'No resolution' after 'intensive talks' over Birmingham bin strikes - as Labour councillor quits
Tuesday, 8 April 2025 Negotiations to end a bin strike in Birmingham have today failed to result in an agreement – leaving residents with growing piles of rubbish outside their homes.
An Air India flight AI114, en route from Birmingham to Delhi on June 21, was diverted to Riyadh after receiving a bomb threat. The aircraft landed safely in.. IndiaTimes
Education minister Baroness Smith appeals to Labour MPs to support the controversial bill on welfare changes, saying, “it’s only a Labour government that can reform the welfare system”. Report by Blairm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Tory leader Kemi Badenoch says Labour’s welfare reforms fail to cut spending, boost employment or rule out tax rises - key conditions for Conservative support. She accused ministers of “giving up” and warned the bill’s U-turns threaten public finances. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Work and Pensions Secretary Liz Kendall says she “hopes” concessions to the welfare Bill will win over Labour rebels, despite some still refusing to back it. She called the changes a sign of “strength in listening” and insisted protections for existing claimants were standard practice, aimed at easing widespread concerns ahead of Tuesday’s vote. Report by Covellm. Like us on Facebook at http://www.facebook.com/itn and follow us on Twitter at http://twitter.com/itn
Local government minister Jim McMahon visits Birmingham where a strike by refuse collectors continues. McMahon said he holds a “strong view” that a deal to end the strikes can be agreed.
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Bin workers in Birmingham say they will carry on striking over pay for months, if necessary, as the city council declared a major incident. It comes after talks between the council and Unite the Union..
British MP Dan Norris has been suspended from the Labour party following his arrest on suspicion of rape and child sex offences. The 65-year-old former Labour... IndiaTimes
Two British Labour MPs, Yuan Yang and Abtisam Mohamed, were detained and denied entry by Israeli authorities, who accused them of anti-Israel rhetoric and... IndiaTimes
As the issue came to light, the state's Labour Minister V Sivankutty ordered an inquiry into the undated incident and instructed the district labour officer to... DNA Also reported by •Zee News