BT and Openreach workers stage second strike over pay
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Thousands of BT and Openreach workers will go on strike again on Monday in a dispute over pay. Members of the Communication Workers Union (CWU), including call centre workers and engineers, will hold a 24-hour strike,...
France orders air-conditioned shops to save energy by shutting doors
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Air-conditioned shops throughout France will have to keep their doors shut or risk a fine of €750 (£635), a French minister has announced, after the mayors of several major cities unveiled a similar rule during the co...
France to pay nearly €10bn to fully nationalise EDF
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The French government is poised to pay nearly €10bn (£8.5bn) to fully nationalise EDF as ministers attempt to tackle the European energy crisis. The French finance ministry said on Tuesday it had offered €9.7bn or €12...
Barristers in England and Wales stage first five-day strike over legal aid funding
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Barristers are heading to parliament as they begin their first whole week of strike action over levels of legal aid funding they say are bringing the criminal justice system to its knees. Members of the Criminal Bar A...
France braces for record temperatures as wildfires rage across Europe
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France was bracing on Monday for the peak of the heatwave gripping the country, with crushing temperatures expected from the Mediterranean, as wildfires continued to rage across Europe. Forecasters have put 15 depart...
Suella Braverman exits stage right, but the Mad Hatter’s Tory tea party goes on and on
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On with the Mad Hatter’s tea party, as they all move up a place and Suella Braverman falls out. This leadership race is a strangely unreal world of phantasms. Its candidates inhabit a twilight zone where true belief i...
Musk’s withdrawal from Twitter deal sets stage for long court battle
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Elon Musk withdrew his $44bn bid to buy Twitter on Friday after a months-long saga that rankled investors and shook the market, kicking off what may be a long legal battle with the company. The Twitter chair, Bret Tay...
거의 1,000 firefighters tackle ‘mega-fire’ in southern France
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거의 1,000 firefighters backed by water-dropping planes have been deployed to battle a massive blaze in France’s southern Gard region that burned 600 hectares (1,500 acres) overnight. “This fire is far from being do...