CrossCountry train drivers to strike in disciplinary process row
A union says staff will walk out on 3 October and refuse to work overtime from 21 September. Source: Original News
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TUC urges chancellor to consider wealth taxes in November Budget
TUC boss Paul Nowak says the chancellor should not take “anything off the table” ahead of November Budget. Source: Original News
Trump appeals to US Supreme Court to rule on legality of tariffs
The move is in response to a lower court ruling that some tariffs did not fall within the president’s mandate. Source: Original News
World’s largest sports piracy site shut down by police
The take-down of the site has been championed as a major victory for live sports broadcasters. Source: Original News
Thousands of Lloyds staff deemed to be underperforming face axe
Lloyds Banking Group’s policy puts 3,000 jobs at risk, with staff to be told they must improve their work or lose their job. Source: Original News
30,000 homes fitted with botched insulation under government schemes, ministers admit
The government has documented the number of homes blighted by sub-standard work for the first time. Source: Original News
Lush shuts UK stores for a day to protest Gaza starvation
The retail chain said similar action could be taken in its other stores worldwide. Source: Original News
Ministers favour merging all UK steel companies into one
The government believes the struggling sector’s six companies should be merged together, sources tell the BBC. Source: Original News
Topshop will return to High Street in 2026
The comeback in February 2026 will come five years after the chain closed its stores. Source: Original News
Budget to be held on 26 November, Reeves confirms
The chancellor will set out her plans for the UK economy in November with speculation growing over tax rises. Source: Original News