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Christmas strikes: BA brands staff 'heartless'
British Airways has branded its 2,500 members of its staff "calculated" and "heartless" after the workers voted to strike on Christmas Day and Boxing Day. SEE ALSO: Will it be a white Christmas after all? SEE ALSO: Pilot
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Driver makes lucky escape after lightning strikes car
A driver was lucky to escape injury after a huge bolt of lightning struck his car.Filmed in Rutherford, New South Wales, the video shows a car park being pummelled by hail and high winds. Captured by Tim McDonald, it shows his friend Jason Tait
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Junior doctors threaten strike in pay row
Government ministers and junior doctors are locked in a dispute that could result in the first junior doctors' strike for 40 years, potentially endangering patients in the run-up to Christmas, says The Guardian. England has around 45,000
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Workers join protest against Trade Union Bill
Workers from across the country are to join a protest against the Government's controversial Bill on strikes and union activities. The TUC will warn that the Trade Union Bill risks setting industrial relations back decades. The Bill, which
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Bank holiday travel: Rail strikes to cause 'serious disruption'
t The bank holiday weekend getaway is set to be hit by serious disruption to the rail network due to planned engineering work and strike action. Improvement work is taking place on the West Coast Main Line which will affect services from a
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Transport for London reveal new 24-hour Tube map
Transport for London (TfL) have finally unveiled a map showing the stations and lines that will be in use once the Tube goes 24-hour on 12 September this year. TfL say they have implemented this round-the-clock service to "support
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Steel industry facing first strike in 30 years
Workers at Tata Steel have voted by almost 9-1 to go on strike in a row over pensions, threatening the first national walkout in the industry for more than 30 years. Members of the Community union backed strikes by 88% and other forms of action
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