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• Deepcut: Private Sean Benton's sister wants the 'truth' at new inquest

  22-01-2018 23:46
  A new inquest will look into the death of a young soldier who died from gunshot wounds at the Deepcut army barracks in 1995.The inquest will open on Wednesday into the death of Private Sean Benton.Private Benton's family hope that this inquest will get to the truth, but his parents did not live long enough to see the investigation they long demanded.
  
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• Who is Princess Eugenie?

  22-01-2018 23:20 via bbc.co.uk
  Here's all you need to know about the latest member of the Royal Family to announce their engagement.
  
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• UKIP leader Henry Bolton echoes Trump as he refuses to go

  22-01-2018 23:00
  Henry Bolton has refused to stand down as UKIP leader, despite a wave of senior party officials quitting in a bid to force him out.The former Army officer, 54, said UKIP's main focus should be on supporting Brexit and that it should "drain the swamp" of those that had plunged it into infighting.Mr Bolton said it had lost his confidence and that of members, branding it "unfit for purpose".
  
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• Heavy snow humbles the global elite at Davos summit

  22-01-2018 22:37
  The global economy and geopolitical tensions are taking a back seat to a more immediate problem at this year's Davos summit of political and business leaders: heavy snow is burying the venue.Part of the main train line into Davos had been buried in snow over the weekend, forcing people onto buses, and helicopters were disrupted by poor visibility.Businessmen slipped over on icy patches as snow ploughs roamed the streets, with the snow returning as fast as the machines could clear it.
  
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• Princess Eugenie's 'perfect moment' when Jack Brooksbank proposed

  22-01-2018 22:26
  Princess Eugenie has revealed she cried when boyfriend Jack Brooksbank went down on one knee to ask her if she would marry him.The princess began dating the brand ambassador of Casamigos Tequila about seven years ago after they met while skiing in the Swiss resort of Verbier.
  
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• Henry Bolton: I won't quit as Ukip leader – and may get back with Marney

  22-01-2018 22:07
  The Ukip leader, Henry Bolton, delivers his statement in Folkestone, Kent.Henry Bolton has refused to quit as Ukip leader and signalled he may rekindle his romance with a young activist who sent racist text messages, despite mass resignations from the party’s senior team over his handling of the affair.The Ukip leader insisted he wanted to stay in post to “drain the swamp” within the party, even though at least 15 of his spokespeople have now quit their jobs in protest at his b
  
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• Jaguar Land Rover to cut production at Halewood plant

  22-01-2018 21:56
  Jaguar Land Rover has announced its intention to trim Range Rover Evoque and Discovery Sport production, citing challenges facing the auto industry, including Brexit.The UK's largest car manufacturer said it would adjust output at its Halewood plant on Merseyside between March and June despite a record year of sales for the company worldwide in 2017.JLR made its decision against as the sector demands clarity on the country's future trading relationship with the EU amid fears potential trade tari
  
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• Mum pleads for disabled baby Isaiah's life support to stay on

  22-01-2018 21:30
  Isaiah Haastrup is 11 months old and doctors say he suffered "catastrophic" brain damage due to being deprived of oxygen at birth.Ms Thomas, 36, said: "Don't just give up on him and say it's a hopeless case, because many children have been born in Isaiah's similar case and their parents didn't give up on them, either.When asked how prepared they were for the hearing's possible result, Isaiah's father Lanre Haastrup, 36, said: "We know our system provides several avenues to explore if you're diss
  
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• With Versailles business summit, Macron seeks to bank on global appeal

  22-01-2018 20:54
  President Emmanuel Macron sought on Monday to show that his activity on the world stage and his pro-business reforms were bearing fruit with a highly-publicised summit of global CEOs in Versailles and a flurry of investments worth about $3 billion (£2.15 billion).A 300 million euro (£263.1 million) investment by Japanese carmaker Toyotato increase capacity at its northern French plant producing the Yaris model was the centrepiece of the day, with 800 new jobs to be added by 2020.Face
  
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• Finsbury Park attacker 'wanted to kill as many Muslims as possible'

  22-01-2018 20:35
  A man who drove a van into a crowd near a mosque intended to kill as many Muslims as possible and had been “brainwashed” by extremist right wing propaganda after watching a primetime BBC drama about a Muslim grooming gang, a jury has heard.Darren Osborne, 48, denies murdering Makram Ali,51, and trying to murder others as they left a mosque in Finsbury Park, north London, on 19 June.The prosecution claims the act was a terrorist one driven by Osborne’s hatred of Muslims, which h
  
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• Experts all agree NHS needs more money, Boris Johnson tells May

  22-01-2018 20:34
  Boris Johnson will tell cabinet colleagues that all experts are agreed on the need for an urgent financial boost for the NHS, as he warns that Conservative failure to act will result in Jeremy Corbyn winning the next election.Allies of the foreign secretary suggested that he would not stop making the argument for more money – with a particular demand for £100m extra per week after Brexit – until Theresa May concedes.“Boris believes that if the Tories are going to beat Cor
  
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• Winners & losers of Alexis Sanchez's transfer to Manchester United - Goal.com

  22-01-2018 20:15
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  Winners & losers of Alexis Sanchez's transfer to Manchester United
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  However, Mourinho will not care in the slightest. After being forced to endure so much talk of how everyone wants to play for Pep, the Portuguese will be delighted at having shown the Catalan that both he and United retain the ability to trump their ...
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• Cometh the hour, cometh Henry Bolton, prime minister

  22-01-2018 20:13
  One by one, the resignations had come.By mid-afternoon, more than half the Ukip frontbench team had done a bunk in protest at Henry Bolton’s continued leadership of the party.All the while, Bolton remained holed up in a Folkestone hotel room.
  
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• Ukip leader Henry Bolton refuses to stand down despite losing confidence of party

  22-01-2018 20:10
  Ukip leader Henry Bolton refuses to stand down despite losing confidence of party
  
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• Finsbury Park accused 'was obsessed with Muslims' after watching Three Girls drama court hears - Manchester Evening News

  22-01-2018 19:59
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  Finsbury Park accused 'was obsessed with Muslims' after watching Three Girls drama court hears
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• UKIP leader Henry Bolton channels Trump as he refuses to go

  22-01-2018 19:58
  Henry Bolton has refused to stand down as UKIP leader, despite a wave of senior party officials quitting in a bid to force him out.The former Army officer, 54, said UKIP's main focus should be on supporting Brexit and that it should "drain the swamp" of those that had plunged it into infighting.Mr Bolton said it had lost his confidence and that of members, branding it "unfit for purpose".
  
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• Health fears over boys as young as 13 using steroids for 'good looks'

  22-01-2018 19:56
  The children’s commissioners for England, Wales and Northern Ireland have expressed concern at the number of boys using anabolic steroids for cosmetic reasons.The commissioners said they believed that social media was putting pressure on children to try to achieve what they believed was an ideal body shape.Social media is seen to pile pressure on children over their body shape and there is also a concern that it makes it easy for them to source IPEDs.
  
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• This competition offers a cash prize for guessing when the car will fall through the ice

  22-01-2018 19:23
  The winner gets $1,500.
  
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• France makes a new push to tempt bankers to Paris post-Brexit

  22-01-2018 19:14
  France's prime minister on Monday renewed a push to tempt bankers to Paris after Britain leaves the European Union by pledging to temporarily exempt expats from paying into state pension schemes and making more places available in bilingual schools.France has already announced measures to cut labour costs to make Paris more attractive to the banking sector post-Brexit following the election of President Emmanuel Macron, who has made labour rules more flexible and cut wealth tax.Now EU expatriate
  
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• L'Oreal Model Amena Khan Steps Down From 'Game Changing' Campaign

  22-01-2018 18:53
  A model who became the first woman in a hijab to feature in advertising for hair brand L’Oreal has stepped down from the “game changing” campaign after a series of “anti-Israel” tweets emerged.
  
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• What's happening to defence spending?

  22-01-2018 18:41 via bbc.co.uk
  A warning from the head of the British army focuses attention on defence spending.
  
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• Celine Dookhran case: 'Uncle was fulfilling sexual fantasies with murder'

  22-01-2018 18:40
  A man kidnapped his niece and her friend while wearing a balaclava and pyjamas before raping them and slashing their throats to satisfy his sexual fantasies, a court heard.Mujahid Arshid, 33, is on trial at the Old Bailey accused of kidnapping, raping and murdering his niece Celine Dookhran, 20, and the attempted murder of a second woman, who has been giving evidence in court.Jurors were told how builder Arshid enlisted the help of labourer Vincent Tappu to kidnap the women by bundling them into
  
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• Online child sex abuse referred to Met increased by 700% since 2014

  22-01-2018 18:38
  The number of suspected incidents of online child sexual abuse referred to the Metropolitan police has increased by 700% since 2014, an inquiry has heard.The National Crime Agency (NCA) alerted Scotland Yard to potential paedophiles operating over the internet on 647 occasions between 1 January and 30 September in 2017, the Independent Inquiry Into Child Sexual Abuse (IICSA) was told on Monday.Evidence of the rapid expansion of the problem was given on the first day of the inquiry’s hearin
  
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• 8 moments that show Ukip is no stranger to controversy

  22-01-2018 18:20
  From Bongo Bongo land to killing badgers by hand and blaming floods on gay marriage.
  
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• UKIP in chaos over racist messages

  22-01-2018 18:11
  The United Kingdom Independence Party, which transformed British politics by securing a referendum on EU membership, was close to meltdown on Monday over the fate of its leader, whose lover made racist comments about Prince Harry’s fiancee Meghan Markle.Under Nigel Farage, UKIP became a significant force in British politics by convincing the government to call a national vote and then campaigning successfully for Britain to leave.Farage, a fan of U.S. President Donald Trump who has accused
  
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• Two men jailed for life for murder at botched burglary in Dorset

  22-01-2018 17:58
  Guy Hedger, 61, was shot dead with a sawn-off shotgun at his home in a Dorset village.Guy Hedger, 61, was blasted with a sawn-off shotgun by masked intruders who made off with £120,000-worth of valuables including jewellery, watches and designer bags.Jason Baccus, 42, of Bournemouth, and Kevin Downton, 40, of Winterborne Stickland, near Blandford Forum, were convicted of murder on Monday after a two-month trial.
  
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• Henry Bolton refuses to quit as Ukip leader amid mass resignations

  22-01-2018 17:40
  Henry Bolton has refused to resign as Ukip leader despite a no confidence vote from the party’s ruling body and half of his senior team stepping down in protest at his tenure.After losing 11 out of 22 of his party spokespeople, Bolton dug in his heels and insisted he wanted to stay on to “drain the swamp” within Ukip.Bolton has been under overwhelming pressure to go since Ukip’s national executive voted for him to step down following his relationship with Jo Marney, a you
  
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• Man accused of Finsbury Park van attack was 'angry about terrorism'

  22-01-2018 17:34
  A man accused of carrying out a van attack in Finsbury Park had "decided to take matters into his own hands" after growing angry at the rise in terrorism, a court has heard.Darren Osborne, 48, is accused of driving into Makram Ali, 51, and nine other people near two mosques in north London in the early hours of 19 June last year.Osborne, of Glyn Rhosyn in Cardiff, denies the murder of Mr Ali and the attempted murder of "persons at the junction of Seven Sisters Road and Whadcoat Street, London".
  
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• Two men jailed for life for murder during botched burglary in Dorset

  22-01-2018 17:33
  Guy Hedger, 61, was shot dead with a sawn-off shotgun at his home in a Dorset village.Guy Hedger, 61, was blasted with a sawn-off shotgun by masked intruders who made off with £120,000-worth of valuables including jewellery, watches and designer bags.Jason Baccus, 42, of Bournemouth, and Kevin Downton, 40, of Winterborne Stickland, near Blandford Forum, were convicted of murder on Monday after a two-month trial.
  
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• UKIP leader says will not resign

  22-01-2018 17:25
  FOLKESTONE, England (Reuters) - The leader of the United Kingdom Independence Party said on Monday that he would not resign after his lover made racist comments about Prince Harry’s fiancee Meghan Markle.
  
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• Two men jailed 34 years each for murder of businessman Guy Hedger

  22-01-2018 17:25
  Jason Baccus, 42, of Verney Close, Bournemouth, Dorset, and Kevin Downton, 40, of Winterborne Stickland, near Blandford, have been found guilty after a trial at Winchester Crown Court that lasted 40 days.A third man, Scott Keeping, 44, also of Verney Close, was found not guilty of murder.Scott Keeping was cleared of these offences as well.
  
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• US tax cuts to lift global growth but UK left behind, says IMF

  22-01-2018 17:18
  Donald Trump's US tax cuts will help lift global growth further over the next few years though the UK looks set to trail behind, according to latest forecasts from the International Monetary Fund (IMF).For the year 2019, the outlook represents a 0.1 percentage point downgrade for Britain.IMF chief economist Maurice Obstfeld said the main sources of the upturn in world GDP were in Europe and Asia, with the US and Canada and a return to expansion for large emerging markets Brazil and Russia - whic
  
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• Education secretary focuses on 'soft skills' in first big speech

  22-01-2018 17:11
  Damian Hinds, the new education secretary, has said schools should aim for an ethos that develops pupils’ character, resilience and workplace skills as he gave his first big speech in the job.Hinds, who took over from Justine Greening two weeks ago, said there was nothing easy about so-called “soft skills” that help pupils get on throughout their life and in their jobs.“There is much outside the relevant qualifications which matters a great deal as well,” he told th
  
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• What is a government shutdown and why has it happened in America?

  22-01-2018 17:03
  This is the US political version of turning the government off and on again.
  
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• Archbishop refuses to retract George Bell statement

  22-01-2018 17:01
  The archbishop of Canterbury has refused to retract a statement saying that a leading church figure of the 20th century had a “significant cloud” over his name because of allegations of child abuse, despite mounting pressure from historians who believe the claims are untrue.Welby pointed out that the Church of England had covered up or denied the abuse of children and vulnerable adults for decades.
  
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• Tesco puts 1,700 jobs at risk in shake-up to 'simplify' operations

  22-01-2018 16:55
  Tesco has announced plans to "simplify" its operational structures - placing 1,700 roles at risk in the process.The main change being implemented, Tesco said, was its intention to erase people manager and compliance manager roles at its large stores and fulfilment centres.Customer experience managers were also facing the axe at its 226 largest stores.
  
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• Assange team hopes UK could declare him persona non grata

  22-01-2018 16:53
  Julian Assange and his advisers are preparing to try to use Ecuador's decision to grant him diplomatic status to force Britain to declare him persona non grata and expel him, a source close to Assange said.Reuters also has learnt that as part of their continuing criminal investigation of Assange and WikiLeaks, investigators from the Federal Bureau of Investigation recently sought new information about years-old contacts between WikiLeaks and Chelsea Manning, the former U.S. Army private who leak
  
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• Fury as police shoot dead abandoned dog left alone in freezing cold

  22-01-2018 16:45
  The police shooting of an abandoned dog found tied to a telegraph pole in freezing weather has sparked outrage online.In a statement on Cleveland Police's Facebook page, the force said it had been alerted to the animal by Hartlepool Borough Council.The statement said the dog became "increasingly aggressive as time went on" and that attempts were made to find the animal's owner but they were unsuccessful.
  
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• UK jobs at risk as EC warns on safety standards post-Brexit

  22-01-2018 16:40
  EU data shows two-thirds of medical devices, such as MRI scanners on sale in the EU, are CE-certified in the UK.Highly specialised jobs in Britain assessing whether products ranging from MRI scanners to phones can carry the “CE” safety label could be at risk post-Brexit after the European commission put manufacturers on notice over future standards.In an official notice, the EC said the agencies that provide the safety certificates may not have their work recognised after 29 March 20
  
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• Russell Brand Wants Slough Rough Sleepers To Be Given Building As Royal Wedding Gift

  22-01-2018 16:38
  Russell Brand has called for a building in Slough to be donated to rough sleepers from Windsor as a wedding gift for Prince Harry and Meghan Markle, a move the town’s council has described as “bizarre”.
  
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• The Smiths to reform (sort of) for series of gigs

  22-01-2018 16:35
  The Smiths have announced a series of concerts for the first time in 30 years, but the anticipated comeback is two players short.Neither frontman Morrissey nor lead guitarist Johnny Marr will feature in the reunion, which is titled Classically Smiths and, as the name suggests, will not feature any vocals.Bassist Andy Rourke, drummer Mike Joyce and guitarist Craig Gannon will come together with the Manchester Camerata Orchestra to perform hits such as There Is A Light That Never Goes Out and How
  
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• UK watchdog proposes wider access to bank complaints scheme

  22-01-2018 16:04
  More companies should be allowed to complain to the Financial Ombudsman Service to seek redress if they feel they have been treated badly by their banks, Britain's markets watchdog said on Monday.The Financial Conduct Authority said only very small firms with fewer than 10 staff and balance sheet of up to two million pounds currently have access to the FOS, which can arbitrate on a complaint and order compensation.The FCA came under pressure from lawmakers to extend access to the FOS following s
  
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• Finsbury Park Attack: Darren Osborne ‘Drove Into Muslim Worshippers After Raging About Terror And Grooming’

  22-01-2018 15:59
  A man accused of carrying out an attack in Finsbury Park “decided to take matters into his own hands” after growing angry at a rise in terrorism and the Rotherham child exploitation scandal, a court has heard.
  
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• Yorkshire school to stop teaching Latin after 600 years

  22-01-2018 15:58
  About 10,000 pupils take a GCSE in Latin each year and about 1,500 do an A-level.A North Yorkshire school will stop teaching Latin for the first time in its 600-year history because of “funding restrictions”.Richmond school, a comprehensive formerly known as Richmond grammar school, was officially ratified by Elizabeth I in 1568.
  
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• Peugeot to continue Vauxhall recovery plan after talks with UK union

  22-01-2018 15:52
  Peugeotsaid it would move ahead with recovery plans for its Vauxhall plants in Britain after agreeing on Monday to further talks with the UK's biggest trade union.PSA-maker Peugeot acquired Vauxhall and Opel last year when it bought General Motors' loss-making European arm, and has been pursuing a restructuring plan and cutting jobs to try to return it to profitability.The Ellesmere Port plant in northern England builds the Astra Sports Tourer model, with the current run due to end in around 202
  
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• Milkman resurgence as drinkers ditch plastic for 'nostalgic' glass bottles

  22-01-2018 15:49
  The war on plastic waste could spark the return of the neighbourhood milkman as figures show demand for milk in glass bottles is on the rise.In 1975, 94% of the UK's milk was transported in glass bottles compared to just under 3% in 2016 - but that could soon change.Milkmen are reporting a rise in demand for traditional glass bottles with consumers appearing to boycott the plastic alternatives, which took over the market in the 1990s.
  
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• More than 1m UK older people risk 'withering away' from hunger

  22-01-2018 15:44
  Annual spending on meals on wheels services more than halved in the decade to 2013-14.More than 1 million older people are at risk of “withering away in their own homes” as a result of malnutrition caused by social isolation and cuts to public services, a cross-party group of peers and MPs claims.The all-party parliamentary group on hunger says social isolation caused by bereavement, illness, immobility or confinement – such as through the loss of a driving licence – are
  
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• The US Government Shutdown Explained For Brits

  22-01-2018 15:33
  Imagine a fall-out between Theresa May and Jeremy Corbyn that led to hundreds of thousands of public sector workers being told to go home without any pay.
  
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• Explainer - Britain's Lords sharpen knives for EU exit laws, but can they block Brexit?

  22-01-2018 15:32
  Legislation to end Britain's European Union membership begins months of debate in the upper house of parliament this month and is likely to be given a rough ride by largely pro-EU lawmakers.The European Union (Withdrawal) Bill repeals the 1972 law that made Britain a member, and transfers EU laws into British ones.It was approved by 324 to 295 in the lower House of Commons on Jan. 17 and begins its journey through the House of Lords on Jan. 30.
  
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• Universities face disruption as union calls strike over pensions row

  22-01-2018 15:26
  Universities across the UK are to face major disruption after workers voted to go on strike in a row over pensions.Of the 58% of University and College Union members who voted, 88% were in favour of strike action, with 93% approving of some other form of industrial action as talks with Universities UK over changes to the existing pensions scheme failed to deliver a solution.Universities UK (UUK) - the representative organisation for the country's universities - wants to change the scheme from gi
  
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