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No sea experience needed, says P&O agency ad for crews

Stewards sought on Facebook to replace crew members sacked without notice

The Guardian - UK

More jobs at risk after P&O sackings as second ferry firm warns of 'race to the bottom'

DFDS demands ‘level playing field’ over seafarers’ pay in the wake of the sacking off 800 British employees

Wales Online

Russia-Ukraine latest updates: Kyiv willing to discuss neutrality

Ukraine news from March 27: Ukrainian president says he is prepared to discuss Russia’s neutrality demand.

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P&O scandal sparks 'race to the bottom' as rivals demand 'level playing field' over pay

Danish ferry firm DFDS has demanded a ‘level playing field’ over seafarers’ pay with Unions fearing more British jobs may be lost if the P&O sacking is not overturned

Daily Mirror

Ukraine-Russia war updates: Volodymyr Zelenskyy demands Western nations provide more weapons — as it happened

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy demands Western nations provide more military hardware from their stockpiles, asking if they are afraid of Russia.

ABC News

Protests at UK ports as calls grow for P&O Ferries boss to quit over mass sackings

Hundreds shouted ‘P&O shame on you’ in demonstrations over sacking 800 staff

The Independent UK

Rallies held to support ferry workers sacked by P&O

Crowds walked with banners and placards, chanting “P&O, shame on you” at demonstrations on Saturday.

The Independent UK

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Eugene Shvidler: Russian oligarch’s private jets detained by UK Government

Eugene Shvidler was formally sanctioned by the UK Government on Thursday

Evening Standard

Ukraine war: Roman Abramovich associate has private jets detained indefinitely by UK government

‘We want to see an end to the merciless, bloody war which Putin is pursuing,’ transport secretary Grant Shapps said

The Independent UK

UK detains two private jets belonging to sanctioned Russian oligarch

Jets of Eugene Shvidler, a business partner of Roman Abramovich, have been impounded under new laws

The Guardian - UK

Protests at UK ports as calls grow for P&O Ferries boss to quit

Marches in Liverpool, Dover and Hull come after sacking of 800 staff and as ship is detained for being ‘unfit to sail’

The Guardian - UK

Protests over sacking of hundreds of P&O workers as calls grow for boss to quit

A ship operated by the ferry firm has been detained after failures on crew familiarisation, vessel documentation and crew training were found.

The Independent UK

Ukraine eyes fresh Russian setbacks as Moscow hints at scaling back of ambitions

An adviser to the Ukrainian military predicted troops could recapture the city of Kherson on Saturday.

The Independent UK

P&O ship detained at port in Northern Ireland after being deemed ‘unfit to sail’

I will not compromise the safety of these vessels and P&O will not be able to rush inexperienced crew through training, says transport secretary

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P&O ferry detained over crew training issues days after 800 UK crew sacked

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has said the European Causeway was held "due to failures on crew familiarisation, vessel documentation and crew training"

The Guardian - UK

P&O ferry detained over crew training concerns, says coastguard agency

Transport secretary Grant Shapps says ship was detained in Northern Ireland for being ‘unfit to sail’

The Independent UK

P&O ship detained in Larne after being deemed ‘unfit to sail’

The detention of ships is based on concerns over their safety and to prevent them going to sea.

Daily Mirror

P&O ferry detained over crew training issues just days after hundreds of UK staff sacked

The Maritime and Coastguard Agency (MCA) has said the European Causeway was held "due to failures on crew familiarisation, vessel documentation and crew training"

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Daily Mirror

Boris Johnson backs calls for shameless P&O boss to quit over illegal sackings

C&O chief Peter Hebblethwaite has been told to sling his hook and walk the plank (you plank) over his firm's illegal sackings of 800 staff - while Grant Shapps suggested he may change law to reinstate axed ferry workers

The Independent UK

What do we know about P&O Ferries and how will shipping change?

Prime minister has signalled a pay rise for many crew on ferries and cruise ships using UK ports

Wales Online

Grant Shapps told about P&O ‘challenges’ but not redundancies in November meeting

The Department for Transport said that Mr Shapps was not told about any plans to lay off workers

Daily Mirror

Tory minister Grant Shapps missed key 'window of opportunity' to help doomed P&O staff

Grant Shapps insisted he was not told of plans for mass lay-offs after minutes of a November meeting with top execs were published, but Labour said the government should have grasped the chance to intervene

Evening Standard

Zelensky claims 16,000 Russians have been killed in Ukraine war as Moscow hints at scaling back ambitions

It comes after Moscow hinted at the possible scaling back of military operations

The Guardian - UK

P&O Ferries: questions raised over Grant Shapps’ meeting with DP World

Dubai meeting in November revealed in departmental minutes

The Independent UK

Grant Shapps was warned 4 months before P&O sackings that it planned cost-cutting changes, minutes show

Transport secretary knew ‘commercial decisions’ were looming - and asked DP World to keep him ‘informed’

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