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Father of Molly Russell among campaigners and charity workers on New Year Honours list | UK News
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The father of Molly Russell, the teenager who took her own life after viewing harmful material, has been given an MBE in the New Year Honours. Ian Russell is among hundreds of activists, campaigners, and charity workers being recognised by the King in this year’s honours list. He has been recognised for services to child…
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Amazon Black Friday strike: Workers in Coventry to walk out as part of international action against retailer | Business News
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Amazon workers in the UK are to go on strike today to coincide with Black Friday – one of the company’s busiest shopping days of the year. More than 1,000 staff at the firm’s warehouse in Coventry are expected to take part in the walkout, the GMB union said, amid a long-running dispute over pay…
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Nose-picking health workers more likely to catch COVID, study suggests | Science & Tech News
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Hospital workers who pick their noses are more likely to catch COVID, a new study suggests. Researchers said hospitals should offer staff educational sessions about the habit and consider recommending against nose picking in infection prevention guidelines. Academics from the Netherlands examined data on COVID infection rates among 219 hospital workers in Amsterdam between March…
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Amazon workers vote to strike at a UK depot for the first time | Business News
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Amazon workers at a UK depot have voted to strike for the first time. Employees at the warehouse in Coventry will walk out in the new year over what the GMB union said was a pay offer increase of 50p an hour. It comes after more than 98% of workers voted to strike on a…
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Amazon ‘to axe 10,000 workers’ after forecasting weaker growth | Business News
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Amazon is to let go of approximately 10,000 employees as early this week, it has been reported. The jobs are to be lost in the corporate and technology parts of the company, according to The New York Times. Cuts are being made in the devices section of the company which makes the Alexa voice-assist tool;…
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Twitter moves to reassure staff as report claims Elon Musk wants 75% of workers axed | Business News
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Twitter has told its staff there are no plans for mass redundancies in the wake of a US press report that Elon Musk wants to make 75% of the workforce redundant when his $44bn (£38.4bn) takeover is completed. The company’s main lawyer sent an email to staff on Thursday evening clarifying its position, according to…
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40,000 BT and Openreach workers in first national telecoms strike since 1987 | Business News
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Around 40,000 BT and Openreach workers have walked off the job in the first national telecoms strike since 1987. Hundreds of picket lines have been set up across the UK, according to the Communication Workers Union (CWU). It is the first of two strikes, with another being held on Monday, after members of the union…