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Oil giants making £5k profit a second as households struggle to make ends meet
"These companies are richer because the rest of us are poorer", Alice Harrison from the group Global Witness said.
Biggest day of strikes in a decade will involve up to half-a-million workers
Teachers, train drivers, civil servants, university lecturers, bus drivers and security guards from seven trade unions will walk out on Wednesday.
Euston tunnellers ‘have won the argument’ amid speculation over HS2’s future
Following revelations that the route won't make it as far as Leeds, it has now been revealed it may not even make it into central London.
Flybe ceases trading with all scheduled flights cancelled
It was previously pushed into administration in March 2020 with the loss of 2,400 jobs as the pandemic destroyed large parts of the travel sector.
Unite secures 28% pay rise for hundreds of Luton airport workers
“This is an excellent deal for our members and was possible because they stood together in a union", Sharon Graham said.
Woman dies from hypothermia after telling her doctor she ‘couldn’t afford heating’
Neighbours have spoken of their shock and sadness at Barbara's passing.
Serving Met Police officer pleads guilty to child sexual offences
It comes as the Met Police desperately try to salvage their reputation in the wake of the abhorrent crimes of David Carrick.
BBC chairman set to be grilled by MPs amid questions over Boris Johnson loan
Damian Green has asked Richard Sharp to appear following the recent media reports regarding his appointment.
Protests on the streets? UK Govt could be set to raise retirement age to 68
Similar moves by the French government to raise the retirement age to 64 have resulted in more than a million people taking to the streets.