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Striking Amazon workers have ‘nothing to lose’ in first UK walkout, says union

Striking Amazon workers have ‘nothing to lose’ in first UK walkout, says union

Striking Amazon workers have ‘nothing to lose’ in first UK walkout, says union

25 January 2023

Members of the GMB at the firm’s fulfilment centre in Coventry voted to strike in a dispute over pay.


Thousands of migraine sufferers could benefit from drug on NHS

Thousands of migraine sufferers could benefit from drug on NHS

Thousands of migraine sufferers could benefit from drug on NHS

25 January 2023

Migraines are common, affecting around one in every five women and around one in every 15 men.


Third of consumers plan to return or give up Christmas gifts, poll finds

Third of consumers plan to return or give up Christmas gifts, poll finds

Third of consumers plan to return or give up Christmas gifts, poll finds

25 January 2023

Presents worth £232 million will be returned across the UK, research for the Post Office indicates.


Healthy diet, playing games and social visits ‘may help stave off dementia’

Healthy diet, playing games and social visits ‘may help stave off dementia’

Healthy diet, playing games and social visits ‘may help stave off dementia’

25 January 2023

Alzheimer’s disease affects an estimated one in 14 people over the age of 65 and one in every six people over the age of 80.


Security guards to join huge day of strikes

Security guards to join huge day of strikes

Security guards to join huge day of strikes

25 January 2023

Members of several unions will walk out on February 1 amid worsening disputes over pay, jobs and conditions.


Microsoft probes outages after Teams and Outlook go down for thousands of users

Microsoft probes outages after Teams and Outlook go down for thousands of users

Microsoft probes outages after Teams and Outlook go down for thousands of users

25 January 2023

The company said it is carrying out investigations.


Stricter rules for tattoos and piercings in Wales

Stricter rules for tattoos and piercings in Wales

Stricter rules for tattoos and piercings in Wales

25 January 2023

Wales is set to become the first UK nation to introduce a mandatory national licensing scheme.


EasyJet raises profit outlook amid record bookings

EasyJet raises profit outlook amid record bookings

EasyJet raises profit outlook amid record bookings

25 January 2023

The carrier said its headline pre-tax loss narrowed to £133 million in the three months to the end of December.


Welsh Ambulance Service facing up to £15m in cuts

Welsh Ambulance Service facing up to £15m in cuts

Welsh Ambulance Service facing up to £15m in cuts

25 January 2023

Ambulance workers in Wales have been striking over pay and conditions since last year.


Gambling firm fined £6m over social responsibility and money laundering failings

Gambling firm fined £6m over social responsibility and money laundering failings

Gambling firm fined £6m over social responsibility and money laundering failings

25 January 2023

In Touch Games operates 11 websites including bonusboss.co.uk, cashmo.co.uk, drslot.co.uk, jammymonkey.com and slotfactory.com.


Six-year-old climbing 12 mountains in UK to help ‘poorly children go on holiday’

Six-year-old climbing 12 mountains in UK to help ‘poorly children go on holiday’

Six-year-old climbing 12 mountains in UK to help ‘poorly children go on holiday’

25 January 2023

Oscar Burrow hopes to complete the challenge by May 29 – the day Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay summited Everest 70 years ago.


What the papers say – January 25

What the papers say – January 25

What the papers say – January 25

25 January 2023

Progress on tanks and economic inertia are covered by the Wednesday nationals.


Briton arrested in Spain for allegedly helping oligarch evade sanctions

Briton arrested in Spain for allegedly helping oligarch evade sanctions

Briton arrested in Spain for allegedly helping oligarch evade sanctions

25 January 2023

Richard Masters, 52, was arrested by the Spanish Guardia Civil on Friday, though his Russian-Swiss co-accused Vladislav Osipov remains at large.


Flooding and travel delays for southern England amid weather warnings

Flooding and travel delays for southern England amid weather warnings

Flooding and travel delays for southern England amid weather warnings

25 January 2023

The Met Office issued a yellow warning, to run until 8am, for fog for an area stretching from Exeter to Oxford.


High-ground efforts delayed as Julian Sands search nears end of second week

High-ground efforts delayed as Julian Sands search nears end of second week

High-ground efforts delayed as Julian Sands search nears end of second week

25 January 2023

Officials announced that a second hiker who went missing in the same area had been found alive.


‘Founding spirit’ of Notting Hill Carnival among new blue plaque names in London

‘Founding spirit’ of Notting Hill Carnival among new blue plaque names in London

‘Founding spirit’ of Notting Hill Carnival among new blue plaque names in London

25 January 2023

English Heritage has revealed six people whose names will be enscribed on blue plaques around the capital this year.


Scottish teachers at halfway point in rolling programme of strikes

Scottish teachers at halfway point in rolling programme of strikes

Scottish teachers at halfway point in rolling programme of strikes

25 January 2023

EIS members in both Edinburgh and South Ayrshire are to strike on Wednesday.


Afghan asylum seeker to be sentenced after murdering man over scooter argument

Afghan asylum seeker to be sentenced after murdering man over scooter argument

Afghan asylum seeker to be sentenced after murdering man over scooter argument

25 January 2023

After the verdict was delivered, the court was told Lawangeen Abdulrahimzai had killed twice before in Serbia.


Funeral of Christmas Eve pub shooting victim Elle Edwards to be held

Funeral of Christmas Eve pub shooting victim Elle Edwards to be held

Funeral of Christmas Eve pub shooting victim Elle Edwards to be held

25 January 2023

The 26-year-old beautician is not believed to have been the intended target of the attack, which also hurt four men.


Sesame Street co-founder Lloyd Morrisett dies at the age of 93

Sesame Street co-founder Lloyd Morrisett dies at the age of 93

Sesame Street co-founder Lloyd Morrisett dies at the age of 93

25 January 2023

The psychologist was praised for having left an ‘outsized and indelible legacy’ among generations of children around the world.


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