Strikes: Thousands of nurses to walk out again in January as ambulance strike date called off December 23, 2022 Nurses will once again walk out over pay next year while ambulance worker union heads have called off strike action scheduled for next week. Nurses will strike on 18 and 19 January and further dates will be confirmed next year, the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has announced. Prime Minister Rishi Sunak had “left us [...]
Londoners warned: Only travel if necessary as transport shut down by strikes and Christmas December 23, 2022 Londoners have been warned to travel only if necessary as the railways and tube network shut down for Christmas amidst ongoing rail strikes. Network Rail reminded customers services will finish “very early” on Christmas Eve, with Avanti West Coast’s trains from Euston leaving much earlier than usual due to the Network Rail strikes. Members of [...]
Border Force staff walk out at airports as Royal Mail workers back on strike December 23, 2022 The UK’s major airports will be hit with a walk-out of Border Force workers on Friday, as posties walk-out over pay again, causing disruption in the run up to Christmas. Members of the Public and Commercial Services (PCS) union will walk out from Friday 23 December to 26 December as well as 28 December and [...]
Five games from 2022 you need to play this Christmas December 23, 2022 Giving a definitive list of the best games of the year is a virtually impossible task when a single title might take over 100 hours to fully complete. So this isn’t a best-of list, rather a recommendation of some games that have moved, surprised or gripped me over the last 12 months, from a free-to-play [...]
Oil, pasta and tea see largest price rises as food inflation leaves poorest worst off December 22, 2022 Budget staple grocery products have shot up considerably in price this year, as new analysis shows the most vulnerable have been hardest hit by food inflation. Some 61 per cent of people in the most deprived areas are buying less food compared with last year, according to data from the Office for National Statistics (ONS). [...]
Christmas schedule 2022: What’s on the TV for sports fans? December 22, 2022 If the Christmas drinks are already starting to run out and you’re beginning to scroll through the TV guide to see what’s worth watching, have a read of our Christmas sporting schedule to get yourself in the mood for a stellar week of action. 23 December Rugby: London Irish and Saracens clash in the London [...]
Mother Goose review: Ian McKellen delivers pure theatrical ecstasy December 22, 2022 Mother Goose: Ian McKellen is as incredible as you’d hope in his first pantomime in fifteen years If pantomime is normal theatre distilled into only the most joyous parts, this production of Mother Goose starring Ian McKellen is the logical extension of that. Pure theatrical ecstasy from beginning to end. Of course, it’s all down [...]
Apology after postal strikes meant just 16 per cent of energy vouchers redeemed December 22, 2022 Royal Mail has apologised after just 16 per cent of energy bill support scheme (EBSS) vouchers were delivered by post this December. The company which has been crippled by strikes this month said sorry after cold Brits were left in the lurch, unable to get hold of energy metre vouchers. Vouchers are claimed by customers [...]
Watch Zelensky channel Churchill in rousing speech to Congress: ‘Ukraine will never surrender’ December 22, 2022 Ukraine’s president channeled the words of Sir Winston Churchill in a rousing speech to US Congress, saying his country ” will never surrender” against Russia. In an address to US lawmakers he wished them a “happy, victorious new year” while repeatedly asking America for more funding and weapons. Appearing in his now trademark military sweater, [...]
How to get rid of a hangover: Top chefs give us their foolproof tips, from revitalising smoothies to a hair of the dog December 22, 2022 Most of us plan on celebrating the time off over Christmas with a few drinks – but, inveitably, one must pay the piper for one’s excesses. That means hangovers – lots of them, each one incrementally worse than the last, until the festive break becomes one long cycle of drunk-hungover-drunk-hungover, repeating ad infinitum until, somehow, [...]