‘This is the first time I’ve had my lawn cut by somebody else,” says Tom Bradshaw, the new president of the National Farmers’ Union. Just…
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Real terms average pay lower in most UK local authorities than in 2008, TUC finds
Pay packets are smaller than they were in 2008 in most local authority areas in the UK, according to analysis by the Trades Union Congress,…
View More Real terms average pay lower in most UK local authorities than in 2008, TUC findsUK’s net zero ambitions at risk after ‘disastrous’ offshore wind auction
Fears are growing that existing offshore wind projects could be shelved, after industry insiders warned that “disastrous” handling by the government had created a big…
View More UK’s net zero ambitions at risk after ‘disastrous’ offshore wind auctionShortage of experts and low pay ‘major barriers to UK’s net zero future’
Staff shortages, a lack of specialist personnel and low pay are major barriers to achieving net zero, according to workers in the UK environment sector.…
View More Shortage of experts and low pay ‘major barriers to UK’s net zero future’Keir Starmer tries to calm rift with GMB over energy policy
Keir Starmer has moved to calm a growing rift with the GMB union over Labour’s energy policy, even as its leader renewed his attack on…
View More Keir Starmer tries to calm rift with GMB over energy policyUK holidaymakers told to fly with hand luggage only to reduce airport queues
Holidaymakers facing long queues at UK airports amid shortages of ground and air staff have been told they should travel with only hand luggage to…
View More UK holidaymakers told to fly with hand luggage only to reduce airport queuesBA and easyJet cancel more than 150 flights as travel chaos continues
British Airways and easyJet cancelled more than 150 flights to and from the UK on Wednesday, as holidaymakers faced further delays going into the extended…
View More BA and easyJet cancel more than 150 flights as travel chaos continuesWhat is behind the disruption at UK airports?
With the Easter break now under way, passengers at UK airports have been facing severe disruption to their plans, with long delays and hundreds of…
View More What is behind the disruption at UK airports?660,000 jobs at risk as UK’s green investment lags
Up to 660,000 jobs will be at serious risk if the UK continues to fall behind other countries in the amount it invests in green…
View More 660,000 jobs at risk as UK’s green investment lagsWorkers in south-west England hardest hit by Universal Credit cut
The south-west of England will have the highest proportion of low-income workers affected by a £20-a-week cut later this year in universal credit payments, according…
View More Workers in south-west England hardest hit by Universal Credit cut