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University students in Manchester have threatened a rent strike after being told to pay up to £3,000 for accommodation even though they cannot return to campus during lockdown. Like students elsewhere in the country, thousands of Manchester students face being stuck at home while being forced to continue paying for university accommodation, even though halls … Read more
Iran today issued Donald Trump with a second arrest warrant for the drone strike that killed top general Qasem Soleimani. Trump along with 47 other US officials were the subject of an Interpol ‘red notice’ request for their involvement in the drone strike in Baghdad last year. ‘The Islamic Republic of Iran is very seriously following up … Read more
Kim Kardashian’s former best friend Larsa Pippen is getting into the Christmas spirit with her married boyfriend Malik Beasley – pictured Sunday in his hometown of Minnesota – despite the controversy surrounding their new relationship. Larsa, 46, and Malik, 24, were caught out late last month holding hands, prompting the NBA player’s wife Montana Yao, … Read more
More than 7,000 British Gas engineers will go on strike for five days from January 7 in row over pay and conditions, GMB union says The strike will be followed by further stoppages to be announced later The announcement follows a 9-1 vote in favour of industrial action The union said British Gas has set … Read more
Mike Tyson goes head-to-head with Game Of Thrones’ Hafthor Bjornsson in explosive new trailer for action-packed Desert Strike By Roxy Simons For Mailonline Published: 11:35 GMT, 19 December 2020 | Updated: 11:35 GMT, 19 December 2020 A new trailer for Mike Tyson’s action-packed film Desert Strike was released on Friday. Starring the former professional boxer, … Read more
British Gas workers vote for strike action in dispute over pay and conditions threatening walk out by engineers over festive season The GMB union said members backed industrial action by almost 9 to 1 British Gas parent company Centrica said the action did not have a strong mandate as only 52 per cent of eligible … Read more
The pandemic has wreaked havoc on Britain’s air transport industry, hospitality and London’s role as one of the world’s great entrepot cities. Traffic at Heathrow plunged 88 per cent year-on-year in November to 747,000. Last year, 81m passengers went through the airport. The owners – Spain’s Ferrovial, the Qatar Investment Authority et al – have … Read more
Jacob Rees-Mogg today insisted ‘there is no last moment’ to strike a post-Brexit trade deal with the European Union as he said talks could continue right up to the deadline on December 31. The Commons Leader suggested the UK would be willing to negotiate with Brussels ‘until Big Ben strikes 11 o’clock’ on New Year’s … Read more
British Airways cargo workers have declared nine days of strike action starting on Christmas Day, threatening shipping chaos ahead of a potential no-deal Brexit. Strike action at Heathrow Airport will begin on December 25 and end on January 2 as trade union Unite claims its 840 members face pay cuts and changes to their terms and … Read more
Thieves strike Russia’s ‘Doomsday plane’ flying command centre that can survive nuclear war: Crooks steal radio equipment as plane is upgraded Thieves broke into one of Russia’s rare Ilyushin Il-80 Maxdome aircraft on Friday They stole 39 pieces of equipment from the plane in a major security breach The plane was being given an upgrade at … Read more