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Government ‘confident’ it has supplies to keep British Steel blast furnaces lit

Union officials also said they are ‘hopeful’ that the coal and iron ore required at the North Lincolnshire works will arrive within the next 48 hours.

Evening Standard

Comparing Port Talbot with Scunthorpe ‘not entirely fair’, says union official

Business Secretary Jonathan Reynolds has new powers to control steelworks in England.

Evening Standard

Union officials ‘hopeful’ of Scunthorpe steel materials delivery within 48 hours

British Steel staff and civil servants are expected to spend Monday trying to prevent the permanent shutdown of Britain’s last steel-making plant.

Evening Standard

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GMB union says urgent action needed to tackle safety concerns at Sellafield

Guardian investigation has revealed areas that need attention at nuclear site in Cumbria

The Guardian - UK

Wilko pauses redundancies as administrators consider rescue bids, says union

The GMB union, which represents more than 3,000 of Wilko’s 12,500 staff, said it met with administrators on Tuesday morning.

The Independent UK

Wilko: union seeks urgent meeting with business secretary over administrators

GMB asks Kemi Badenoch to ensure PwC considers all bids for collapsed retailer as 12,500 jobs are at stake

The Guardian - UK

Wilko administrators urged to accept rescue deal after second bid

Last-minute white knight bid worth £90m from M2 Capital follows earlier offer from owner of HMV

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HMV owner makes last-ditch bid to rescue Wilko

Proposal by Doug Putman could save 350 stores and 10,000 jobs as union calls for employees to be prioritised

The Guardian - UK

Wilko to close ‘majority of stores’ with loss of thousands of jobs

UK retailer, which has about 400 shops, likely to shut some branches ‘in near future’ after no buyer found

The Guardian - UK

Most Wilko stores to close in weeks as union warns of ‘significant job losses’

The GMB Union, which represents more than 3,000 Wilko staff, said a rescue purchase out of administration “fell through”

Evening Standard

Gulf of Carpentaria sees 'best fishing in years' as cherabin, barramundi take over rivers after record floods

Fishers say they are catching buckets of giant freshwater prawns with their bare hands in the Gulf's best fishing season in decades.

ABC News

Heating homes with hydrogen is senseless

Letters: Jonty Haynes and Philip Steadman disagree with a letter advocating for the domestic use of ‘green’ hydrogen

The Guardian - UK

Prawn populations boom in Queensland, exciting recreational and commercial fisherman

There's never been a better time to go prawning according to a Bundaberg fisherman, who says the crustaceans are bigger and more abundant than he has seen in years.

ABC News

Ambulance workers and NHS staff to strike days before Christmas in pay dispute

Thousands of ambulance workers and other NHS staff will strike on December 21 in a row over pay, unions have announced.The GMB, Unison and Unite are co-ordinating industrial action across England and Wales after accusing the Government of ignoring pleas for a decent wage rise. Interview with Andy Prendergast, National…

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We’re sick of being talked down to by public schoolboys, says health union boss

GMB Secretary Andy Prendergast says ministers ‘have to start listening’ after ambulance workers vote to strike

The Independent UK

Scrapping Sizewell C nuclear plant would put net-zero at risk, ministers warned

Power plant could be victim of Jeremy Hunt’s belt-tightening Autumn Statement

Daily Record

Passengers told 'carry only hand luggage' to help avoid airport queue chaos

A union boss has asked passengers to pack light to help reduce the ongoing queues and disruption

Wales Online

Passengers told 'carry only hand luggage' in bid to avoid airport chaos

A union head says it will help to 'limit the disruption', as will checking in online

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The Independent UK

Don’t check in bags, passengers told amid airport chaos

‘It’s not a magic bullet, but it’s one less thing to worry about and it does reduce the chance of there being problems,’ says union boss

Wales Online

How early do I need to arrive at Cardiff airport?

Passengers at some airports have missed flights despite turning up three hours before

Wales Online

What easyJet, TUI and Ryanair say about Easter flight cancellations as airport chaos continues

Passengers are being warned to get to the airport FOUR hours before your flight

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