Strikes UK – live: Schools closed and trains cancelled in biggest UK walkout in a decade The Independent says Teachers and train drivers are among half a million workers walking out today on the biggest strike day seen in Britain for more than a decade. Civil servants, university lecturers, bus drivers and security guards will join picket lines, while protests are set to be held across the country against the government’s controversial plans to legally…
Today’s news summary – Paper Talk Wednesday’s front pages lead with the widespread industrial action, the biggest in decades which will grind Britain to a halt. The ongoing investigation into claims of bullying by Dominic Raab is another popular story for the papers, along with the latest breakthrough in the Northern Ireland protocol. Britain’s biggest strike day in decades The Independent says parts of Britain will “grind to a halt” on Wednesday as widespread strike…
‘Potentially key’ witness to disappearance of dog walker Nicola Bulley found The search for a missing woman who vanished whilst walking her dog continues, as police confirm a “potentially key” witness has been found and is speaking to Lancashire Police, officers have revealed. The police force had put out an appeal for the man to come forward on Tuesday. He was described as about 70 years old and is believed to have been in the…
‘I’m livid.’
Girl, 4, killed in dog attack in Milton Keynes A four-year-old girl has been killed in a dog attack in Milton Keynes, police have said. Cops were called by the ambulance service just after 17:00 GMT on Tuesday to reports of a child being attacked in the back garden of a property in Broadlands in the Netherfield area of the Buckinghamshire city. Not long after it was confirmed the child had died at the property. …
Third official interviewed in Dominic Raab bullying probe The BBC reports that at least three senior civil servants who worked with Dominic Raab have given evidence to the inquiry into his behaviour. They have been told that Sir Philip Rycroft and Antonia Romeo are two of the three interviewed so far, and the third has reportedly told the BBC that they have been interviewed as a witness. Mr Raab is facing multiple complaints from civil…
Newly discovered green comet comes close to Earth On Wednesday, a newly discovered comet will make its closest approach to our planet. Astronomers say the object’s journey towards Earth took around 50,000 years. Photographs show the comet with a distinct green hue around its body, but if you’re looking for it in the night sky you won’t see the green – its brightness is right at the threshold of what is visible to the naked…
Missing radioactive capsule found in Australia A tiny radioactive capsule, which went missing in Australia last week, has been found. Emergency services had “literally found a needle in a haystack,” authorities said after a huge search was triggered after the object was lost while being transported along an 870-mile route across the state. Rio Tinto – a mining giant – apologised for losing the device, which could have posed a serious danger if handled. The…
The actor is said to have been arrested this week.
The nation’s favourite foods ‘need to come with warning labels’.
Mian was born in Pisa and is an heir to a pharma company.
It’s less about space and more about placement.
Italian embassies all over the world are at risk of anarchist attacks linked to the case of the hunger-striking Alfredo Cospito, Foreign Minister Antonio Tajani said on Tuesday.
Gaby Assouline died 11 months after falling off a wheelchair on Southwest Airlines plane walkway.
The Wednesday letters page reacts to the disappointing news about this year’s E3, as one reader laments the launch of Sports Story.
‘It stinks of someone who hasn’t seen him play.’
The domestic pigeon ‘was deliberately dyed’ pink and released into the wild, according to the rescuing organization.
Todd Boehly was having none of it.
Ex-President Donald Trump invoked his Fifth Amendment right against self-incrimination hundreds of times in a deposition last summer.
A review was conducted into how the little-known actress was nominated for To Leslie.
‘Lana please just stop’.
Trainers can read historic plaques while they exercise.
The tenth grader’s body was found three days after she disappeared.
Tony proved himself to be a true ally.
‘Every time there is a storm those who live within sight and sound of the sea fear it will be the one which means they lose their home.’
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