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Over 500 Hinkley C staff on strike as they were refused pay during the “Beast from the East”

Over 500 workers at the Hinkley Point C nuclear site have refused to work and many are currently staging a sit in protest, in the staff canteen. One construction worker, who didn't want to be named said: “The site was shut down from Thursday until late last night, due to the bad weather. However, the management have refused to pay our wages or any subsistence, and left us all out of pocket. "The workers were told this via a text...

Airbus set to take flight out of UK amidst Brexit uncertainty

Airbus has warned it could take flight away from the UK without imminent clarity over customs rules after Brexit. The European aerospace manufacturer said it would soon have to decide whether to start stockpiling parts to avoid border delays, adding costs that could make its British operations uncompetitive. Airbus employs about 15,000 people in the UK and moves parts between other EU countries and wing-making operations at Broughton in north Wales and Filton, near Bristol. In 2015, Airbus contributed over £1...

Watch – You’re Gonna Need a Bigger Boat! Moment giant whale shark captured beneath boat full of unsuspecting tourists

I think we are going to need a bigger boat! This is the amazing moment a giant whale shark is captured looming beneath a boat full of unsuspecting tourists. The enormous whale shark - the world's largest species of fish - appears to dwarf the boat as it floats just below the surface in a crystal clear sea. The extraordinary image was taken by Tom Cannon, 26, earlier this week off the coast of Western Australia and captures the gaping...

London workers in line for a pay rise as employers look to combat talent drain from the city

Workers in London are in line for a pay rise as employers push to attract more candidates. It was a strong start to the year for both employers and professionals, and it’s clear that businesses in the capital were working hard last month to continue attracting talented candidates to their roles. In fact, according to the latest statistics from CV-Library, advertised salaries increased by 2.7 per cent year-on-year across the city. The data, which explored fluctuations in pay, jobs and applications...

The NRA takes aim at news reporters, the media and Oscars Hollywood stars with this sinister message

In a sinister backlash after Donald Trump suggested raising the minimum age for buying rifles to 21 and universal background checks - a suggestion he had appeared to backtrack after a meeting with the lobbying group for the guns industry - their lobbying TV channel NRATV put out this sinister video: https://twitter.com/NRATV/status/970402289742618624 NRA spokeswoman and NRATV presenter Dana Loesch vowed: "To every lying member of the media, to every Hollywood phony, to the role model athletes who use their free speech...

Hero bus driver who narrowly prevented crash during Beast from East meets Nicola Sturgeon

A hero bus driver who averted tragedy by pulling off a Fast & Furious-style manoeuvre to avoid a stuck Mini met with the First Minister today. Charmaine Laurie was filmed steering her double-decker bus away from a car that had veered onto the wrong side of the road. First Minister Nicola Sturgeon meets Lothian Bus driver Charmaine Laurie who steered her double-decker to avoid a car which lurched into her path in the snow. March 5 2018 The Lothian Buses...

Hotel chain turned away homeless people during arctic weather, it has been claimed

Last Friday night as the country was dealing with the worst weather for a number of years, a Premier Inn turned away homeless people who had been gifted a room for the night, reports The Evening Standard. 19 rooms has been hired for the evening for a young farmers groups at the Weston-Super-Mare East branch, at a cost of three thousand pounds. Due to the adverse weather conditions the group couldn’t make the trip and decided to offer the rooms...

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