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UK set to have world's biggest automated drone superhighway
I went to Liz Truss’s school – the children even bullied the teachersWhile others may defend Roundhay, I too was a pupil there and the experience left me with mixed feelings
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Royal Mail workers to go on strike over payAny strike dates are yet to be decided but the CWU said if a walk out goes ahead, it could amount to the biggest ever action taken by its members.
Public sector wages: What pay rise will teachers, doctors, nurses and police get?Unions are furious after hundreds of thousands of public sector workers were offered a pay increase which fails to keep up with the crippling cost of living.Inflation is running at just over 9% and expected to rise further but most employed in the public sector will receive an increase well below that rate.
Anti-Corbyn Labour officials covertly diverted election funds away from winnable seats, Forde report findsLong-awaited Forde Inquiry finds evidence of ‘straightforward attempts’ to hinder Labour leadership
UK weather news – live: Heatwave fires consume parks and houses on brutal 40C dayMultiple fires are tearing through the south of England as the UK recorded a temperature above 40C for the first time in history, causing schools to shut down and leaving the transport system in disarray due to the extreme heat.Major fires have broken out in London, Kent and Cornwall, as hundreds of firefighters desperately try to extinguish the blazes amid very dry and stifling conditions.The UK’s new record breaking temperature, 40.3 C, was recorded today at Coningsby in Lincolnshire. It was a slight increase on the previous record of 40.2C set today at London Heathrow.
Wennington fire: Street goes up in flames as 40C heatwave scorches BritainAround 100 firefighters battle major blaze in Essex village as homes and gardens are destroyedFifteen fire crews are battling a major blaze in Wennington, Essex that has destroyed at least two houses.Aerial photos show homes totally gutted and engulfed by flames. Smoke can be seen billowing over the Thames.As the heatwave brings record temperatures, the fire appears to have started on nearby shrubland before ripping through homes and gardens.