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100,000 British nurses begin first ever strike amid dispute over pay
Dec 15, 2022 05:57Around 100,000 nurses go on strike in their first ever national walkout as the government has ruled out negotiation over pay rise.
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Tens of thousands of NHS operations cancelled in England due to staff shortages, data reveals
Dec 13, 2022 12:27Staff shortages across the UK have caused the National Health Service (NHS) to call off 30,000 operations in England during the last year, new data has revealed.
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Rail passengers in UK face major disruption as latest walkouts begin
Dec 13, 2022 12:21Train passengers in the United Kingdom face major disruption this week as thousands of rail workers are set to begin a series of strikes starting Tuesday to demand a pay rise amid soaring energy and food prices.
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Domestic violence against women surges in UK after football games: Study
Dec 12, 2022 10:29Violent domestic abuse incidents against women went up by a remarkable 38 percent when England lost football matches during the ongoing 2022 FIFA World Cup in Qatar, a recent study at the University of Lancaster has found.
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Iran sanctions dozens of EU, UK officials, entities over instigating riots
Dec 12, 2022 09:39Iran has imposed a round of sanctions on dozens of European Union (EU) and British officials and entities over their support and instigation of recent deadly riots in the country and their meddlesome statements about the Islamic Republic’s internal developments.
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Russia categorically rejects UK foreign secretary’s claim of military deal with Iran
Dec 12, 2022 08:27The Russian Embassy in London has roundly dismissed the “inappropriate statements” of British Foreign Secretary James Cleverly, who spuriously claimed Iran was sending armament and munitions to Russia for its special operation in neighboring Ukraine.
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Thousands of 'warm banks' set up across UK as cost of living crisis deepens
Dec 11, 2022 05:06The UK has set up more than 3,200 “warm banks” across the country for people who cannot afford to heat up their homes amid cost of living and energy crisis.
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One dead, several missing after huge explosion on island of Jersey
Dec 10, 2022 11:16At least one person has been killed and several others are missing following a huge explosion at a block of flats on the island of Jersey, hours after residents reported smelling gas to the fire service.
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Iran thwarts influx of smuggled weapons amid riots
Dec 10, 2022 10:43Ever since the riots began in September, anti-Iran media has been depicting the situation as a violent crackdown on so-called peaceful protesters. For the past two months they have been running a propaganda campaign to further pressure Iran under the pretext of violating human rights. But are these peaceful protesters?
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More Britons seek food aid as costs of living crisis deepens
Dec 10, 2022 10:23Doors at food banks across the UK are seeing more people come through now than ever before as food and energy costs rise.