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Couple pointed gun at sex worker’s head, beat her and poured hot wax into her wound

A former couple who held two sex workers hostage at their flat in Battersea before physically and sexually abusing had taken recordings on mobile phones, a court has heard. Alex Ballen, 19,... Read more »
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Clearing cars of health care workers

Health care workers in London and Chatham, Ont. came out to a nice surprise amid a snowstorm that swept across the region. A small contingent of leadership staff at London Health Sciences... Read more »
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London Covid: Hospital ‘could lose over 1,000 workers’ as 1 in 10 still not jabbed

A London hospital is set to lose more than 1,000 members of staff if they refuse to be vaccinated against Covid in the upcoming weeks, its ‘worried’ chief executive has said. Dr... Read more »
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Health workers back unions’ call for inflation-proof deal and warn they are at ‘breaking point’

Healthcare workers have backed union calls for an inflation-proof pay rise for NHS staff, warning the health service is at “breaking point”. Fourteen unions, representing 1.2 million health staff in England, have... Read more »
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Council workers in South London leave note on dumped rubbish but still don’t take it away

Merton Council has had to explain a new method they are deploying to combat fly-tipping in the borough after it seems some residents were left confused. Fly-tipping has been a major problem... Read more »
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Bin workers in Waltham Forest hold protest outside town hall

Bin men are up in arms and claim a contractor hired by a council for £13 million a year is treating some staff like “second class citizens”. Waste collection staff employed by... Read more »
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Live news from January 4: US, UK and France report record Covid cases, Boris Johnson to boost testing access for critical workers, record 4.5m Americans quit their jobs in November

The UK’s FTSE 100 led European equities higher after survey data indicated China’s manufacturing industry had not been significantly derailed by the Omicron coronavirus variant. The blue-chip UK share index, which is... Read more »
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Millions of workers urged to act fast for £125 January pay boost – check if you qualify

Millions could be entitled to over one hundred pounds in compensation if they have worked from home since April 2020. This is thanks to HMRC’s ‘work from home’ allowance which applies to... Read more »
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Takeaway sales SURGE as cities empty of workers

Bosses warned today that hospitality firms need support ‘in the next 24 hours’ as venues prepare to shut their doors in the face of dwindling customer numbers, with morning rush-hour traffic in... Read more »
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One pay packet away from the streets: the workers who became homeless in the pandemic | Homelessness

Heavy rain soaked Grace’s clothes as she huddled in the doorway of an empty building in Derbyshire. Just weeks before, the 57-year-old had been a care worker, looking after vulnerable adults with... Read more »