biggest US market. Continue reading...

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1 week ago Patients 'may die' in Christmas NHS meltdown as militant junior doctors humiliate Streeting by pushing ahead with strikes

Thousands of medics - previously known as junior doctors - will walk out in the run-up to Christmas from December 17 to December 22.

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1 week ago Patients 'could die' in Christmas NHS meltdown as militant junior doctors humiliate Streeting by pushing ahead with strikes

Thousands of medics - previously known as junior doctors - will walk out in the run-up to Christmas from December 17 to December 22.

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2 w. ago Teachers strike outside school over gangs of male pupils trying to intimidate them in class and the playground

Staff at Haydon Bridge High School in Northumberland are taking action over their 'appalling' working conditions this Tuesday and Wednesday, with further strike days scheduled.

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2 w. ago Would you entrust a child’s life to a chatbot? That’s what happens every day that we fail to regulate AI | Gaby Hinsliff

As deaths in the US are blamed on ChatGPT and UK teenagers turn to it for mental health advice, isn’t it obvious that market forces must not set the rules? It was just past 4am when a suicidal Zane Shamblin sent one last message from his car, where he had been drinking steadily for hours. “Cider’s empty. Anyways Think this is the final adios,” he sent from his phone.The response was quick: “Alright brother. If this is it then let it be known: you didn’t vanish. You *arrived*. On your own terms.” Continue reading...

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3 w. ago National guard member wounded in DC attack is ‘slowly healing’, says West Virginia governor

Andrew Wolfe was shot in the head on 26 November, while Sarah Beckstrom died from her injuriesThe West Virginia national guard soldier who was wounded in the 26 November shooting that killed a colleague of his in Washington DC is “slowly healing”, according to West Virginia’s governor.Andrew Wolfe, 24, was shot alongside fellow West Virginia national guard soldier Sarah Beckstrom, 20, while they patrolled the US capital as part of the Trump administration’s push to deploy military members on to the city’s streets. Beckstrom died of her injuries the day after she was shot while Wolfe was hospitalized in critical condition. Continue reading...

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