SHOPPING chaos has hit one of the UK’s most iconic department stores as staff stage a strike in the crucial run up to Christmas. Harrods staff from the retail, restaurant, kitchen and cleaning departments will walk out on December 21, 22 and 26. 6 Workers from London’s luxury department store are… Shopping chaos hits iconic … Read more
BRITS are set to be hit by New Year’s Eve chaos as workers on Avanti West Coast trains are set to strike. Strikes are set to take place on December 31, January 2 and all Sundays from 12 January to 25 May, 2025, the rail operator has announced. 3 Brits will face chaos as Avanti … Read more
A PLANNED strike over Christmas and New Year by fuel tanker drivers at Edinburgh Airport has been called off, their employer has said. Unite the union announced last week that tanker drivers from plane refuelling-firm North Air would start a 19-day strike on December 18. 3 A planned strike over… Edinburgh Airport Christmas strikes called … Read more
SCHOOL attendance is in the spotlight due to alarming absence rates. But while it’s easy for ministers and council officials to tut-tut about this trend, they need to take a good look at themselves for fuelling an explosion in pupils bunking off. 7 An alarming number of Scotland’s schoolkids are… Scottish schools absence rates are … Read more
PASSENGERS face Christmas travel hell as Labour’s bumper pay deal for train drivers looks set to ramp up staff shortages. Rail minister Lord Hendy admitted concerns over looming disruption as train operators scramble to fill shifts. 2 Many are refusing to work Sundays after a huge pay rise from former Transport Secretary Louise HaighCredit: Getty … Read more