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Every date of the UK strikes in December from rail to nurses

Protests against salary stagnation and working conditions happening almost every day this month, threatening widespread disruption across Britain as Christmas approaches

The Independent UK

UK strikes timeline: How December’s industrial action will affect you

Protests against salary stagnation and working conditions happening almost every day this month, threatening widespread disruption across Britain as Christmas approaches

The Independent UK

These strikes are telling us something: Britain’s era of low wages may be over

Higher salaries would boost the UK economy and bring us in line with many other rich countries, says Guardian columnist Andy Beckett

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Messi business: how ‘sportswashing’ could land Saudi Arabia the 2030 World Cup

Qatar has written the playbook on how to further geopolitical aims by hosting a Fifa event. Riyadh is taking notes

The Guardian - UK

Baltic Triangle named as one of Britain's coolest neighbourhoods

The historic quarter was once made up of crumbling warehouses, but is now a hub of creativity with great bars and restaurants

Liverpool Echo

Labour beats Conservatives to retain UK parliament seat

Britain's opposition Labour Party retained the parliamentary seat of Stretford and Urmston in northwest England, election results showed on Friday.

Reuters

UK's Sunak takes first trip to Northern Ireland as PM

British Prime Minister Rishi Sunak met with the main political parties in Northern Ireland on Thursday in his first visit to the region since taking office in October.

Reuters

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Telegraph names Ouseburn as one of 'Britain's coolest neighbourhoods'

Travel experts named Newcastle's former industrial area among the 15 best neighbourhoods in the UK

Chronicle Live

Ireland minister: `The world is a crazy and tragic place'

Ireland’s foreign minister says “the world is a crazy and tragic place at the moment.”

The Independent UK

If Harry and Meghan were hoping to change the royal family, they’ll be disappointed

Monarchists already know of their woes while republicans will merely have their views confirmed, says former Guardian royal correspondent Stephen Bates

The Guardian - UK

UK to hold inquiry into allegations special forces killed Afghan civilians

Britain's defence ministry announced on Thursday an inquiry into allegations that its special forces carried out dozens of extrajudicial killings during night raids in Afghanistan.

Reuters

Afghan journalists tell London court Britain has "betrayed debt of gratitude"

Eight Afghan journalists who worked for the BBC and other British media organisations are challenging the British government's refusal to relocate them, arguing that they are at high risk of being killed by Afghanistan's Taliban rulers.

Reuters

Steel campaigners set to hand No10 petition demanding fresh help for industry

Union activists will press Downing Street to throw the sector a lifeline amid soaring energy costs and growing calls to switch to more environmentally-friendly production

Daily Mirror

'What a tragic day': British nurses strike in bitter pay dispute

National Health Service nurses in Britain staged a strike on Thursday, their first ever national walkout, as a bitter dispute with the government over pay ramps up pressure on already-stretched hospitals at one of the busiest times of year.

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Meghan Markle's real sin that the British public can't forgive–and Americans can't understand

The reactions to Meghan Markle's Netflix docuseries reveal the difference between social expectations in the U.S. and Britain.

Daily Mirror

Inside Hitler's plan for UK lair as evil Nazi maniac picked sleepy English town for HQ

WWII papers show Adolf Hitler had a fascination with a Shropshire town, leading to a theory that he planned to set up a Nazi HQ there should his forces be successful in invading Britain

Daily Mirror

Apprentice jockey Megan Taylor killed aged 26 after horror four-horse fall during race

The 26-year-old rider, who had spent two years working in Britain, was struck by another horse as she lay on the track at Ashburton and was pronounced dead at the scene

The Independent UK

UK media: Boris Becker released from jail, faces deportation

British news agency Press Association reports that German tennis legend Boris Becker has been freed from prison after serving eight months of his sentence and now faces deportation from the U.K. PA reported, without citing sources, that the 55-year-old German, who has lived in Britain since 2012, was released on…

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Daily Mirror

Saturday jumping in Britain wiped out as Ascot call off Christmas meeting due to frozen track

For the second Saturday in a row there will be no jumps racing in Britain after officials at Ascot, Haydock and Newcastle abandoned their fixtures due to frost

The Independent UK

Bank of England poised to slow pace of interest rate hikes

Britain’s central bank is expected to deliver its ninth straight interest rate hike

Reuters

Harry accuses Prince William of screaming at him, his aides of leaking stories

Prince Harry and his wife Meghan piled fresh criticism on the British royals in new episodes of their documentary series released on Thursday, accusing his elder brother Prince William of screaming at him during a summit to discuss his future.

Daily Mirror

Man hailed 'Britain's best postie' after act of kindness for girl with letter to Santa

One lucky child got an extra special Christmas gift this year as her local postman delivered a letter from Father Christmas through their door just days after she posted her wish list

The Independent UK

UK strikes timeline: How December’s industrial action will affect you

Protests against salary stagnation and working conditions happening almost every day this month, threatening widespread disruption across Britain as Christmas approaches

Evening Standard

Minister hails ‘green shoots of recovery’ in Britain as she opposes nursing union’s pay demands

A minister claimed on Thursday that the “green shoots of recovery” were emerging in Britain as she argued against big pay rises for nurses and other public sector workers.

Reuters

China vows 'strong' counter-measures over Manchester incident

The Chinese foreign ministry said on Thursday that "strong and forceful counter-measures" will be taken after accusing Britain of failing to protect Chinese staff at the Chinese consulate in Manchester during a protest in October.

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