7 h. ago Metropolitan Police call centre staff to go on strike on New Year's Eve in row over pay

Trade union Unite said 175 of its members were expected to walk out on one of the busiest days of the year, in a 25-hour-long protest.

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22 h. ago Metropolitan Police staff to strike on New Year’s Eve over pay

Union chief has warned strikes may mean ‘delays to emergency callouts’

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23 h. ago Met Police staff to strike on New Year's Eve in row over pay

Staff from UK’s biggest force will walk out on one of busiest days of the year for the police

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30 h. ago Targeted action in town centres to keep Londoners safe during Winter Nights

Targeted action in town centres to keep Londoners safe during Winter Nights  Metropolitan Police

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2 w. ago Wellness retreat boss who 'blockaded' GP car park with her Bentley amid bitter neighbour row over narrow driveway is ordered to pay £90,000

Joy Jarvis, boss of Glasshouse retreat Spa in Billericay, Essex, became embroiled in a bitter row with her neighbor over the use of a narrow driveway between the two properties.

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2 w. ago Freddie Flintoff quit job in row over pay as £9m income revealed

Cricket legend Andrew 'Freddie' Flintoff is back on our screens as host of ITV's Bullseye - but recently quit his job following a pay dispute

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2 w. ago Brits face popular Guinness beer shortage as huge strike action looms before Christmas

A DRY Christmas could be on the cards for millions of Brits as furious workers at Diageo's Belfast brewery prepare to down tools in a massive row over pay. The UK is facing a "Guinness drought" this festive season after staff voted unanimously to reject a pay offer and launch eight days of strikes next...

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2 w. ago Fans of one of Britain's best loved crisps face shortages amid strike threat

The GMB says production of Hula-Hoops - as well as McCoy’s, Pom-Bears and Discos - could be hit by walk-outs by factory workers in row over pay

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2 w. ago Katy Perry wins court case as judge orders disabled veteran to pay £1.4m in Montecito mansion row

The singer, 41, and the businessman who founded 1-800-Flowers have been locked in a bitter battle since 2020 over the £11 million property

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3 w. ago Disposable income falls for fourth month in a row with a fifth of Brits unable to pay bills ahead of Rachel Reeves' tax raising budget

Low and middle-income families who make up 60 per cent of households face a continued squeeze on discretionary incomes when compared with a year ago, according to Asda's income tracker.

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3 w. ago Beating Pumas could open pivotal chapter in England’s 2027 World Cup story

Defeat of Argentina in 2000 was important stepping stone for Clive Woodward’s side on way to winning ultimate prizeIt is exactly 25 years since the most fraught pre-match buildup in the history of English international rugby union. In this same week in November 2000 a pay row led to the entire national side walking out on strike, prompting Clive Woodward to threaten that an alternative team of lower-league amateurs would be chosen if his players did not return to training by 11am the following morning.After a tense standoff they duly did so, a grudging truce was agreed and the weekend game against Argentina went ahead with England winning 19-0. Three years later all but two of that matchday squad (the exceptions were David Flatman and Matt Perry) were lifting the Rugby World Cup in Australia. The moral of the “strike” story? The darkest hour can be the springboard to a spectacular golden dawn. Continue reading...

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