Last hopes of averting a disruptive rail strike in the run-up to Christmas were dashed today after a deadline for agreement passed without the resolution of a row over pay and working practices.
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Temperatures could drop below minus 10 degrees centigrade in northern parts of the country.
The new development minister said structural changes in the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office are needed to restore the UK’s reputation.
A man in his 20s has been arrested on suspicion of common assault during a walkabout by King Charles III in Luton town centre, police say.
Hannah Hunt and Eben Lazarus taped posters of a ‘dystopian version’ of the artwork on to John Constable’s painting and glued their hands to the frame.
The child who died was from the north east of the country, Dr Eamonn O’Moore of the HSE said
The Prime Minister was criticised for not removing the whip from Tory peer Baroness Mone, who intends to take a leave of absence from the Lords.
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In 2021 an estimated 538,000 people in Wales aged three years and over (17.8%) reported being able to speak Welsh – down from 562,000 in 2011.
Harrassment from debt collectors is seriously affecting people’s mental health
The strike will happen a day after members of the Royal College of Nursing stage their second walkout, also over pay.
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Charles, Camilla, William and Kate will be out in force at the Christmas celebration at Westminster Abbey on December 15.
