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1. Unions ‘bribe’ workers to strike
The largest unions in the UK have been accused by the company secretary of “bribing” workers to go on strike after doubling daily payments to those involved in industrial action.
Tax-free payments are being offered by several unions threatening strikes this summer and are being funded with large “strike funds” that Kwasi Kwarteng said showed that unions had been planning a “dangerous” summer of chaos “since for a long time “. Read the whole story.
2. NHS management review hijacked by “wholesale market”
An NHS review commissioned by Sajid Javid has been claimed to have been hijacked for “waking up” at the expense of focusing on patients.
The management review in the health service was responsible for finding ways to make the system more effective and efficient. Read the whole story.
3. ‘Putin’s Palace’ secret financier owns £ 60 million flat in One Hyde Park
It has been claimed that an oligarch accused of buying a palace for Vladimir Putin is the secret owner of a £ 60 million apartment in London’s most prestigious urbanization he bought at the same time.
Alexander Ponomarenko, who is on a UK sanctions list, is understood to have bought an entire flat in One Hyde Park in 2011 through an offshore company. Read the whole story.
4. The wheelchair user was stranded on the platform for four hours
A disabled man was stranded on a train platform for hours, alleging that staff refused to help him.
Chris Nicholson has been in a wheelchair since suffering a spinal cord and brain injury while playing rugby in 2014. Read the whole story.
5. Prince William shares a lovely family photo for Father’s Day
An attractive photograph published by the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge to commemorate Father’s Day shows the Duke with Prince George, Princess Charlotte and Prince Louis on holiday in Jordan.
The photo was taken in the fall of 2021 when the family was on a trip organized by the Duchess to visit her former childhood home. Read the whole story.
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