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UK passport office staff launch five-week strike over long-running pay dispute
Apr 03, 2023 09:59Passport Office workers in the UK are launching a five-week strike in the long-running dispute with the government over pay and conditions, as the cost-of-living crisis is weighing on Britons’ lives.
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Ex-UK envoy says restored Syria-Saudi ties ‘slap in face of US’
Apr 03, 2023 09:39Saudi Arabia and Syria’s attempt to mend fences is a “slap in the face” and a “big setback” for the United States, a former British ambassador to Syria has said, calling the rapprochement an important political achievement for Syria.
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Sasanian rock relief seized in Britain will return to Iran: Diplomat
Apr 03, 2023 03:55A Sasanian rock relief that was seized from smugglers in Britain in early 2016 will return to Iran after it is put on display in the British Museum for three months, according to Iran’s top diplomat in London.
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British home secretary defends deporting migrants to Rwanda
Apr 03, 2023 03:34Britain's Home Secretary Suella Braverman says she is convinced Rwanda is a safe country to deport migrants who arrived in Britain illegally.
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British citizens face huge hikes in household bills as government ends energy support
Apr 02, 2023 10:24British households and businesses are preparing for an onslaught of price rises during April, after the government ended its relief scheme for energy bills, fueling the worsening impact of the cost-of-living crisis on people’s lives.
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British cities hold pro-Palestine rallies, demand closure of Israeli arms factories in UK
Apr 02, 2023 09:50British pro-Palestinian activists have held rallies across the UK, with protesters calling for closure of Israeli weapons factories there.
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UK cost-of-living crisis: Heathrow security staff launch ten-day strike over pay
Apr 01, 2023 10:15The security staff of the UK’s Heathrow Airport have launched a 10-day strike, joining other civil servants and workforces across the UK industries to walk out of their jobs in a demand for higher wages in face of the skyrocketing inflation.
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UK schools becoming intolerant of religious Muslim students
Apr 01, 2023 03:54A British public school in London has sparked controversy amid furious parent complaints that their children are being prevented from performing obligatory Islamic prayers during school hours.
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Nearly half of British workers at risk of burnout: Survey
Mar 30, 2023 03:43Nearly half of the British workers are at risk of burnout as the cost-of-living crisis adds to the anxiety, with work-related stress costing the British economy £28 billion ($34 billion) last year, a study said Wednesday.
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Corbyn vows to ‘continue fighting’ after barred from running as Labour MP
Mar 30, 2023 03:39Jeremy Corbyn has dropped hint that he will run as an independent against the Labour Party in the next election after the former party leader was blocked from standing for the country's opposition party as an election candidate.