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Protesting farmers are having to fight off the radical right, conspiracy theorists and climate sceptics

Thousands of farmers travelled to London on November 19 to protest the new government’s first budget and its imposition of new inheritance tax rules. Nearly a month later, on December 12, there was another protest, this time with more tractors, fewer celebrities, and only a tiny fraction of the media…

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Brother and sister give up school to care for parents paralysed in horror crash

Darius Linkus and his wife Saule, from Felixstowe, were both left paralysed after a horrific moped crash while on holiday in Spain after he had headed to Ukraine providing aid as a volunteer

Daily Mirror

Mum left in hysterics at son's rude drawing of 'whisk' in epic homework blunder

Kelly Sullivan, from Felixstowe, had to hold in her giggles as her little boy Arlo showed off the drawing of a whisk he did for homework but many can only see one thing

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Fresh strike for workers at UK’s largest container port

Around 1,900 members of Unite at Felixstowe will walk out.

The Independent UK

Hundreds of Liverpool container workers set for two-week strike

Latest pay dispute could further disrupt UK supply chains already hit by walkouts at Felixstowe port

The Guardian - UK

Major UK port set for fresh eight-day strike

London (AFP) - Workers at Britain's largest container port, Felixstowe, are to strike for a further eight days, union bosses announced Tuesday, as the country suffers a cost-of-living crisis.

AFP

Felixstowe port receives notice of second strike in dispute over pay

More than 1,900 workers at Felixstowe, the country’s biggest container port, walked out last month.

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Felixstowe port receives notice of second strike as workers seek 10% pay rise

The strike action will coincide with a two-week walkout by workers at the port of Liverpool

Wales Online

‘Storm coming’: Britain in a mess as ruinous energy bills meet austerity

Talk on picket line in Felixstowe and high street in Ipswich says new PM has just weeks to tackle crisis

The Guardian - UK

Unions threaten to cripple Britain's largest port in fight for decent pay offer

Some 1,900 members of Unite trade union at Felixstowe Port in Suffolk have gone on strike in a row over pay - prior to the strike, workers were offered an 8% pay rise but this was rejected

Daily Mirror

Workers’ anger at cost of living as strong as time of poll tax riots, union boss says

Sharon Graham, head of Unite, on picket line with Felixstowe dock strikers, says people could rise up again as they did in the 1990s

The Guardian - UK

Warning to Christmas shoppers amid Port of Felixstowe disruption

Experts warn 'you may not be able to get the Christmas goods that you wanted'

Wales Online

Summer of discontent as UK hit by huge energy bills, axed flights and strike delays

The UK is facing a summer of discontent with rising energy bills, soaring food prices, flight cancellations, a looming recession and strikes expected across the country in the coming months

Daily Mirror

UK port strike threatens to deepen supply chain and price woes

London (AFP) - A strike over pay at Britain's largest container port threatens to spark fresh delays and rising costs for companies and consumers alike, but logistics experts say there should be no product shortages.

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Why are Felixstowe workers going on strike and how will it affect supermarkets?

Felixstowe Port workers are now on their second day of strikes, with thousands of employees taking industrial action in a dispute over pay amid the cost of living crisis

AFP

UK dock workers' union threatens further strikes

London (AFP) - A trade union on Monday warned of more strikes at the UK's largest container port if pay demands are not met, threatening to cause further disruptions to the supply chain.

Wales Online

Britain's biggest port hit by first day of eight-day strike

Latest industrial action in the UK

Reuters

Workers at UK's biggest container port Felixstowe due to begin 8-day strike

More than 1,900 workers at Britain's biggest container port are due on Sunday to start eight days of strike action which their union and shipping companies warn could seriously affect trade and supply chains.

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The Conversation

UK strikes: how industrial action at a major port could disrupt supplies of clothing, cars and canned food

The ability to move products from A to B has been affected by COVID and Brexit-related bottlenecks in recent years, as well as rising concerns about the environmental impact of how companies supply our goods. The unpredictability of global markets has continued to affect logistics in 2022. In addition to…

The Guardian - UK

Strikes expected at Felixstowe port as pay talks end without agreement

Dock workers at vital Suffolk container port offered 7% pay rise and £500 lump sum

Chronicle Live

Full list of strikes in the UK this August and how they will impact the North East

There will be further rail strikes in the coming weeks, as well as disruption to supply chains and court cases as workers walk out

The Guardian - UK

ScottishPower to build £150m green hydrogen plant at Port of Felixstowe

Exclusive: plant at Suffolk port is slated to produce 100megawatts of power from 2026

Wales Online

Port of Felixstowe workers to strike for eight days over pay dispute

Unite said more than 1,900 workers at Felixstowe, the country’s biggest container port, will be taking industrial action

The Guardian - UK

Eight-day strike by Felixstowe dockers expected to disrupt UK supply chain

Owners prioritise multimillion-pound shareholder dividends over paying decent wages, says union

Evening Standard

Workers at port of Felixstowe to strike for 8 days this month in pay dispute

Unite said the strike action would send “shockwaves” through the UK supply chain

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