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Major UK airport faces first-ever strike action as passengers warned of...

STAFF at London City Airport are threatening to walk out – for the first time ever.Ground handling staff face going on strike at the UK airport over a dispute in regards to pay.AlamyLondon City Airport...

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Woman, 71, died of sepsis after blood tests missed ‘due to neglect during...

NEGLECT by striking junior doctors may have killed an NHS patient in Carlisle, a coroner has ruled.Daphne Austin died of sepsis on June 18 last year after a three-day walkout by the British Medical...

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Facts continue to make fools of all those talking down Britain… growth in...

Grow for itFACTS continue to make fools of all those determined to talk down Britain.Our GDP growth in the first half of 2024 was the healthiest in seven years and the fastest of all G7...

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Warning over more strike misery as train drivers to walk out every weekend...

BRITS face more strike misery – with train drivers set to walk out every weekend for the next three months.Train drivers on LNER will stage more strikes, the Aslef rail union has announced.EPALNER...

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Summer travel chaos warning over 23 days of strikes at major UK airport –...

BORDER Force officers at London’s Heathrow Airport are to take industrial action for 23 days from August 31.The 650 members of the Public and Commercial Services union will be on strike from August 31...

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Rail pay rise shock shows Labour is a soft touch on pay – now other unions...

IT took just 24 hours for the new era of “grown-up” relations between government and rail unions to break down.A day after Aslef had recommended its members to accept a 14 per cent pay offer over three...

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By spitefully announcing more rail strikes after bagging payrise, Aslef show...

Brothers grimONE day you think you’ve ended rail strikes by handing the union a jaw-dropping pay deal. The next it spitefully announces more walkouts anyway.Aslef’s latest action — 22 days of chaos for...

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Labour has ‘surrendered’ to their paymasters, Tories say, in wake of Aslef...

Labour’s cosy relationships with the unions are now on full display in this new government.For years, their party has taken millions of pounds in donations from the unions.PALabour has ‘surrendered’ to...

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Labour sending ‘dangerous signal’ to unions they will get bumper pay rises...

LABOUR has sent a “dangerous signal” to unions they will get bumper pay rises with no need to improve services, MPs warn.A top Tory said the new Government’s actions show they are using taxpayers’...

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Fury as train drivers set to rake in £81k for 4-day week after Labour’s deal...

TRAIN drivers’ average pay will steam past £80,000 according to the small print of Labour’s deal with their donors, Aslef.Four-day-week drivers working for LNER will see a £10,000-a-year hike to...

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Yvette Cooper is sphinx-like on what she really believes – she needs to show...

ARE you one of the winners or losers from the first six weeks of Labour in power?Chances are if you’re a winner, you’re a public sector worker or a train driver, and all the losers are the rest of us...

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The Government’s contradictory position on strikes is a green light for mayhem

Strikes riddleWE’RE struggling to fathom the Government’s contradictory position on strikes.We get that Keir Starmer wants to end the ceaseless walkouts which caused chaos under the Tories.AlamySir...

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Sir Keir Starmer ‘extremely’ disappointed at new wave of rail strikes despite...

SIR Keir Starmer is “extremely” disappointed that rail passengers face being hit by a new wave of rail strikes – despite train drivers winning a huge pay hike.The Prime Minister has come under fire...

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Warning as Brits could be slapped with extra £878 tax bill ‘thanks to...

LABOUR’s £14billion pay deal with unions could slap workers with an extra £878 tax bill, the Tories warned last night.Chancellor Rachel Reeves has ruled out raising national insurance, VAT or income...

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Strikes, crippling pay rises and massive union power show Labour is...

DO you ever have a feeling of nostalgia for the 1970s?You know, Toast Toppers and Fawlty Towers, Cortina GXLs, glam rock and Whispering Bob Harris on the Old Grey Whistle Test?ReutersSir Keir Starmer’s...

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Three key routes used by thousands of drivers to close over bank hols weekend...

THREE key routes used by thousands of motorists are set to shut over the bank holiday weekend.The closures may spark travel chaos and could impact those hoping to get to and from Heathrow Airport.Paul...

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Brits warned of ‘multiple flight cancellations’ ahead of airport strikes next...

BRITS have been warned of “multiple flight cancellations” ahead of airport strikes next week.The Portuguese Transport Workers’ Union, Sttamp, announced the disruption expected – check the key dates to...

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Watch Granit Xhaka’s wondergoal against old club as Invincibles Bayer...

GRANIT XHAKA has been hailed by fans for scoring a wondergoal for Bayer Leverkusen as the Invincible German champions started the new season in familiarly dramatic style.The former Arsenal star was in...

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Greedy unions have humiliated Starmer – he looks pitifully, pathetically weak

NOTHING could have been a brighter, better start for Keir Starmer’s Labour Government than to successfully end the pandemic of industrial action that blighted the final years of Tory rule.You heard it...

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Greedy train drivers told ‘grow up & go to work’ as real reason behind new...

Highly paid train drivers are striking because bosses contacted them at home offering the chance to earn more cash.The railmen, represented by the hard-line ASLEF union, will begin the action next...

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If Sir Keir wants to get the economy on track he needs to do one thing –...

LESS than two weeks after caving in to rail union demands for an inflation-busting pay rise, Sir Keir Starmer is set to make a speech today outlining a grim forecast for the economy, at least in the...

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Outside of war, has there been a more dismal message from any new PM than Sir...

Frowning StEVERYTHING is awful and about to get worse. Outside of war, has there been a more dismal message from any new PM?In fairness Keir Starmer has a point on some of it.AlamySir Keir will...

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Over 3,500 Next workers win landmark five-year legal battle over equal pay

OVER 3,500 Next workers have won a legal battle for equal pay in a landmark case.Shop staff, who are predominantly women, argued they should not have been paid at lower rates than the predominantly...

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Brits face flight disruption across SIX major airports ahead of two strikes...

BRITS are being warned of two huge travel strikes taking place this weekend, affecting six major airports.Both Heathrow Airport’s border staff and airport ground staff across Portugal are due to walk...

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Airline strike warning for Brits with hundreds of flights facing cancellation

BRITS have been warned about flight disruption this weekend, due to different strikes taking place at several airports in the same popular holiday destination.Anyone flying to Rome, Milan, Florence and...

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Britain voted for change – but Labour’s union bribes and cruel blow to OAPs...

Union shameUNIONS protesting about pensioners being robbed of their winter fuel allowance set a new high bar for shameless hypocrisy.It is true that Labour’s political choice to impose a new austerity...

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Starmer says ‘I won’t risk our economy to bump up pay’ as he slams left...

GettySIR Keir Starmer triggered a war of words with the unions as insisted he won’t risk economic stability to offer workers bumper pay deals.The Prime Minister gave a stern warning to union members...

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Labour’s conversion to the cause of NHS reform is belated but hugely welcome...

A new NHSFOR years The Sun has argued that ­nothing short of a total reinvention would save the NHS from its decline.For years that was dismissed out of hand. Both major parties wanted only to pour in...

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The NHS is in a ‘critical condition’… unless we perform major surgery, the...

WHEN I asked Lord Darzi to launch an investigation into the state of the NHS in July, I told him to leave no stone unturned.I wanted hard truths, warts and all.AlamyWe are going to turn the NHS into a...

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Junior doctors finally vote for massive 22% pay rise to end 18 months of...

JUNIOR doctors have voted to end 18 months of strike chaos in exchange for a whopping 22 per cent pay rise.The British Medical Association tonight accepted ministers’ offer of a settlement worth up to...

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Junior doctors to drop ‘demeaning’ job title after bagging 22% pay rise to...

GRASPING union bosses have demanded trainee doctors stop being called “junior” as they threatened to strike again unless they get more pay rises.Leaders at the British Medical Association issued more...

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Fears of tea shortage as Tetley Tea workers gear up for first-ever strike

FEARS of a tea shortage are mounting as Tetley Tea workers gear up for their first-ever strike.Nearly 150 GMB workers at Tata Consumer Products, the firm behind the nation’s beloved brew, are set to...

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Shoppers could face a shortage of ready meals and pizzas in supermarkets due...

SHOPPERS could face a shortage of teatime essentials like ready meals in supermarket due to a factory row over pay.More than 700 workers are set to take “continuous strike action” at the Bakkavor...

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NHS crisis deepens as it treats fewer people per medic than before pandemic...

THE NHS is under fire after a review found it is treating fewer patients per medic than before the pandemic despite more funding and staff.Lord Darzi’s report said England overall had seven fewer...

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Transport Secretary Louise Haigh accused of ‘going rogue’ with huge 15% pay...

THE Transport Secretary has been accused of “going rogue” with her massive pay hike offer to train drivers.Government figures say Louise Haigh caught them off guard with the huge 15 per cent rise...

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Chancellor Rachel Reeves left red-faced after big speech upstaged as nurses...

RACHEL Reeves was left red-faced yesterday after nurses rejected an inflation-busting rise — just one minute after she bragged about settling public sector pay rows.Union chiefs at the Royal College of...

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We applaud parts of Sir Keir Starmer’s speech but Britain needs genuine...

A mixed grillBRITAIN is not working and needs fundamental change. We heartily agree with Keir Starmer on that.Millions do. Which is why he became PM in July.AlamyWe agree with Sir Keir Starmer when he...

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European airline to cancel nearly ALL of their flights next week – affecting...

A MAJOR airline in Europe has been forced to cancel nearly all of their flights next week.Brussels Airlines has confirmed that up to 80 per cent of their flights on October 1 have been...

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Teabag shortage fears sees Brits scramble for bags after strike at Tetley’s...

BRITS have been scrambling for tea bags after strikes at Tetley’s factory sparked fears of a shortage. After last week’s news of a potential tea drought, thousands rushed to supermarkets to secure...

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Axed TGI Friday’s workers set to miss out on redundancy pay and tips after...

TGI FRIDAY’S rescue deal has left a bad taste — for hundreds of restaurant workers who will miss out on redundancy pay and hard-earned tips.A total of 1,012 jobs have gone after administrators said the...

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NHS GPs want cash boost ‘worth £2.5b as first step’ to calling off...

NHS GPs want a funding boost potentially worth £2.5billion as a “first step” to calling off work-to-rule protests.The British Medical Association is demanding an extra£40 per patient per year, up from...

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‘We’re hurtling towards another winter crisis,’ experts warn as NHS figures...

THE NHS is “in bad shape for winter”, experts warn as figures show A&E departments are busier than ever.The Royal College of Nursing said the health service is “hurtling towards another winter...

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Yes, headlines about Labour have been bad, but we’re already changing UK for...

WHEN voters went to polling stations 100 days ago, many did something they have not done for a long time – or in some cases never before.They voted Labour.GettyDeputy PM Angela Rayner, Keir Starmer and...

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Tube chaos as London Underground strikes WILL go ahead next month with Aslef...

TUBE drivers and other workers are will stage a series of strikes next month in a dispute over pay.Members of Aslef, working as London Underground drivers, instructors, management grades, and those in...

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New ‘rallying cry’ as Government calls on the nation to ‘help fix our NHS’ by...

BRITS have been urged to share their experiences and ideas “to help fix our NHS” in a “rallying cry” from the Government. Health Secretary Wes Streeting called on the nation to help shape the...

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Major airport forced to cancel all departures – affecting flights for...

A MAJOR European airport has been forced to cancel all departing flights today.Brussels South Charleroi confirmed the disruption is due to ongoing strike action, affecting around 16,000...

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Labour was elected to change and improve Britain – not just state workers and...

Tangle on taxWHAT a chaotic, self-inflicted muddle ­Labour have got into over who Britain’s “working people” are.This ill-defined class they casually named in opposition will apparently be spared tax...

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More than 1,000 Ford staff walk out in huge strike TODAY – see full list of...

GettyMORE than 1,000 Ford staff have gone out on strike today in a row over pay, according to the Unite union.Workers have accused the car giant of “refusing to engage in good faith” after...

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‘Player burnout is BIG conversation in dressing rooms and strike action can’t...

BEN DAVIES says player burnout talk among Prem stars has increased since Rodri’s injury.And Tottenham’s long-serving defender refused to rule out future strike action over the increased workload...

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Airline passengers warned of food shortages on flights ahead of strikes

AIRLINE passengers could face in-flight food and drink shortages due to strike action by catering staff, a trade union warned.Unite will ballot workers who provide meals, snacks and refreshments for...

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