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| | Labour shadow minister sacking sparks union anger | |  | | | | | | | | | Senior Labour MPs have previously been warned not to show support for strikes. Despite this, a number of the party's MPs appeared at picket lines during last month's rail strike. And yesterday, with that warning still in place, junior shadow transport minister MP Sam Tarry decided to join striking rail workers, who were among the 40,000 union members that walked out in a dispute over pay, pensions and working conditions. The Ilford South MP appeared on a picket line at London's Euston station, gave interviews and, as a result, has been sacked from the frontbench by Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer.
Labour said he was fired for unauthorised media appearances, and made it clear "this isn't about appearing on a picket line", but Sir Keir's decision has sparked anger from unions. Unite said Labour was "becoming more and more irrelevant to ordinary working people", transport union TSSA accused the party of being "deluded" if it thinks it could win the next election "while pushing away seven million trade union members" and the GMB was equally critical. Mr Tarry said he had been standing "in solidarity with striking workers", and several Labour MPs have also suggested he should not have lost his job. But Sir Keir said "a government doesn't go on picket lines, a government tries to resolve disputes". Labour wants to be seen as a government-in-waiting, says our political correspondent Leila Nathoo, but distancing itself from striking workers and unions risks alienating its traditional support base and the left of the party - and it needs support from all corners to get into government. | | | | | |
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| | Ukraine steps up bid to retake Kherson - sources | | | | | | | | | The southern Ukrainian city of Kherson was the first major city to fall to Russian forces when they invaded in February. Some 40% of its 290,000 residents have fled following Russia's occupation since early March. But now, according to Western military sources, Ukraine's campaign to retake the region is gathering pace. A key bridge into the city has been targeted by Ukrainian military using US-supplied long-range rockets. That bridge is now out of action and the crossing, which Russia depends on to resupply their troops, is said to be completely unusable. Meanwhile, a wider issue has been raised in light of the invasion. The UK's national security adviser Sir Stephen Lovegrove says the West risks entering a nuclear war because it is not talking enough to Russia and China, and rival powers understood each other better during the Cold War. This is what he had to say. | | | | | |
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| | UK sea level rise speeding up - Met Office | | | | | | | | | Temperatures reached record highs in the UK last week and while it has cooled down, the warmer weather is a new normal for Britain, according to a report, which looked at the UK's climate and weather. The Met Office's annual report also found sea levels are rising much faster than a century ago. They have risen by around 16.5cm since 1990 but are now rising by 3-5.2mm a year - more than double the rate of increase in the early part of last century. This is putting homes and the environment around the coast at risk from flooding and exposes them to storms and winds. While the coastline always changes, climate change and sea level rise are exaggerating those changes, Dr Svetlana Jevrejeva, from the National Oceanographic Centre, said. Read more here. | | | | | |
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| | | | | | | | | | | Laura Corkill was prepared for the birth of her son. The baby's room was newly decorated - she had even chosen the name. Leiland-James Michael Corkill was born by emergency Caesarean four days before Christmas at West Cumberland Hospital. Mother and baby bonded straight away - Laura describes it as "perfect". "I remember his big bright eyes. I was happy, full of joy. I was looking forward to bringing my baby home."
But 48 hours after he was born, Leiland-James was taken away. The midwife who had helped deliver him came to tell Laura there was a social worker at his cot about to remove him. Laura says she went and confronted the woman but was told paperwork had been sent to her solicitor. "I still haven't seen any paperwork," says Laura. Her "world shattered" when her son was carried away. It was 2019, and over the following year, she would try to get him back. But just days after his first birthday, the woman - who social workers had placed him with - murdered him. | | | | | | | | | | | | Ed Thomas | | Special correspondent | | | | | | | | | | | |
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| | | | | | | A threat of a general strike, energy bill rises and the weather are some of the stories making this morning's headlines. The Guardian and i newspaper carry the warning from the unions that a general strike could be on the cards, with the former saying it has been issued as rail workers vote for fresh action while the latter links it to Tory leadership candidate Liz Truss should she become prime minister. Households facing £3,850 energy bills by Christmas also appears in the Guardian. This story leads the Daily Express and the Daily Mirror, which describe the expected rise as "shocking". Meanwhile, a lack of rain this month is the focus of the Metro, and the Daily Star is offering advice to stop a drought by saying "grease is the word", so don't wash your hair, shorten your showers and reuse your teacups. Read the newspaper review in full here. | | | | | |
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| | | | | Menopause Working women need greater rights - MPs | | | | | | | Military Cuts leave at risk amid rising threats - report | | | | | | | Spain Every woman's body is beach ready, says government campaign | | | | | | | Euro 2022 Government rules out bank holiday if England win | | | | | | |
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| | Need something different? | | | | | | | | | The Loch Ness monster is the stuff of legend. Many have searched for Nessie in Scotland's freshwater loch but nothing conclusive has ever been found. Now the discovery of prehistoric reptile fossils suggests a monster could have lived in those waters. One thing researchers point out is the plesiosaur died out millions of years ago. Here's more on the discovery.
Staying on the topic of discovery - a rare pink diamond has been found in a mine in Angola. At 170 carats it's thought to be the largest discovered in the past 300 years. It has been named Lulo Rose, and similar diamonds have sold for tens of millions of dollars. Take a look at this gem.
And finally, let's move from a pink diamond to Neil Diamond. You’ll often hear football fans belting out his 1969 hit Sweet Caroline at matches, and one little girl has become an overnight sensation by doing just that. She captured the nation's hearts celebrating England's win against Sweden in the Euro 2022 women's tournament. Watch Tess in action. | | | | | |
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| | On this day | | | | | | | 1976 More than 200,000 people are feared dead after an 8.3 magnitude earthquake hits the city of Tangshan in north-eastern China. Listen to our podcast about one of the deadliest earthquakes in modern history. | | | | | | | | |
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