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Foreign Office denies minister’s claim the Chagos Islands deal has been paused – as it happened

Minister told MPs the deal had been been paused, but that was immediately denied by the Foreign Office

The Guardian - UK

Obstructive sleep apnoea costs UK and US economies £137bn a year, research finds

Disease, which causes people to stop breathing while asleep, linked to increased risk of heart attack and stroke

The Guardian - UK

UK’s biggest student housing provider hit by fall in international enrolment

Unite Group cuts rents at some universities and raises cash by selling London site to joint venture for £186m

The Guardian - UK

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Why students are being more selective than ever about university picks

New research has found that students are becoming increasingly selective when it comes to picking the university they wish to attend

The Independent UK

Students more selective about university picks as they seek value for money

Unite Group said the UK’s strongest universities were in high demand, at the expense of those that have lower entry requirements.

Evening Standard

Workers at London councils to be balloted on pay strike

Unite general secretary Sharon Graham says 3.2 per cent offer ‘unsatisfactory’

Evening Standard

Health unions call 3.3% pay rise for 1.4m NHS staff in England ‘an insult’

Unions accuse government of acting in bad faith after Wes Streeting announces details of increase

The Guardian - UK

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Union hits out as Mossmorran plant ends production

ExxonMobil announced at the end of last year that the plant would close.

Evening Standard

‘Everything is gone’: Occupants advised to leave flooded homes

Clean-up operations continued amid the threat of more rain in some of the worst-affected towns, like Enniscorthy and Aughrim, and areas in Dublin.

Evening Standard

Union calls for extreme-weather leave as counties brace for more rain

Heavy winds and torrential rain on Tuesday caused significant disruption across the island of Ireland.

Evening Standard

London buses set for more disruption as drivers vote for strikes again

Drivers will walk out on 6 and 7 February and 20 and 21 February

Evening Standard

Passenger fury at Aer Lingus after last-minute transatlantic flight cancellations

Exclusive: Irish airline could face payout of millions for short-notice flight groundings

The Independent UK

Care sector may become ‘irreparably broken’ without more support, union says

Unite says healthcare funding from the previous Budget could have been better spent on support for those in need of care.

Evening Standard

Met Police staff to strike for six more days amid pay dispute

The last strike took place on New Year’s Day and was described as ‘hugely successful and disruptive’

Evening Standard

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Evening Standard

Birmingham bins strike reaches one-year anniversary

Members of Unite walked out on January 6 last year and have been on all out strike since last March.

Evening Standard

Met Police call centre staff carry out New Year's Eve strike

A Met Police spokesperson said the ‘vast majority of our staff will be working alongside their police officer colleagues’

International Business Times UK

Keir Starmer Faces Leadership Crisis: Why 2026 Could End His Premiership Early

Keir Starmer leadership crisis deepens as 2026 nears, with polls at lows and Labour behind Reform. May elections, internal tensions, and policy hurdles could end his premiership early, amid calls for change

The Guardian - UK

Unite leader tells Labour to ‘stop being embarrassed’ to be voice of workers

General secretary of party’s main union backer says it must change course or risk sowing seeds of its own destruction

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The Independent UK

Starmer’s Labour branded ‘austerity-lite’ and ‘rudderless’ in scathing attack on PM by Unite boss

Head of one of the UK’s largest unions warns the government that a failure to prioritise workers in 2026 could lead to ‘sowing the seeds of its own destruction’

Evening Standard

Sir Keir Starmer's Labour is 'austerity lite', says Unite boss in scathing attack on 'failing leadership'

Sharon Graham says debate who should replace Sir Keir Starmer as Prime Minister is ‘inevitable’

The Guardian - UK

What happened next: Maggots, rats and growing despair – a year of the Birmingham bin strike

Action began in January, before an all-out strike in March. For locals, the flytipping, vermin, maggots and mess are taking a huge environmental and emotional toll

Evening Standard

Christmas strikes at Luton Airport called off after improved pay offer

The Unite union said 200 staff employed by DHL as check-in and baggage handlers had planned to cause disruption to hundreds of festive flights

International Business Times UK

King Charles' Christmas Under Threat: Why Strike Leaders Are Predicting a 'Cold' Holiday

King Charles III faces a festive fuel crisis at Sandringham House.

Euronews

New Year travel chaos: All the European airport strikes to expect in December and January

Airport workers are walking out in protest over pay and working conditions.

The Independent UK

Disruption warning on New Year’s Eve amid Met Police strike

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