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Parts of railway network to close during next weeks strikes

Members of the RMT will talk out on the 16th and 18th of March Parts of Britain’s rail network will be closed during next week’s strikes, passengers have been warned. Members of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) will walk out at 14 train companies on March 16 and 18, as well as March 30 and April 1. The Rail Delivery Group (RDG), which represents train operators, said it

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Jenson Button signs three race NASCAR Cup deal

He will race at the Circuit of the Americas, Chicago, and Indianapolis Jenson Button has signed a deal to race in three NASCAR Cup Series meetings this year. The 2009 Formula One world champion, 43, will make his debut in the stock car championship at Austin’s Circuit of the Americas – a venue he raced at during his F1 career – on March 26. He will also compete at a

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Oscars slap falsely tied live comedy to threat or violence

That's according to the comedian, Kerry Godliman Comedian Kerry Godliman described the Oscars slap-gate as a “real tragedy” that implied live comedy carries the risk or threat of violence, which “isn’t the case”. At the 94th Academy Awards Hollywood actor Will Smith stormed the stage and slapped comedian Chris Rock, after he made a joke about his wife Jada Pinkett Smith’s hair-loss. In the aftermath of the slap, Smith went

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BP boss earns 170 times his average worker as his pay doubles to 10m for 2022

Bernard Looney earned around 4.5 million pounds in 2021. The boss of BP earned more than 170 times more than his average employee last year as his pay doubled to around £10 million after the company benefited from the Russian full-scale invasion of Ukraine. New figures from the oil giant showed that Bernard Looney’s total pay packet increased from around £4.5 million in 2021. The company’s profit doubled between 2021

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Robin Smith says ECB should have called an independent Yorkshire inquiry

It follows the allegations of racism made by Azeem Rafiq The England and Wales Cricket Board has been accused of a “dereliction of duty” in its handling of the Azeem Rafiq case by a former Yorkshire chairman. Robin Smith says ECB chairman Richard Thompson should have acted to halt the disciplinary proceedings and instead called an independent inquiry to look into Rafiq’s allegations of racism. The ECB charged seven individuals

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Union leader says some pupils displaying challenging behaviour post Covid

Schools are facing more “challenging” behaviour from pupils who see school routines as “oppressive” following months at home during the pandemic, a headteachers’ union has said. Pupils who became used to wearing no uniforms and going to the toilet when they wanted are now “flexing their muscles”, Geoff Barton, general secretary of the Association of School and College Leaders (ASCL), said. It comes after the union received a number of

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Alphonse Areola wants to keep West Ham up and become France number one

Alphonse Areola has a double ambition this season, to keep West Ham in the Premier League and become France’s number one goalkeeper. Areola has been West Ham’s cup keeper for the last 18 months, but an injury to first-choice Lukasz Fabianski means he has been thrust into the relegation battle. He will line up against Aston Villa on Sunday with the Hammers just a point above the relegation zone heading

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Lidl and Asda begin lifting restrictions on fresh produce as shortages ease

Shoppers started seeing shortages of tomatoes around the 20th of February Supermarkets have started to drop customer limits on buying some fresh fruit and vegetables as supply issues that led to widespread shortages begin to ease. Discounted grocer Lidl is the latest to confirm it is lifting all restrictions on fruit and veg by Monday. The supermarket said it had been closely reviewing the situation but availability remained strong even

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Rishi Sunak and Emmanuel Macron discuss migrant crossings in Paris meeting

The Prime Minister and the French president have met in Paris at the start of a UK-France summit as they discuss how to prevent migrants from crossing the Channel unlawfully. Rishi Sunak has set preventing the small boats from crossing the strait between England and France as one of his top five priorities ahead of the next election. They are expected to build on a deal announced in November, with

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UK and France to agree to develop precision strike weapons at Paris summit

Rishi Sunak and Emmanuel Macron are expected to sign off on the UK and France collaborating to develop precision strike weapons to combat Russian aggression. As well as the deal on weapons, the two leaders are also set to agree on working more closely on training Ukrainian marines and supplying weapons to Kyiv during a UK-France summit in Paris on Friday. The Prime Minister said the West faced “unprecedented threats”

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