Birmingham city council doubles agency spending during bin strikes pred 1 dnevom, 11 urami in 33 minutami Unite accuses authority of trying to ‘break’ industrial action as waste dispute enters second yearUnite has accused Birmingham city council of trying to “break” the bin strikes after analysis showed the council had doubled spending on agency staff since the start of the year-long industrial action.Birmingham’s bin workers have taken part in an all-out strike since March last year over proposed pay cuts and role changes. The dispute has left residents without a fully functioning waste collection service and has led to towering waste and overflowing bins on the streets. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
NHS rehabilitation care staff shortage fails stroke patients, say health leaders pred 1 dnevom, 12 urami in 33 minutami People receive rehab only three to four days a week in hospital – and one to two days once they are discharged, data suggestsThe NHS is failing stroke patients and limiting their chances of recovery because of a shortage of rehabilitation care staff, health leaders have said.More people are surviving strokes than ever before in the UK. But their hopes of getting better are being dashed because of a lack of physiotherapists and other specialist staff, according to the Chartered Society of Physiotherapy and the Association of Chartered Physiotherapists in Neurology. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
A day in the life of Asia’s fuel crisis pred 1 dnevom, 12 urami in 33 minutami From farms in New Zealand to factories in Delhi, the affects of the oil crisis triggered by the Iran war are rippling across Asia Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Nuns who broke back into their Austrian convent ‘are step closer to being able to stay’ pred 1 dnevom, 12 urami in 33 minutami Plan for three nuns who escaped from care home last year to go to Rome thought to be positive sign of Vatican’s decisionThree nuns who escaped from a care home to return to their convent in a castle close to Salzburg where they had spent most of their lives are a step closer to being able to stay there, sources close to them say.Sisters Bernadette, Regina and Rita, who are in their early to late eighties, broke into their convent home in Elsbethen last September with the help of former pupils of the Catholic school at which they had taught and other supporters. Their case became a cause célèbre, attracting attention from around the world. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Canadian woman held with daughter by ICE is released after nearly three weeks of detention pred 1 dnevom, 12 urami in 34 minutami Tania Warner is fitted with ankle monitor and released along with seven-year-old daughter Ayla Luca after being deemed not a flight riskA Canadian woman and her seven-year-old daughter, who were held for nearly three weeks in a notorious detention center by US Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), were released on Thursday evening after posting a bond of $9,500.Tania Warner and her daughter Ayla Luca, originally from British Columbia, are both Canadian citizens. Warner moved to the US in 2021 when she married Edward Warner, a US citizen. “Very happy to have my family home … it’s been a whirlwind day,” said Edward Warner. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
Manned mission to Moon fires engines to leave Earth’s orbit pred 1 dnevom, 12 urami in 46 minutami Firing the rockets on the Orion spacecraft will send them towards the Moon, which the crew will circle before returning to Earth.(London News)
Two NSW teenagers charged over violent extremist material allegedly linked to terror pred 1 dnevom, 15 urami in 17 minutami Police say they found a ballistic-style vest, several notebooks and literature they allege contained extremist referencesTwo New South Wales teenagers have been charged with allegedly possessing violent extremist material after police searched one of their homes and found a ballistic-style vest, several notebooks and literature they allege contained extremist references.The Australian federal police and NSW police released a statement on Friday morning confirming the boys, aged 15 and 16 and both from Moree in northern NSW, had been charged with possession of alleged extremist material after a joint counterterrorism investigation. Continue reading...(The Guardian)
