Furious fishermen threaten to dump rotting seafood in Downing Street unless Boris Johnson sorts out delays to exports since Brexit UK seafood exporters have faced a ‘perfect storm’ of problems since January 1 IT problems, bureaucracy and confusion have all played a part in trade hold-ups Reports made about shellfish rotting in ports meaning they … Read more
University students in Manchester have threatened a rent strike after being told to pay up to £3,000 for accommodation even though they cannot return to campus during lockdown. Like students elsewhere in the country, thousands of Manchester students face being stuck at home while being forced to continue paying for university accommodation, even though halls … Read more
More farming to feed world’s growing population will threaten thousands of species with extinction unless we eat less meat, study claims More than 20,000 species will lose part of their current habitats a study found The animals that are set to suffer include elephants, lions, zebras and baboons Projected mean habitat losses were greatest in … Read more
British Gas workers vote for strike action in dispute over pay and conditions threatening walk out by engineers over festive season The GMB union said members backed industrial action by almost 9 to 1 British Gas parent company Centrica said the action did not have a strong mandate as only 52 per cent of eligible … Read more
Ministers threatened to take legal action against schools last night amid fears that many will close early to reduce the spread of coronavirus among teenagers before Christmas. At least one council has already told some of its schools it would allow them to switch to online learning for the last week of term. Secondary schools … Read more
Scottish teachers threaten to walkout over council’s refusal to allow two days of Zoom home-learning at start and end of Christmas break to combat Covid The Educational Institute of Scotland presented plans to Aberdeen City Council It asked for students to be allowed to work from home to prevent isolation The union refused to rule out … Read more
Rocketing Black Friday online sales threaten to cause a delivery meltdown over Christmas as an extra 200m orders are expected, experts warn A surge in online shopping amid the pandemic has boosted Black Friday sales Experts warn that there are not enough packers, drivers and vans to cope because the bargain day falls during England’s … Read more
Terrifying moment machete-wielding thugs threaten shopworker at knifepoint before raiding till Two men armed with large blades targeted a corner shop in Birmingham The raiders stole some £200 from the till after threatening a staff member West Midlands Police confirmed they are investigating the ‘shocking’ robbery By Darren Boyle for MailOnline Published: 17:40 GMT, 18 … Read more
Police are called to IKEA as anger boils over and shoppers threaten staff as they are forced to queue for three hours to get their click and collect purchases Drivers approaching Ikea’s Greater Manchester store sat in gridlocked traffic Some waited without being able to pick up purchase in Ashton-under-Lyne Ikea confirmed police were called … Read more
French fishermen threaten to stop British goods at the border if Macron fails to strike a deal President Emmanuel Macron and government have been on a charm offensive They publicly adopted Theresa May’s ‘No Deal is better than a bad one’ mantra But he was forced into an embarrassing climbdown after an earlier EU summit … Read more