Strike at coffin manufacturer enters second week
Strike action is continuing at the Co-op coffin factory in a dispute over pay.
UK News|Nov 15, 2022
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UK supermarkets join calls for expansion of free school meals
Iceland, Tesco, Sainsbury’s, Lidl, Aldi, Co-op, Waitrose and Asda have signed the letter calling for increased eligibility.
UK News|Nov 15, 2022
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What the papers say – November 14
The papers look at the latest budget hints and anticipation over Rishi Sunak’s first big international meeting.
UK News|Nov 14, 2022
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Supermarkets agree to join forces to speed up climate action
The pledge comes as WWF announced its goal of halving the environmental impact of food shopping by 2030.
UK News|Nov 8, 2022
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Further strike action announced at coffin factory
Unite members at Co-op Funeralcare in Glasgow will walk out again on November 14 for a week.
UK News|Nov 4, 2022
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Police inspector in charge of bombing response ‘overburdened by number of tasks’
Inquiry chair Sir John Saunders ruled the officer made an early ‘significant’ mistake when he failed to declare a major incident.
UK News|Nov 3, 2022
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Coffinmakers at Co-op factory ‘resolute’ in taking strike action for fair pay
The industrial action is expected to last until November 7, with further strikes planned if a resolution is not reached.
UK News|Oct 31, 2022
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Asda seals £600 million takeover of Co-op petrol forecourts
The deal will see 2,300 workers move over from the Co-op to the supermarket group.
UK News|Oct 31, 2022
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Co-op to give all staff paid leave for fertility treatments
Co-op’s boss Shirine Khoury-Haq said that she has gone through the process of fertility treatment herself and wants to support employees.
UK News|Oct 31, 2022
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Gove: Tories owe nation an apology for ‘making the wrong choice’ in Truss
Liz Truss’s tax-cutting agenda was a ‘holiday from reality,’ the Cabinet minister said.
UK News|Oct 29, 2022
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Put on a stone and increase odds of knee op by a third – study
Preventing weight gain in middle age could reduce the need for a knee replacement, a new study implies.
UK News|Oct 18, 2022
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Coffinmakers at Co-op’s only UK factory to go on strike in pay dispute
Workers at a coffin factory in Glasgow have ‘overwhelmingly’ rejected a pay offer from the Co-op, Unite said.
UK News|Oct 18, 2022
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Sex offender who killed himself named prime suspect in Leah Croucher murder
Neil Maxwell died two months after Leah, 19, vanished in February 2019.
UK News|Oct 14, 2022
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Headless murder victim ‘believed she had YouTube relationship with Charles’
Mee Kuen Chong, known as Deborah, was allegedly attacked in her north-west London home by churchgoing friend Jemma Mitchell, 38.
UK News|Oct 14, 2022
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Beckham offers advice and Crouch on the pints – Thursday’s sporting social
Liverpool celebrated a big win in Europe.
UK Sport|Oct 13, 2022
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