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For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails The Health Secretary has said it is incredibly disappointing that junior doctors have not called off next week's hugely disruptive three-day strike.Junior doctors in the British Medical Association (BMA) on Saturday rejected Steve Barclay's offer for pay talks, on the basis they cancelled the industrial action, and accused him of a feeble attempt to stall us.

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Teachers in the Midlands and eastern regions of England will strike on Wednesday in a long-running dispute over pay.It is the second day of regional walkouts by the National Education Union (NEU) after teachers took strike action in the north of England on Monday.

Children across Scotland are set to miss more days of school as a teaching union has announced 22 additional days of strikes in the ongoing pay dispute.The Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) said the new strike days are in addition to the previously announced 16-day programme of rolling strike action, set to begin in schools across the country next week.

L ondon Underground workers have voted overwhelmingly in favour of extending their mandate to continue taking strike action, the RMT union has announced.RMT members on the Tube are locked in a bitter dispute with Transport for London over pay, jobs and pensions.In a statement on Tuesday, the union said continuing strike action was backed by 96% of members who voted.

F urther train strikes have been announced during May and June, by the RMT and Aslef.The disruptions will coincide with the Eurovision final on May 13, and with the FA Cup Final and Epsom Derby on June 3.Several train companies in and around London will be impacted.Here's everything you need to know.

A deal to stop further train strikes is further away than ever before, a rail union boss admitted on Wednesday., Aslef General Secretary Mick Whelan said he was "disappointed" his union had not been able to negotiate an agreement after weeks of intense talks.He accused the government and rail companies of showing a "lack of integrity" during meetings, but added they would not close the door on negotiations.

D esperate London hospitality bosses say they are being forced to put staff on zero hours contracts because of the devastating impact of the rail strikes on their businesses.With the commuter rail network all but shut down for the fourth day in succession on Friday and further disruption on Saturday, restaurateurs, thousands of bar owners and hoteliers are having to cope with a bleak start to the New Year.

Ministers are facing the possibility of fresh industrial unrest, as teachers and senior doctors prepare to ballot for strike action and hundreds of nurses gather for the Royal College of Nursing annual congress.It comes as RCN general secretary Pat Cullen called on Health Secretary Steve Barclay to restart pay negotiations with a proposed rise in double digits.

Two teacher unions have opened new ballots for strike action after rejecting the government's recent pay offer.Members of the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) and National Education Union (NEU) rejected the pay and working conditions offer and ballots for members to vote on industrial action opened on Monday.

Two teacher unions have opened new ballots for strike action after rejecting the Government's recent pay offer.Members of the National Association of Head Teachers (NAHT) and National Education Union (NEU) rejected the pay and working conditions offer and ballots for members to vote on industrial action opened on Monday.

Headteachers could join a fresh wave of strike action likely to close schools across England after the National Association of Head Teachers said it would ballot its members on industrial action over teachers' pay.The NAHT joins the other three main education unions in asking its members to formally approve strikes after a motion to hold a ballot was approved by its executive at its annual conference in Telford.

Rishi Sunak has said a ceasefire in Ukraine would not be enough, as any end to the war will need to recognise the country's territorial integrity and include a plan for just and durable peace.The UK prime minister said the last session at the G7 summit in Japan had involved a conversation about peace in Ukraine and what it should look like, with more neutral countries India and Brazil also taking part.

Ambulance workers are to join nurses in taking strike action on 6 February in England and Wales in what will be the biggest NHS walkout in this dispute.The GMB announced four new stoppages for ambulance staff - one of which coincides with a nurses' strike date.It is the first time both ambulance staff and the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) have acted on the same day.

You'd have thought there was a fairly simple way for the government to resolve the current strikes.Negotiate.After all, it's obvious to everyone that there's a deal to be done somewhere between what the unions are asking for and what ministers are currently offering.And that's where we'll inevitably end up.

Good morning.We're in the final week before Christmas, and the strikes affecting public services are set to get even more serious.Last week's strike by the Royal College of Nursing was unprecedented, because the RCN had never called a strike before, but ministers fear that a strike by ambulance staff in England and Wales on Wednesday could be even more serious because of the impact it will have on patients needing emergency care.

Train passengers are braced for major disruption this week, as a series of strikes is set to bring the UK's rail network to a standstill.About 40,000 rail workers will walk out on Tuesday, Wednesday, Friday and Saturday as part of a long-running row over jobs, pay and conditions.It comes after members of the UK's biggest rail union, the RMT, rejected fresh pay offers and vowed to fight on.

Close Unions suspend NHS strikes after pay negotiation breakthrough Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email Unions have suspended further strike action in England after a new pay offer was reached with ministers.The offer backed by the Royal College of Nursing, the GMB and Unison includes a one-off lump sum for 2022-23 that rises in value up the NHS pay bands as well as a permanent 5 per cent rise on all pay points for 2023-24.

Junior doctors' leaders have blamed Steve Barclay for triggering their three-day strike this week by ignoring their concerns and being dismissive of their demands for improved pay.Hospitals in England functioned effectively on Monday, the first day of the stoppage, with consultants senior doctors covering work usually done by junior colleagues.

Russia throws new conscripts into battle beginning a winter offensive in Ukraine.Ukrainians plan their own offensive soon.Can either side avoid a stalemate?STEVE INSKEEP, HOST: Russian forces have begun an offensive in Ukraine.ASMA KHALID, HOST: Tens of thousands of new troops are forcing Ukrainian soldiers to pull back.

A union leader has warned of six months of strike disruption by Border Force staff, as they and postal workers become the latest groups to walk out.Mark Serwotka, the head of the Public and Commercial Services Union, which represents Border Force staff, said on Friday he expected rolling strikes to take their toll for months to come, with what he called a huge escalation in January.

Thursday, May 4, 2023 by Jo Clifton
The lawsuits between Ascension Texas, formerly known as the Seton Healthcare Family, and Travis County's Central Health continue with little prospect of progress in the near future.Seton and Central Health have been at loggerheads since at least 2020, and each filed suit against the other in January.

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Monday, February 27, 2023 by Jo Clifton
City Council voted unanimously Thursday to approve an ordinance that preserves the pay and benefits Austin police officers currently receive and directs interim City Manager Jesús Garza to come up with incentives for new recruits to the department.

Will Bayern Munich make a move for Werder Bremen's Niclas Füllkrug?Even after a bright start to the Bundesliga seasons with Werder Bremen, having already bagged 10 league goals, Füllkrug announced himself even further with his performances for Germany at the World Cup in Qatar.He was one of a small list of bright spots from what was an otherwise incredibly disappointing tournament from Hansi Flick and company, and the striker is now highly sought after both in the Bundesliga and abroad.

Czech labor unions on Wednesday joined with opposition parties to protest the government's proposed bid to raise the retirement age by four years to 68.Some 2,000 protesters gathered Wednesday in front of government offices in the capital Prague to voice their opposition to the plan.We definitely don't agree, read a letter ratified at the gathering.

For free real time breaking news alerts sent straight to your inbox sign up to our breaking news emails Sign up to our free breaking news emails Rishi Sunak has said new support measures for Ukraine agreed between the UK and France are designed to put Kyiv in the strongest possible position to negotiate a ceasefire.

Get the free Morning Headlines email for news from our reporters across the world Sign up to our free Morning Headlines email University staff and civil servants will strike on Tuesday as the wave of industrial action continues to sweep the UK.Members of the University and College Union (UCU) and the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union will mount picket lines outside universities and the British Museum in disputes over pay, pensions and working conditions.

The result of a ballot of junior doctors for strikes over pay will be announced on Monday as waves of industrial action continue to sweep the country.The British Medical Association (BMA) has balloted around 45,000 of its members in England, with expectations of a big vote in favour of walkouts.The BMA has already warned it will stage a three-day strike if there is a Yes vote.

Russian cruise missiles have killed at least 17 people in the central Ukrainian cities of Uman and Dnipro, days after Ukraine's leader, Volodymyr Zelenskiy, begged his allies for more air defence supplies.The attacks were part of a wave of Russian missile and drone strikes in the early hours of Friday morning, the most intense aerial bombing of major Ukrainian cities in weeks.

Published On 27 Apr 202327 Apr 2023 NATO allies and partner countries have provided Ukraine with 1,550 armoured vehicles and 230 tanks to form units and help it retake territory from Russian forces, the military alliance's chief said.Jens Stoltenberg, NATO secretary general, said on Thursday that the deliveries constituted more than 98 percent of the combat vehicles promised to Ukraine during Russia's invasion and war, giving Kyiv a bigger punch as it contemplates launching a counteroffensive.

Nadia (center) prays at the grave of her son Oleg Kunynets, a Ukrainian military serviceman who was killed in the east of the country, during his funeral in Lviv, Ukraine, on Feb. 7. Emilio Morenatti/AP It has been 12 months since Russia invaded Ukraine, a challenge to the global order not seen since World War II.

KYIV, Ukraine Russia and Ukraine are ramping up their military forces in southern Ukraine amid signs that the fighting may soon escalate, a United Nations official said on Wednesday after crossing a front line held by the Ukrainian military to inspect a nuclear power plant seized by Moscow.It is obvious that military activity is increasing in this whole region, so every possible measure and precaution should be taken so that the plant is not attacked and can be protected, said the official, Rafael Mariano Grossi, director general of the International Atomic Energy Agency.

President Biden welcomed Brazil's new president, Luiz Inacio Lula da Silva, at the White House on Friday for a summit that was mostly about areas of cooperation between the countries.But when it comes to Ukraine, the two leaders disagree.While Mr. Lula has condemned Russia's invasion of Ukraine, he has also suggested in the past that President Volodymyr Zelensky of Ukraine and NATO share some blame for the war, and he has refused to sell weapons to Ukraine in an effort to maintain neutrality.

President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia traveled to Mariupol, his second surprise visit to Russian-occupied territory in Ukraine this weekend, and a defiant gesture soon after an international court had issued a warrant for his arrest.Mr. Putin flew to Mariupol, a major Ukrainian industrial hub on the Azov Sea, by helicopter, the Kremlin said in a statement on Sunday.

NATO's chief argues that giving more weapons to Ukraine is the fastest path to peace talks.NATO's secretary general, Jens Stoltenberg, during an interview at the alliance's headquarters in Brussels this month.Credit...Kenzo Tribouillard/Agence France-Presse  Getty Images NATO's secretary general is urging increased military support for Ukraine, saying in an interview published on Friday that supplying the country with more weapons and ammunition will chart the quickest path to peace negotiations.

Security guarantees for Russia are an essential' part of any peace talks, Macron says.President Emmanuel Macron of France during his state visit to the United States on Friday.Credit...Ludovic Marin/Agence France-Presse  Getty Images PARIS  An essential point in any peace talks on the war in Ukraine should be how to provide security guarantees to Russia, given Moscow's concerns over NATO, President Emmanuel Macron of France has said.

PARIS  An essential point in any peace talks on the war in Ukraine should be how to provide security guarantees to Russia, given Moscow's concerns over NATO, President Emmanuel Macron of France has said.Mr. Macron's remarks, in a television interview broadcast on Saturday, picked up a theme he has pursued since before Russia launched its full-scale invasion of Ukraine on Feb. 24, but has not repeated of late.

Security guarantees for Russia are an essential' part of any peace talks, Macron says.President Emmanuel Macron of France during his state visit to the United States on Friday.Credit...Ludovic Marin/Agence France-Presse  Getty Images PARIS  An essential point in any peace talks on the war in Ukraine should be how to provide security guarantees to Russia, given Moscow's concerns over NATO, President Emmanuel Macron of France has said.

9 minutes ago9 minutes ago The EU approved a plan to cap prices of Russian oil at $60 a barrel, with the deal coming into effect December 5. Ukrainian President Volodymr Zelenskyy thinks it may not be enough.Follow DW for the latest.EU member states approved a cap on Russian oil prices at $60 a barrel, the European Commission said Saturday.

Members of the union that represents most nonteaching employees in Los Angeles schools - cafeteria workers, custodians and teacher assistants - have overwhelmingly voted to allow their leaders to call a strike if negotiations don't lead to an agreement.The 30,000 workers represented by Local 99 of Service Employees International Union include bus drivers, campus security aides and gardeners - all essential to operations in the nation's second-largest school system.

(for the outpouring of poems by many who have never written poems before in Ukraine during the war) There can be no canticles, matins, evensongno waiting for blue irises, cherries to come along in their own season, with four seasons gone.How bravely you bear witness, testify tight-lipped, with scribbles on wings, inscribing verseson the green scum of ponds, passing hearses pattering your lines.

European Union foreign policy chief Josep Borrell speaks with the media as he arrives for a meeting of EU foreign ministers at the European Council building in Brussels on Monday, Jan. 23, 2023.EU foreign ministers are meeting to discuss support for Ukraine, including more money to help buy weapons, and the crackdown on demonstrators in Iran.

U.S. Defense Secretary Lloyd Austin (left) and the chairman of the Joint Chiefs of Staff, Gen. Mark Milley, discuss details of a huge U.S. and NATO arms package for Ukraine at the U.S. air base in Ramstein, Germany, on Friday.ANDRE PAIN/AFP via Getty Images The U.S. and other NATO countries say they will ship a huge, wide-ranging package of heavy weapons to Ukraine, sending a clear signal that the war with Russia is expected to escalate in the months ahead.

This is the first time the NLRB has filed a complaint over the company's refusal to bargain with multiple stores.From left, Kit Kittleson, Josie Serrano and Misha Spencer hold picket signs as they strike in front of a Starbucks in Long Beach on December 16, 2022.Brittany Murray / MediaNews Group / Long Beach Press-Telegram via Getty Images In a new filing issued by federal labor prosecutors this week, the labor board is alleging that Starbucks's refusal to bargain with unionized stores in the Pacific Northwest constitutes illegal anti-union activity in the first of what could be many similar complaints to come.

A Ukrainian strike on a building in the Russian-controlled Donetsk region killed dozens of soldiers, Russia's Defense Ministry said Monday, in what appears to be one of the deadliest attacks on Russian troops since the start of the war.Moscow claims there were 63 fatalities, while Kyiv says many more are dead.

Chelsea, Arsenal and Manchester United are all reluctant to meet Atletico Madrid's demands to pay a £10million loan fee to sign forward Joao Felix according to the Evening Standard
Portugal international Felix would also command a €100m (£86m) option to buy after the Spanish giants set the terms of a possible transfer.

The Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) should get off the picket line and round the negotiating table as passengers face fresh disruption from strikes, Transport Secretary Mark Harper has said.Around half of Britain's railway lines are closed and only a fifth of services are running as tens of thousands of workers at Network Rail and train operators stage two 48-hour walkouts starting on Tuesday and Friday.

Ukrainian soldiers take position during fights with Russian forces near Maryinka, Donetsk region, Ukraine, on Friday.Libkos/AP KYIV, Ukraine  Russian shells pummeled the southern Ukrainian city of Kherson on Saturday, killing at least 10 people and injuring 55 in the city that Moscow's troops were forced to abandon last month.

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelensky has sounded another defiant note on his return to his nation's capital Kyiv following a wartime visit to the United States, even as Russia launched new strikes across the country.r Zelensky posted on his Telegram account that his forces are "working toward victory" following a US trip that secured a new 1.8 billion dollar (£1.49

Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy sounded another defiant note on his return to his nation's capital Friday following his  wartime visit to the United States, saying his forces are "working toward victory" even as Russia warned that there would be no end to the war until it achieved its military aims.

Nurses across England will strike for two days running in January in an escalation of their pay dispute with the government.Thousands of staff will walk out on 18 and 19 January, heaping further pressure on health secretary Steve Barclay to come to an agreement with the unions.Meanwhile, the GMB union has called off a strike of ambulance workers on 28 December so the public can enjoy Christmas without the additional anxiety.

Ukraine was working to restore electricity to hospitals, heating systems and other critical infrastructure in major cities after Russia's latest wave of attacks on the power grid prompted accusations of war crimes.The volley of missiles unleashed Friday pitched multiple cities into darkness, cutting water and heat and forcing people to endure freezing cold.

The bitter dispute between Royal Mail workers and bosses over pay and conditions is unlikely to be resolved before Christmas, a union boss has said.Andy Furey, acting deputy general secretary of Communication Workers Union (CWU), which has been representing the thousands of posties going on strike in the last four months, said there are plans to ballot members well into the new year for more industrial action.

More than 600 adjunct professors and lecturers at the School of the Art Institute of Chicago voted to unionize Tuesday, doubling the size of the city's first major museum union.The Art Institute of Chicago Workers United already represents about 600 staff members at both the museum and its affiliated school.

The armed forces have just 40 paramedics who would be qualified to work in the NHS, the Government has disclosed.Defence minister Andrew Murrison said that of the 107 paramedics serving in the military, 40 have the qualification requirements set out by the Health and Care Professions Council.The details, set out in a written answer to Liberal Democrat health spokeswoman Daisy Cooper, were disclosed as ministers prepare to deploy troops to cover for striking ambulance staff.

FILE - French President Emmanuel Macron, left, shakes hands with Ukrainian President Volodymyr Zelenskyy at the Mariyinsky Palace in Kyiv, Ukraine, June 16, 2022.Emmanuel Macron is hosting Tuesday Dec. 13, 2022, in Paris an international conference meant to help Ukraine make it through winter.On the longer term, he insists talks with Russia will be needed to find a path to peace.

Emmanuel Macron calls it "combat diplomacy.The French president has vowed to make every effort to support Ukraine  including by hosting an international conference Tuesday meant to help the country make it through winter.In the longer term, he believes talks with Russia will be needed to find a path to peace.

Former German Chancellor Angela Merkel has defended her decisions around securing energy for Germany during her 16-year tenure.In an interview with German weekly newspaper Die Zeit, Merkel said that those who question decisions taken in different times often fail to take into account the context surrounding them.

Regular Russian missile strikes on Ukrainian power stations disrupt power and water supplies, as well as cellular coverage, in Ukrainian regions for hours, sometimes days on end.The attacks began after a powerful explosion damaged a key bridge connecting Russia with occupied Crimea, and many have interpreted them as Putin's revenge for the sabotage and for recent battlefield defeats.

All teaching unions in Scotland have rejected the latest pay offer as strike action looks set to continue.The Scottish Government submitted a pay offer to teachers last week which was summarily dismissed by the unions.Under that proposal, teachers earning under 40,107 would receive an increase of 1,926 per year  6.85% for those on the lowest salaries  while those on more would get 5%.

The Transport Secretary has made it clear his role is to facilitate and support a deal in the long-running rail dispute rather than get involved in negotiations.Mark Harper wrote to the leader of the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) following a meeting last week which the minister described as constructive and positive.

Scotland's biggest teaching union has announced dates for further strikes in an escalation in its standoff with the Scottish Government and councils.The Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) said action will take place over 16 consecutive days in January and February, with teachers in two local authorities walking out each day.

Nato is determined to help Ukraine defend itself against Russia for "as long as it takes" and will help the war-wracked country transform its armed forces into a modern army up to western standards, the alliance's secretary-general Jens Stoltenberg vowed.peaking to reporters ahead of a meeting of Nato foreign ministers in Romania next week, Mr Stoltenberg urged countries that want to - either individually or in groups - to keep providing air defence systems and other weapons to Ukraine.

NATO Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg speaks during a press conference at the NATO headquarters, Friday, Nov. 25, 2022 in Brussels, ahead of the Meeting of NATO Ministers of Foreign Affairs taking place on Nov. 29 and 30 in Bucharest, Romania.(AP Photo/Olivier Matthys)BRUSSELS - NATO is determined to help Ukraine defend itself against Russia for "as long as it takes" and will help the war-wracked country transform its armed forces into a modern army up to Western standards, the alliance's Secretary-General Jens Stoltenberg vowed on Friday.

The North Atlantic Treaty Organization will continue its unwavering support for Ukraine in the face of Russia's war of aggression, the alliance's Secretary General Jens Stoltenberg said on Friday."NATO will continue to stand with Ukraine for as long as it takes.We will not back down," Stoltenberg told reporters in Brussels.