Ryanair has told staff it is preparing to announce job losses in the next few weeks as it has ‘more staff than needed’. Ryanair chief executive Michael O’Leary told employees that the airline has 900 more staff than required. He said: “We already have a surplus of over 500 pilots and some 400 cabin crew, because…
Homes have been evacuated and stranded people have been rescued as heavy rainfall causes flooding in northern England. Major incident has been declared in Cheshire after severe flooding. The Met Office said 19mm of rain fell in the North West over eight hours on Wednesday after heavy rain started on Sunday. Six flood warnings remain…
Plastic bag sales in big supermarkets in England have halved in the last year. Asda, the Co-op, Morrison, Marks and Spencer, Sainsbury’s, Tesco and Waitrose sold 549 million single use bags in 2018-19; this figure is down from one billion in the previous year. Since the 5p charge was introduced in 2015 the number of…
The PM held talks in Belfast to discuss Brexit and restoring devolved government. BBC News – UK
Researchers have discovered that the £30 limit on Visa contactless cards can be avoided which enables criminals to rinse a victim’s bank account without touching the card. Researchers at the tech firm Positive Technologies said cards from five different UK banks are vulnerable to the hack. The hack uses a device to intercept communication between…
Travellers are now facing disruption across Northern England due to a heavy downpour of rain overnight. The Met Office have warned storms could bring 40mm of rain in two hours in areas of the UK. In Manchester Piccadilly and Crewe/Stoke-on-Trent trains have been disrupted after heavy rain flooded the railway causing both lines to be…
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