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UK strikes – who will be walking out in the next few weeks?
The UK is being hit by a barrage of industrial action, with passport office staff and teachers among a host of sectors to strike this spring. Here are some useful dates.
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Ethiopia's remarkable 'tree against hunger', flowers for the very first time, at Kew Gardens
Enset, Ethiopia's remarkable 'tree against hunger', flowers for the very first time, at Kew Gardens. The tree is tended to by Kew Apprentice Florence Akanbi-Guei. Due to its remarkable versatility, drought resistance, and disease...
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SNP’s auditors resigned ’round about October’, reveals Humza Yousaf
The SNP is 'working very hard' to get new auditors in place, party leader and Scottish First Minister Humza Yousaf said – as he revealed the accountancy firm that had been doing the job had resigned 'round about October' of last year.
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‘Sense of euphoria’ among Louth locals and relatives as Biden visit confirmed
The Cooley Peninsula is eagerly awaiting the arrival of Joe Biden during an upcoming visit to Ireland, as the US president returns to his ancestral homeland.
Mr Biden retraced his roots to Mayo and Louth during a previous visit in 2016...
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UK industrial action: What strikes are coming up?
The UK has been hit by a barrage of industrial action as nurses, teachers, civil servants, rail workers, university staff, physiotherapists, Royal Mail workers and ambulance staff take action over pay and conditions.
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UK industrial action: What strikes are coming up?
The UK has been hit by a barrage of industrial action as nurses, teachers, civil servants, rail workers, university staff, physiotherapists, Royal Mail workers and ambulance staff take action over pay and conditions.
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Channel crossings down 17% in first quarter of the year compared with 2022
The total number of migrants who crossed the Channel to the UK in the first three months of this year was 17% below the figure for the same period in 2022.
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Starmer and Cooper visit Hartlepool
Labour Party leader Sir Keir Starmer and shadow home secretary Yvette Cooper, meet with community members affected by anti-social behaviour, during a visit to Hartlepool, as they continue to take Labour's offer to the country ahead of...
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Bertie Ahern says people should be 'eternally grateful' for Tony Blair's role in securing Good Friday Agreement
Former taoiseach Bertie Ahern says people in Ireland should be "eternally grateful" for Tony Blair's commitment to securing peace in Northern Ireland, recalling how the two leaders spoke to each other "all the time" in the run-up to the...
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Daily politics briefing: April 2
All the latest political developments in the UK as former first minister of Scotland Nicola Sturgeon said the need to seek more privacy in the wake of internet rumours was “part of the reason” for her resignation.
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Starmer says Labour would freeze council tax bills this year
Labour Leader Sir Keir Starmer speaking in Swindon at the launch of Labour's local election campaign
He said his party would freeze council tax bills next year if it was in power.
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Vigil for Bernard Phelan who is detained in Iran
Bernard Phelan's sister Caroline Masse Phelan (interviewed) and their father Vincent Phelan with friends, family and supporters at a vigil outside the Iranian Embassy in Dublin.
Bernard Phelan was detained in Iran last year and is in...
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Rachel Reeves speaks at Labour's local election campaign launch
Shadow Chancellor Rachel Reeves speaking in Swindon at the launch of Labour's local election campaign
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Angela Rayner speaks at Labour's local election campaign launch
Shadow Deputy Prime Minister Angela Rayner speaks in Swindon at Labour's local election campaign launch.
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UK strikes – who will be walking out in the next few weeks?
The UK is being hit by a barrage of industrial action, with nurses, passport office staff and airport security officers among a host of sectors to strike this spring. Here are some useful dates.
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UK strikes – who will be walking out in the next few weeks?
The UK is being hit by a barrage of industrial action, with nurses, passport office staff and airport security officers among a host of sectors to strike this spring. Here are some useful dates.
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Keir Starmer takes part in a roundtable on tackling violence against women and girls
Keir Starmer, leader of the Labour Party, visits a South London charity where he takes part in a roundtable on tackling violence against women and girls. Starmer was joined by Yvette Cooper, Labour's Shadow Home Secretary, for the...
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Politics daily briefing: April 24
All the latest political developments in the UK, as Rishi Sunak hails the brave efforts of the UK’s armed forces after they swooped into Sudan to help British diplomats and their families to escape fighting.
The Prime Minister said the...
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UK strikes – who will be walking out in the next few weeks?
The UK is being hit by a barrage of industrial action, with nurses, passport office staff and airport security officers among a host of sectors to strike this spring. Here are some useful dates.
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Diane Abbott has Labour whip suspended after comments on ‘white racism’
Diane Abbott has had the Labour whip suspended after comments she made suggesting Jewish, Irish and Traveller people are not subject to racism “all their lives”.
Ms Abbott, who served as Jeremy Corbyn’s shadow home secretary, wrote in a...
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People in Trafalgar Square receive the national alert test
NO USE UNITED STATES BROADCAST Moment the national alert system is tested on Sunday as people in Trafalgar Square, London, celebrate St George's Day.
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National alert test sent to mobile phones in UK
Credit Daure Wallace: Footage of people outside Canary Wharf station in London at 1500 on April 23 when a national alert test message was sent to mobile phones.
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Politics daily briefing: April 22
All the latest political developments in the UK, as a Conservative peer who is leading a Government review into how the Civil Service operates has called for a more “robust culture” in Whitehall.
Lord Francis Maude said the system needs...
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Archive footage of Diane Abbott
Archive footage of Diane Abbott who has had the Labour whip suspended after comments she made suggesting Jewish, Irish and Traveller people are not subject to racism “all their lives”.
Ms Abbott, who served as Jeremy Corbyn’s shadow...