British Airways cabin crew during their 48-hour strike at Heathrow Airport, London, 10 January 2017.  Cabin crew have walked out in a row over pay, although the airline said its customers will be able to fly to their destinations. A small number of Heathrow flights will be "merged", but BA said all flights to and from Gatwick and London City airports will operate as normal. Thousands of BA cabin crew voted overwhelmingly in favour of strike action last month, with Unite claiming the so-called 'Mixed Fleet' earn less than other staff. The strike planned for Christmas Day and Boxing Day was subsequently suspended, before a new 48-hour strike was announced after cabin crew rejected a new offer aimed at resolving the dispute. Unite said over 800 cabin crew from British Airways' so-called "mixed fleet" had joined the union since the start of the dispute, taking its membership to over 2,900.

BA workers strike over “poverty wages”

BA workers walked out on strike today in pursuit of higher pay for members of the so-called "mixed fleet" who are being paid "poverty wages" according to the union. According to Unite salaries for mixed fleet staff start at a lowly £12,000, despite the parent company of British Airways forecasting annual profits in the ...

UK tech industry bounces back from Brexit Shock

The UK tech industry has bounced back from Brexit shock with a sharp rise in the community’s confidence since June. Almost half of tech businesses expect the environment to get better in 2017 compared to just eight per cent in the days immediately after the referendum. The dramatic improvement in confidence comes ...

Government Hires New EU Ambassador Britain Prepares For Brexit

Following the resignation of EU Ambassador Sir Ivan Rogers, the Government has selected his replacement, “seasoned and tough negotiator” Sir Tim Barrow. Sir Ivan Rogers, who has been labelled a ‘Remoaner’ by pro-Leave supporters after saying it may take 10 years for the UK to settle a trade deal, quit ...

A new law may allow Czech citizens to shoot Muslim terrorists themselves

The Czech Republic is a country of around ten million people with fewer than four thousand Muslims, however this didn’t stop Czech President, Milos Zeman, urging people to arm themselves in case a “super-holocaust” by Muslim extremists. Unlike most European states, the Czech Republic has a large number of citizens ...

London tops “dirty dining destinations”

London has topped a list of dirty dining destinations according to ratings from the Food Standards Agency (FSA). Six out of the ten least hygienic areas were London boroughs, with a high percentage of zero rated restaurants recorded in Ealing, Enfield and Brent. Newham has the highest percentage of restaurants and ...

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