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Strikes are taking place across the UK - do you support them?

Nurses, rail workers and Royal Mail workers have all gone on strike in recent weeksas the cost of living crisis deepens

Leeds Live

UK Government urged to 'do decent thing' as nurses stage second walkout over pay

THE head of the Royal College of Nursing (RCN) has urged Rishi Sunak to do the “decent thing” as thousands of nurses across England, Wales and…

The National (Scotland)

Squeezed by temp nurse costs, hospital systems create their own staffing agencies

Like many nurses these days, Alex Scala got a big pay hike when she switched jobs recently.

Tribune News Service

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Nurses strike for second time in a week as Rishi Sunak urged to 'do the decent thing'

RCN general secretary Pat Cullen has called on the PM Rishi Sunak to "do the decent thing" and re-open pay talks as she joined a picket line in Newcastle this morning

Daily Mirror

Ambulance strike set to go ahead as pay talks between government and unions end without agreement – as it happened

Health secretary Steve Barclay calls pay demands ‘unaffordable’ as unions warns strikes will escalate without an improved offer

The Guardian - UK

Ayrshire charity amongst finalists in running for top Robert Burns humanitarian award

The Robert Burns Humanitarian Awards recognise the inspiring dedicated efforts of helping others in need.

Daily Record

Strikes: Nurses’ union leader urges Government to ‘do the decent thing’

The RCN has asked for a 5% above-inflation pay rise but Health Secretary Steve Barclay has declined to discuss pay when meeting union officials.

The Independent UK

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Dumfries and Galloway rape case increase down to historic offences, says police chief

Superintendent Carol McGuire insists improvements in the reporting process means more people are coming forward

Daily Record

Newton Stewart hospital campaigners demand urgent summit with NHS Dumfries and Galloway chiefs

More than 200 people attended a meeting on Saturday calling for the town's hospital to be reopened

Daily Record

Western NSW Primary Health Network push through changes to Aboriginal health services

The program set up to support Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people with chronic health conditions will change providers in far west NSW from next year. Operators say it will benefit the community.

ABC News

Family of couple who fled from Ukraine war 'horrified' at mould in their Gateshead home

Mohammed Nazemi and his wife Zarghoona Nazemi settled in High Spen in the summer after leaving their home in Ukraine

Chronicle Live

Gateshead man claims pregnant partner lay on makeshift bed on floor as she waited 18 hours in A&E

The man said his partner was vomiting and in pain as she waited at the Queen Elizabeth Hospital

Chronicle Live

Suspense, pressure build at border over US asylum rules

Suspense mounted at the U.S. border with Mexico about the future of restrictions on asylum seekers as the Supreme Court temporarily blocked a lower-court order to stop turning back migrants based rules set in place at the outset of the coronavirus pandemic

The Independent UK

German court to deliver verdict on ex-secretary at Nazi camp

A German court is expected to deliver its verdict on a 97-year-old woman charged with being an accessory to murder for her role as a secretary to the SS commander of the Stutthof concentration camp during World War II

The Independent UK

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Wales Online

The face of a 93-year-old left 'screaming in pain' during 25-hour wait for ambulance

Elizabeth Davies was in agony after breaking her hip

Wales Online

Thousands of nurses stage second walkout in row over pay

It comes a day before ambulance staff are due to strike

Wales Online

All of the strikes in December and January as nurses stage second walkout today

On Wednesday, ambulance workers including paramedics, control room workers and technicians will also walk out in England and Wales

Evening Standard

Nurses stage second walkout in four London hospitals in row over pay

The Royal College of Nursing and the Government are locked in a bitter dispute over pay

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The Guardian - UK

Country diary: This mighty oak is just part of the tree of life

Marton, Cheshire: The heritage of all life is unimaginably ancient. Somehow we take the universal presence of the entire miracle so much for granted

The Guardian - UK

Nurses in England, Wales and Northern Ireland strike for second day

Tuesday’s strike goes ahead as Royal College of Nursing highlights low pay

Chronicle Live

Gosforth care home residents see carers' faces for first time in almost three years as mask restrictions relaxed

Care home manager Ebbw Ralph said "everyone was beaming" when staff counted down from three and removed their masks

The Independent UK

Virus death toll in China's capital shows further rise

The death toll in the latest COVID-19 outbreak in Beijing has risen by five as China continues to adapt to an easing of strict virus containment regulations

Salon

Farm conditions take mental health toll

Advocates seek to counter cultural stigma with innovative approaches to reaching a vulnerable population.

The Guardian - AU

Younger Australians increasingly taking out private health insurance despite cost of living pressures

Report finds variation of up to $700 in rebates paid to patients of different funds undergoing same procedure by same doctor in same hospital

Nottingham Post

Bosses at 'gridlocked' Nottingham hospitals 'very worried' about strikes

More than 500 city nurses walked out as part of strike action last week

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