Strike at UK airport will not go ahead as staff prepared for three-day walkout
The union blamed the airport management for the dispute A potential strike at Leeds Bradford Airport this weekend has been called off, it has been confirmed. The planned walkout is due to take place from Friday, October 16, through to Sunday, October 18, with check-in staff, passport control workers, cleaners and passenger assistance teams all […]
2 days ago
Norwich airport shut until 1pm as air traffic control staff walk out
Passengers hit as airport closes for five hours Passengers travelling through Norwich Airport faced disruption on Friday morning after air traffic control staff took industrial action, forcing the airport to temporarily close to all flights. The shutdown began at 8am and is due to last until 1pm, with the airport advising passengers to check directly […]
2 months ago
Israel launches retaliatory strikes on Iran after attacks on northern Israel
Iran warns of ‘full week of continuous strikes’ Iran launched missiles at Israel last night for the first time since the ceasefire in April after promising a “painful and decisive response” to Israeli attacks on the Lebanese capital of Beirut yesterday. The missiles were all intercepted. Israel has now retaliated to the Iranian strikes as […]
4 months ago
Putin regime warns of missile strikes on Europe’s nuclear power plants
“A new Chernobyl will ensue.” The Kremlin has threatened to hit nuclear power plants in Ukraine and the West if Russian sites are attacked, framing it as retaliation. The warning comes just after Moscow is accused of concocting an allegation that Ukraine struck its Zaporizhzhia Nuclear Power Plant with a fibre-optic drone, which Kyiv denies. The […]
4 months ago
Exact date Tube strikes will begin, bringing four days of major disruption
Bus strikes will occur simultaneously London’s Underground network will come to a halt this week with a Tube strike affecting all lines across four days. The RMT union announced it had not reached an agreement with Transport for London in a dispute over Tube drivers’ hours. Strikes are due to take place across London from […]
6 months ago
Dad fined £360 for term-time holiday sends striking teachers the bill
He says teachers should be charged for refusing to work An angry dad has “fined” his kids’ teachers for going on strike after he was hit with a £360 penalty for taking a family holiday in term-time. Wesley Joyce, 42, was fined when he took his son Jai-Jai, 15, and daughters Cleo, 13, and Hallie, […]
3 years ago