Thousands of BA cabin crew vote to accept pay cuts

Thousands of British Airways cabin crew vote to accept pay cuts as firm battles to survive By Harriet Dennys, Financial Mail On Sunday Published: 21:50 BST, 19 September 2020 | Updated: 21:50 BST, 19 September 2020 Thousands of British Airways cabin crew have voted to accept pay cuts as the firm battles to survive.  The … Read more

Pope Francis reassures LGBT people that God loves them. Many felt the church did not accept them

Pope Francis tells parents of LGBT children that ‘God loves them as they are’  Pope Francis reassures the parents of LGBT children that God loves them  Parents of LGBT children felt that some religious figures would not accept them   The Pope met a group seeking greater acceptance from the church to LGBT people  They gave … Read more

Manchester authority tells care homes to accept Covid patients being discharged from hospital

A Manchester authority has reportedly told care homes to accept Covid-19 patients being discharged from hospitals to free up beds when a second wave hits. Trafford council in Greater Manchester, a coronavirus hotspot in England, says care homes will need to be prepared to take elderly people, regardless of if they are infected, because ‘hospitals … Read more

BA cabin crew face crunch vote over whether to accept pay cuts

BA cabin crew face crunch vote over whether to accept pay cuts to help the airline survive the Covid-19 crisis By James Salmon for the Daily Mail Published: 21:50 BST, 10 September 2020 | Updated: 22:29 BST, 10 September 2020 British Airways owner IAG yesterday revealed it is laying off up to 13,000 staff Thousands … Read more

No 10 warns Brussels to ‘get real’ and accept Britain is an ‘independent country’

Downing Street today urges Brussels to ‘get real’ and accept Britain is an ‘independent country’ as Brexit talks restart and negotiations descend into acrimony amid warnings time is running out to do a deal. Lord Frost, the UK’s chief negotiator with the EU, said the two sides ‘can no longer afford to go over well-trodden … Read more

Britons will accept local lockdowns if a Covid vaccine can’t be found, survey finds 

Britons will accept local lockdowns, home schooling and bans on live audiences for the foreseeable future if a coronavirus vaccine is not found, a survey suggests. As parts of the UK grapple with local lockdowns, 87 per cent of people said they would accept these being imposed in the future, and 85 per cent said … Read more