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UK government ministers meet union leaders in bid to end paralyzing wave of strikes
Jan 09, 2023 10:27UK government ministers are meeting with leaders of labor unions in a last-ditch effort to end the long-running strikes that have paralyzed the country’s rail network and health system over the past few months.
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UK’s Sunak calls for ‘radical actions’ as strikes by healthcare workers deepen
Jan 08, 2023 05:00British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has called for “bold and radical” actions to end the crisis across UK's National Health Service (NHS), amid unprecedented strikes by health workers.
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Prince Harry’s confessions of murder in Afghanistan draw criticism from British army veterans, Taliban
Jan 08, 2023 04:54Prince Harry’s confessions of murder in Afghanistan have been met with a backlash from the media, commentators, army veterans, and even the Taliban, while Buckingham Palace kept silent on its widely leaked contents.
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Final day of planned rail strikes across UK: Only one in five British trains running
Jan 07, 2023 11:12Only one-fifth of train services have been functioning across the UK during the last few days as tens of thousands of rail workers walked out again for their fifth and final day of strikes on Saturday, disrupting the train services during the weekend.
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Top executives in UK earn average person's annual wage in days: Survey
Jan 06, 2023 11:53The top executives in Britain earned more in the first few days of 2023 than most ordinary workers earn all year, according to a new study, as the country grapples with the worsening cost-of-living crisis.
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UK to introduce strike law to contain industrial action in key sectors
Jan 06, 2023 11:50Britain will unveil strike legislation in order to contain industrial actions in its key sectors, as the country suffers from soaring inflation and countrywide strikes.
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UK's prince Harry says he killed 25 people in Afghanistan
Jan 06, 2023 05:05The UK's Prince Harry says he killed 25 people in Afghanistan when he was acting as an Apache helicopter pilot during the invasion of Afghanistan, noting that these killings do not “embarrass” him.
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Embattled British PM Sunak promises to tackle pressing problems facing country
Jan 05, 2023 04:42Britain's beleaguered prime minister Rishi Sunak on Wednesday promised to tackle the country's biggest problems, including soaring inflation and countrywide strikes, in his first major speech after taking office.
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UK’s Sunak pledges long-term support to Ukraine amid London’s economic downturn
Jan 04, 2023 05:52UK Prime Minister Rishi Sunak has reassured Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky of London’s long-term military and financial support for Kiev, as the war still drags on across the country.
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British rail workers start new year with strike
Jan 03, 2023 12:05British rail passengers have been warned of disruption in the start of New Year, as rail workers spark the first strike in 2023 starting on Tuesday.