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Northumberland. the womens tennis association has suspended all tournaments in china. the move is in response to concerns about the wellbeing of the chinese player peng shuai, who disappeared from public view for three weeks after accusing a top chinese official of sexual assault. the wta chief, steve simon, said he had "serious doubts" about claims that she was "free, safe and not subject to intimidation". students at 58 universities in england, scotland and northern ireland are facing three da...

Were also paying for our staff to get paid decent pay, and have decent working conditions, which theyre not getting. so, i mean, we should be in solidarity with them because their fight is our fight. a lot of people are very angry because theyjust dont think its fair that after having a year of strikes followed by a year and a half of online learning, they have just got back to normal, things are just about starting to get back into the swing and then were being... were facing possibly months of...

Failed to set out the long—term vision and more fundamental reforms we need to deliver a care system fit for the future. the headlines on bbc news... the health secretary says theres no need to cancel your christmas arrangements but urges caution as cases of the omicron variant rise. it comes as leaked documents from scientists who advise the government say the impact of the omicron variant on the uk is "highly uncertain", but officials should prepare now for a potentailly signficant wave of i...

And thousands of people still after such a long time. we will of course have the weather prospects coming up for you just before half past. particularly important for those battling through very cold conditions. lets turn to the strike... staff from 58 universities across the uk have begun a three—day strike. its to protest about their pay, pensions and working conditions, and there are worries more strikes could take place if a deal cannot be reached. our education correspondent, elaine dunkl...

Many protesting say this is about protecting pensions, and say vice chancellors want to make changes to the scheme they are on based on a flawed evaluation of finances. our members are looking at a 35% cut to their guaranteed pension, and we are arguing it is not necessary. the key reason why is, the valuation that suggested there was a deficit and therefore a need to change, that was conducted in march last year. there was a global economic shutdown and obviously the pensions scheme has bounced...

Of people on december 18th? prime minister. mr speaker, what i can tell- the right honourable gentleman is that...is that all guidance was followed completely. during numberio. tens of thousands of people face a sixth night without power following outages in north england and scotland caused by storm arwen. the government outlines more details of its ten—year plan to reform the social care system in england, including £300 million investment to help people live independently for longer. staff...

A radical, radical change. many protesting say this is about protecting pensions, and say vice chancellors want to make changes to the scheme they are on based on a flawed evaluation of finances. our members are looking at a 35% cut to their guaranteed pension, and we are arguing it is not necessary. the key reason why is, the valuation that suggested there was a deficit and therefore a need to change, that was conducted in march last year. there was a global economic shutdown and obviously the ...

The main disputes are over pensions, pay, and working conditions, and there are worries more strikes could take place if a deal cannot be reached. 0ur education correspondent, elaine dunkley reports. preparing for a picket line. these strikes are about pensions, pay, and working conditions. every year, were seeing more colleagues on fixed term contracts and really insecure contracts. you know, its got to a point where i dont feel like i can recommend this line of work to anybody any more and tha...

Right now, there is no evidence that im aware of that would suggest that boosting the entire population is going to necessarily provide any greater protection for individuals against hospitalisation or death. tens of thousands of people face a sixth night without power following outages in north england and scotland caused by storm arwen. the government outlines more details of its 10—year plan to reform the social care system in england, including 300 million pound investment to help people l...

A strike over pay, pensions and working conditions. the university and college union says workloads have become unmanageable — and its warned that further walkouts may take place next year. some students have expressed anger that having paid thousands in fees their learning is being disrupted again after 18 months of online learning because of the pandemic. our education editor branwenjeffries has the latest. # working nine to five # what a way to make a living #. fed up with her work load, an...