NHS unions have reached a pay deal with the government in a major breakthrough that could herald the end of strikes by frontline staff in England. The offer consists of a one-off payment of 2% of their salary plus a COVID recovery bonus of 4% for the current financial year 2022/23, and a 5% pay
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Royal Mail has been referred to the industry regulator by a committee of MPs which has accused the company of failing in its duty to deliver letters six days a week and questioned whether its management is negligent. The Business, Energy and Industrial Strategy (BEIS) Committee declared that the company had “systematically failed to deliver”
Deputy Prime Minister Dominic Raab repeatedly reduced staff to tears and “ruined people’s lives” through “coercive behaviour”, according to officials who worked with him. As an inquiry into the bullying claims against Mr Raab nears its conclusion, Sky News spoke to individuals across various government departments who raised concerns about his treatment of colleagues. Adam
Pink Floyd co-founder and bassist Roger Waters has vowed to take legal action after a planned concert in Frankfurt was cancelled by officials who branded him one of the “world’s most widely spread antisemites”. The veteran musician was scheduled to perform at the city’s Festhalle on 28 May as part of his This Is Not
She’s won an Oscar, a Tony, two Golden Globes and numerous BAFTAs and Olivier awards, but for Dame Judi Dench her latest performance has particular poignancy. The 88-year-old actress is one of the stars of Allelujah, a film about a fictionalised Yorkshire hospital battling closure as its staff struggle to find beds for its elderly
The European Central Bank (ECB) has maintained its fight against inflation and imposed a large set of interest rate hikes despite financial market turmoil. Bank balance sheets have suffered because of the effect of interest rate increases, which have contributed to recent crises at Silicon Valley Bank and Credit Suisse. But the central bank –
Sky News Chief Correspondent Stuart Ramsay first met Serhiy Petrushenko when he was guarding a bridge alone in Ukraine’s capital Kyiv, on the second day of the Russian invasion. He became an overnight sensation after Sky News’ report was watched well over 50 million times on social media alone. After a two-month-long search, Mr Petrushenko
The Moke, based on a post-war British jeep-like vehicle, has become an iconic and eye-catching little buggy over the years. Now the US-based MOKE America has opened up a rental option called WeMoke to make these weird little electric vehicles more accessible to anyone looking for a unique driving adventure. Mokes from MOKE America are
In this article @CL.1 Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT Oil production in Azerbaijan Vostok | Getty Images Oil prices fell sharply Wednesday, as traders feared a brewing banking crisis could dent global economic growth. West Texas Intermediate futures fell more than 5% to settle at $67.61 per barrel, reaching its lowest level since December
New Day’s John Berman asks Rep. Elissa Slotkin (D-MI) of the House Homeland Security Committee to comment on the Russian Deputy Foreign Minister’s announcement regarding a de-escalation in Kyiv and Chernihiv, two Ukrainian cities that have been under heavy Russian bombardment. #CNN #News
In this article 92S-FF Follow your favorite stocksCREATE FREE ACCOUNT A logo for Chinese ride-hailing platform Didi is illuminated outside company headquarters on Jan. 21, 2022 in Hangzhou, China. Shen Longquan | Visual China Group | Getty Images Didi is planning to expand this year, the company said Thursday, as the regulatory crackdown on the
The US Air Force has released video said to show a Russian jet intercepting an American drone and dumping fuel in its path over the Black Sea. The US military said two Russian Su-27 jets intercepted the unmanned MQ-9 Reaper in international airspace on Tuesday before one hit its propeller, forcing US forces to bring
NHS unions have received a new pay offer and an announcement is expected this afternoon, Sky News understands. It follows reports of progress in talks involving unions representing nurses and ambulance staff. The Royal College of Nursing (RCN) last month agreed to suspend industrial action while it entered into “intensive” negotiations with ministers, followed by
Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has defended the speed of the rollout for his budget offer of free childcare for working parents, describing it as the “biggest transformation in childcare in my lifetime”. The new childcare package will see working families in England having access to 30 hours of free childcare per week for children aged between
Job losses are on the horizon at the John Lewis Partnership, which includes Waitrose and John Lewis shops, as the company posted an annual loss of £234m. No detail was given on the location or number of job cuts that will be made. “As we need to become more efficient and productive, that will have
More than 100 tech firms’ CEOs have told Chancellor Jeremy Hunt they believe the collapse of Silicon Valley Bank would bring harm to the UK’s tech sector. PM Rishi Sunak, who is flying to the US for an official visit, has echoed comments by Chancellor Jeremy Hunt that the Treasury is “working at pace” to
Erica Herman, who was a longtime girlfriend of golfer Tiger Woods, has filed two separate complaints after the six-year relationship between the pair came to an end. Both filings were made to the circuit court in Martin County, Florida. The first suit, filed in October 2022, alleges a trust owned by Woods violated the Florida
Tesla Supercharger V4 has been revealed to have the potential to be twice as powerful as the previous generation. We are finally starting to get a little more information about the specs of the Supercharger V4, the latest generation of Tesla’s popular DC fast-charging station. Last year, we reported on Tesla’s Supercharger V4 design being revealed
Energy stocks were slammed Wednesday as U.S. oil prices plunged to their lowest levels since December 2021. The extent of the decline in West Texas Intermediate crude — down 5.5% to under $67 per barrel — seems overdone in an energy market that remains structurally undersupplied. However, we’re not ready to step in right here
A new spacesuit designed for astronauts hoping to land on the moon has been demonstrated in Texas. NASA awarded Axiom Space, a company based in Houston, a $228.5m contract to provide the outfits for the first moon landing in more than 50 years. The space agency is targeting late 2025 at the earliest to land