Meanwhile, Manuel Cortes, general secretary of the Transport Salaried Staffs’ Association, said: “What we are seeing here is desperate nonsense from the Tories who have chosen to attack working people in our union who kept the railways running every single… Read More »Rail unions vow to fight government strike threat
“The amount of gas needed by the Finnish gas market is imported into the Finnish gas system through Balticconnector entry point in accordance with the nominations made by the market parties. Gasgrid Finland has directed gas imports in Balticconnector and… Read More »Russia halts gas supplies to Finland
The 15 train companies RMT are balloting are: Chiltern Railways, Cross Country Trains, Greater Anglia, LNER, East Midlands Railway, c2c, Great Western Railway, Northern Trains, South Eastern Railway, South Western Railway, Island Line, GTR (including Gatwick Express), Transpennine Express, Avanti… Read More »Will there be a national rail strike?
Ms Lindsay said women can struggle with many different health issues aside from menopause and miscarriage, including period problems, fertility issues, pregnancy, and gynaecological cancers. The funding announcement states that all of these health issues are covered by the funding.… Read More »Menopause and miscarriage funds for working women praised
Chris Chavasse, the co-founder of Muddy Machines, which is trialling an autonomous asparagus-harvesting robot called Sprout, said: “There is a real risk that people anywhere in the world could try and take control of these machines,” he said. “to get… Read More »Cyber security: Global food supply chain at risk from malicious hackers
ONS deputy director for surveys and economic indicators Heather Bovill, said: “April’s rise was driven by an increase in supermarket sales, led by alcohol and tobacco and sweet treats, with off-licences also reporting a boost, possibly due to people staying… Read More »Retail sales jump in April driven by food stores
Speaking to reporters in the Canadian capital of Ottawa, Mr Champagne said: “This is about providing a framework to protect our infrastructure. In a 5G world, at a time where we rely more and more in our daily lives [on]… Read More »Canada to ban China’s Huawei and ZTE from its 5G networks
Between 2001 and 2019, Panama lost 414,000 hectares (or 7.3%) of its tree cover, including 73,000 hectares of primary rainforest, according to the Rainforest Foundation. In that period, Darien province – where Arimae is located – saw the greatest level… Read More »The radio station giving indigenous people a voice
Asked whether the country was now in default, central bank governor P Nandalal Weerasinghe said: “Our position is very clear, we said that until they come to the restructure [of our debts], we will not be able to pay. So… Read More »Sri Lanka defaults on debt for first time in its history
In April, gas and electricity prices had the biggest impact on inflation after a higher energy price cap – which limits what suppliers can charge per unit – kicked in. Homes using a typical amount of gas and electricity are… Read More »Pressure builds on Rishi Sunak to act now on living costs