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Pay deals to match inflation are unaffordable, minister warns as strikes loom
Public sector pay rises in line with soaring inflation are “unaffordable”, Transport Secretary Mark Harper has said, raising the chances of a winter of strikes going ahead.The Cabinet minister said on Sunday there “simply isn’t the money” to meet the demands of workers preparing to take industrial action.Nurses are set to stage their first-ever UK-wide …
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Nebula Labs creates virtual tool to support young people in care
Tech firm Nebula Labs has built a new digital tool it says will support vulnerable young people in care. The Newcastle firm has worked with South Tyneside Council to deliver the ‘Virtual Memory Box’ – a system in which young people can store and access memories that could otherwise be lost or forgotten. Its creation …
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Tynegrain posts record profits amid ‘volatile and challenging’ global market
North East cereal farmers cooperative Tynegrain has reported record profit and says it has helped many members enjoy a bumper year. The membership organisation, which operates a deep water export dock at the Port of Tyne that can despatch 200,000 tonnes of products across the world each year, said pre-tax profit in the year to …
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Nurses tell Health Secretary it’s ‘pay negotiations or nothing’ to avert strikes
The Royal College of Nursing has told the Health Secretary it is negotiations on pay “or nothing” after he urged the union to return for talks about working conditions to avert strikes.Steve Barclay on Saturday continued his refusal to discuss pay as nurses prepare to strike on December 15 and 20 unless they get a …
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Climate tsar Sharma delivers blow to Sunak by joining onshore wind rebellion
Rishi Sunak is facing a growing rebellion over onshore wind after former Cabinet minister Alok Sharma joined Boris Johnson and Liz Truss in opposing the ban.Mr Sharma, who was the president of the Cop26 climate summit, backed an amendment to Government legislation in an attempt to lift the moratorium on new onshore windfarms.His support takes …
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‘Another blatant example of double standards’: Qatar reviews investments in London after ad ban
Qatar is reviewing its investments in London after the organisation running the capital’s transport system banned the Middle East country’s advertisements on the Tube, buses and taxis.A source with knowledge of the review has told Sky News the decision by Transport for London (TfL) is “another blatant example of double standards and virtue signalling to …
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English cricket bowled over with £400m private equity bid for The Hundred
The England and Wales Cricket Board (ECB) has received a £400m private equity approach that would see it relinquish majority ownership of The Hundred while raising funds to inject into the sport’s cash-strapped counties.Sky News has learnt that the governing body has in recent weeks been handed an offer from Bridgepoint Group, the London-listed buyout …
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People on the move: key North East appointments and promotions
Law firm Muckle LLP has appointed three private client experts, taking its number of rural legal specialists to 12. Rachael Stephenson and Tim Boardman have become partners in the Newcastle-based firm, and will be joined in January by associate solicitor Winter Addis. The trio have experience working together on behalf of farmers, landed estates, trusts, …
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Pancreatic cancer survivor given 12 weeks to live on keeping her business alive – and turning her focus to tech
When Bryony Thomas was told the unimaginable news she had 12 weeks to live, she didn’t pray or instinctively feel she would beat the odds, she accepted she would die. The entrepreneur, who recently moved to Gloucestershire after nearly 25 years in Bristol, was diagnosed with pancreatic cancer just days before Christmas in 2019. Only …
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FTSE nears 7,500, but fails to pass muster
Shares in London’s FTSE index came within touching distance of 7,500 points briefly on Friday but could not muster enough to pass the line, despite oil and tobacco companies doing their best to help out.By the end of the day, the FTSE 100 had gained just 0.3%, a 20-point rise which left it at 7,486.67.The …
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Mark Allen scores a hat-trick with Sterling Events
The Mark Allen Group has scored a remarkable hat-trick with its acquisition yesterday for an undisclosed amount of Sterling Events Ltd. Sterling Events is a Liverpool-based company, the principal shareholder of which is Lauren Sterling, which stages two major national exhibitions and conferences; Health and Wellbeing at Work and Primary Care and Public Health. These …
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Diesel: The energy crisis quandary for businesses
A Sky News Climate Show investigation has discovered businesses – and even some households – are switching from mains power to generating electricity from diesel because of soaring energy bills. This comes at a big environmental cost, while a switch to renewable energy still seems out of reach to many consumers. So how can we drive …

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