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Workers Struggles: Europe, Middle East & Africa 8 July 2021 invites workers and other readers to Spanish unions betray bank workers’ strike, agree thousands of job losses at CaixaBank Last week, trade unions at CaixaBank, Spain’s largest retail bank, agreed to the loss of 6,452 jobs, following token warning strikes and face-saving “negotiations” with management. The unions and management announced they reached an agreement on July 1, only two days after a 24-hour strike which, accord...

Tonnes of toxic waste collected from British municipal dumps is being sent illegally to Africa in flagrant breach of this country’s obligation to ensure its rapidly growing mountain of defunct televisions, computers and gadgets are disposed of safely. Hundreds of thousands of discarded items, which under British law must be dismantled or recycled by specialist contractors, are being packaged into cargo containers and shipped to countries such as Nigeria and Ghana, where they are stripped of t...

British stage schools have produced stars like Kate Winslet. So why are so many closing their doors? The pandemic has exacerbated financial challenges, and the value of drama is being steadily eroded. Is school out forever? 21 April 2021 • 5:00am Training is vital for the stars of tomorrow, but our leading vocational stage schools are under threat Credit: zeljkosantrac/iStockphoto A 12-year-old girl sporting a leotard, tights and bow-tie prances about a rehearsal studio, twirling a cane and b...

Parks in Hertfordshire: 17 amazing parks perfect for meeting friends and family under current restrictions Restrictions have been gradually easing The Lake in Verulamium Park Sign up to our newsletter for daily updates and breaking newsInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up here! When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations for other related newsletters or services we offer. OurP...

By tetrapodzoology on February 28, 2011. I have a great liking for cassowaries, and Ive had good reason to write about them several times. Ive also had fun playing with preserved specimens and skeletons - something I must elaborate on at some time. Back in 2006 - the days of Tet Zoo ver 1 - I blogged some of my cassowary-related musings, and in the interests of both recycling and of getting credit for stuff Ive already gotten credit for before, I repost them here. Partly due to...

Incredible Hertfordshire walks that feel like another planet Getting out for a walk is one of the few things we are allowed to do in the lockdown Updated Waterfall at Oughtonhead Common Nature Reserve (Image: Martin at Geograph) Sign up to our newsletter for daily updates and breaking newsInvalid EmailSomething went wrong, please try again later. Sign up here! When you subscribe we will use the information you provide to send you these newsletters. Sometimes they’ll include recommendations fo...