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Heathrow security guards to strike for 10 days in pay dispute

They are set to walk out from the 31st of March Security guards at Heathrow Airport are to strike over Easter in a dispute over pay. Unite said more than 1,400 of its members employed by Heathrow Airports Ltd (HAL) will take 10 days of strike action from March 31 after voting in favour of walkouts. The strike action involves security guards employed at Terminal Five. Unite general secretary Sharon Graham said: “Workers at Heathrow Airport are on poverty wagesRead More

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National News

Mae Mullers Eurovision song soars up charts

Mae Muller has kicked off her Eurovision campaign on a high note as her entry for the song contest soared up the singles chart after it was announced she would represent the UK. The track, I Wrote A Song, has landed at number 30, making it the first UK Eurovision entry to debut within the top 40 in its first week since boy group Blue’s I Can in 2011, according to the Official Charts Company. This also marks Muller’s firstRead More

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National News

Owen Farrell ready to upset family loyalties against Ireland

The Irish are favourites to secure the Grand Slam England captain Owen Farrell admits his mother Colleen is stuck in an unenviable position as he attempts to deny father Andy Grand Slam glory with Ireland. The personal circumstances of the Farrell family is a major subplot going into Saturday’s sold-out Dublin showdown, with the hosts odds-on favourites to complete a Guinness Six Nations clean sweep. Fly-half Farrell is out to spoil the St Patrick’s weekend party at the Aviva StadiumRead More

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National News

Morrisons fined 35 million after supermarket worker died

Matthew Gunn suffered catastrophic head injuries at the Tewkesbury branch of the supermarket in September 2014 A supermarket chain has been fined £3.5 million after an epileptic employee died when he fell from the stairs during a seizure. Matthew Gunn, 27, suffered catastrophic head injuries at the WM Morrisons store in Tewkesbury, Gloucestershire, in September 2014. He had been regularly using the staircase to access his locker on the first floor of the shop when he suffered a seizure. MrRead More

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National News

The Crown stars spotted filming together as William and Kate

The actors who play the Prince and Princess of Wales as university students in The Crown have been spotted filming together in St Andrews. Ed McVey and Meg Bellamy were being filmed as William and Kate in the Fife seaside town on Friday. Bellamy was dressed in clothes that would not have been out of place in the early 2000s – when the couple attended the university – including bootcut jeans with a pleated leather belt, and high-heeled suede boots.Read More

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Sport

Young fans meet footballers

Children at West Lynn Primary School were visited by five Lynn Town Football Club players and three members of the management team.The event, which was organised by Linnets in the Community, saw footballers Gold Omotayo, Jacob Jones, Ben Stephens, Jordan Ponticelli and Christian Oxlade Chamberlain spend an afternoon with the pupils, alongside manager Tommy Widdrington, assistant manager Hugo Langton and first team coach Mark Hughes.Youngsters from the West Norfolk Academies Trust school had the opportunity to question the visitors andRead More

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National News

Varadkar meets Biden at White House for St Patricks Day talks

Irish premier Leo Varadkar has held talks with President Joe Biden as the two leaders marked St Patrick’s Day at the White House. Ahead of the bilateral engagement, Mr Varadkar hailed the Irish-American relationship as one of “two proud democracies, close friends and economic partners”. During the meeting, the two politicians are expected to discuss the president’s planned visit to the island of Ireland next month. Speaking to reporters in the Oval Office before the private engagement, Mr Varadkar pledgedRead More

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National News

Ruben Selles relishing clash with Antonio Conte as Saints look to shock Spurs

Southampton manager Ruben Selles admits it will be a pleasure to go up against Tottenham boss Antonio Conte this weekend but remains confident they can boost their survival hopes going into the international break. Premier League basement club Saints welcome fourth-placed Spurs in need of points after a disappointing 2-0 home defeat by Brentford on Wednesday. Selles was made permanent manager last month and faces another difficult task on Saturday against a side chasing Champions League qualification, but the SpaniardRead More

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National News

Activist on trial after repeatedly trying to talk to Sir David Attenborough

A climate activist was arrested after she repeatedly tried to get in to an upmarket seaside restaurant to speak to Sir David Attenborough, a district judge has heard. Poole Magistrates’ Court was shown body-worn police camera footage of how Emma Smart, 45, refused to leave the shop under the Catch at The Old Fishmarket restaurant in Weymouth, Dorset, in November last year. The district judge watched on Friday as the footage showed the restaurant manager explaining to two police officersRead More

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