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Dockers to stage new strike with pay dispute unresolved
A fresh strike by dock workers at one of the UK’s biggest ports will go ahead from next week after talks failed to resolve a pay dispute.Members of Unite in Liverpool will walk out on Monday after the union said negotiations ended talks in “chaos”.Unite accused the board of operators Peel Ports of intervening to …
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Political instability sees UK economic outlook downgraded by ratings agency
The UK’s economic outlook has been downgraded from “stable” to “negative” by the ratings agency Moody’s due to political instability and high inflation.In a report published on Friday night, Moody’s said the change in outlook was driven by “heightened unpredictability in policymaking amid weaker growth prospects and high inflation” and “risks to the UK’s debt …
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Court staff begin nine-day walkout over case management system
Sixty-eight courts across England and Wales will be affected by staff launching a strike in a dispute over a controversial case management system.The Public and Commercial Services union (PCS) said its members working as legal advisers and court associates will stage a nine-day walkout starting on Saturday.The workers, who postponed last month’s planned strike after …
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UK financial outlook downgraded to negative by rating agency Moody’s
Moody’s rating agency has cut its UK’s financial outlook to negative but maintained its sovereign rating at Aa3.On Friday, the agency lowered the UK’s outlook to negative from stable, citing policy uncertainty amid high inflation and weaker growth prospects. Moody’s said the government’s “ability to engender confidence in its commitment to fiscal prudence” will be …
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Pound falls amid political uncertainty and weak economic data
The pound has slid to its lowest level this week as downbeat economic data and the prospect of political uncertainty increased nervousness in the financial markets.Sterling fell by 1.16% to 1.110 against the US dollar on Friday morning. The pound was also down 0.64% at 1.14 against the euro.However, by the end of the day …
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High-street banks will be ‘wary’ of loan defaults as mortgage rates surge
Britain’s biggest lenders will shed light on how well they are riding out the economic storm when they unveil their latest quarterly financial results next week.Lloyds Banking Group, NatWest Group, HSBC and Barclays are all set to tell shareholders where their profits stand amid severe market turbulence and soaring mortgage rates.Investors will be eager to …
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Waterline Summit ‘creates shared vision’ for Humber’s evolution to climate change challenge leader
The region’s flagship climate change summit has brought the Humber together behind a shared vision for a prosperous net zero future. That is the verdict of those behind Waterline Summit 2022, where a tidal wave of investment has been outlined in industrial decarbonisation – providing policy framework flows. The three-day event brought businesses, public sector …
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Super app or ‘Wild West’? The future of Twitter under Elon Musk
Elon Musk is finally buying Twitter, promising – or to some, threatening – sweeping changes for one of the world’s biggest social media platforms.With a self-proclaimed remit to ensure everyone’s timeline becomes the ultimate home of free speech, and a vague long-term goal to transform it into “X, the everything app”, the billionaire is taking …
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RICS reveals winners of Grand Final Awards
A college campus, major new housing estate and leisure centre were among the winners at the 2022 RICS Awards Grand Final today. The annual awards, held in London, brought together winners from 12 regional ceremonies across the UK at the event which is run by property industry trade body the Royal Institution of Chartered Surveyors. …
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Chilterns MS Centre to start providing services to stroke survivors
Earlier this year, the Chilterns MS Centre began a pilot programme to open up its services to people with neurological conditions other than MS, starting with Parkinson’s Disease. Due to its success, the pilot has now been extended and from this month the Centre will also be opening up its services to stroke survivors. Being …
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iPhones and iPads get big updates today – including a long-awaited addition
The iPhone and iPad are both getting a bunch of new features courtesy of a software update today.Apple is releasing iOS 16.1 – adding to the functionality which arrived with the iPhone 14 range last month – and iPadOS 16, which comes ahead of the launch of new tablets this week. Starting with the iPhone, …
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Polio vaccination efforts must be supported by good hygiene, say experts on World Polio Day
World Polio Day on October 24th is an annual day that highlights progress on the road to polio eradication As new outbreaks of an archaic disease sweep the globe, hygiene experts warn that vaccination as the first line of defence must be backed up by adequate hygiene. Cases of polio have been detected in the …

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