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Fact check: Pensions triple lock was temporarily suspended after pandemic

‘Double lock’ was used to uprate state benefits for older people due to market volatility caused by Covid-19, lockdown and furlough scheme.

Evening Standard

Strike by support staff closes Scottish schools as further walkouts announced

Tens of thousands of pupils are out of the classroom on Wednesday in Glasgow, Inverclyde, Renfrewshire and East Renfrewshire.

The Independent UK

Staff strikes close Scottish schools as union makes pay offer warning

A union has warned that imposing a pay offer on council staff is likely to lead to an escalation of industrial action in a dispute that has closed…

The National (Scotland)

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Staff strikes close Scottish schools as union warns against imposing pay offer

Janitors, cleaners and pupil support assistants are among the workers to have walked out in four local authority areas.

The Independent UK

Scottish school strikes to go ahead as weekend engagement fails

Strikes will affect 24 council areas for three days starting Tuesday unless new offer is made

The Independent UK

Essential Scottish school staff to strike unless pay deal agreed, says union

Unison said staff including school janitors and cleaners in 24 out of Scotland’s 32 council areas had voted for strike action.

The Independent UK

Genesmith to begin sheep facial recognition trial in Australia

An artificial intelligence tool is being launched to help Australian sheep farmers identify the best breeders in their flocks.

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Man paid to watch grass grow at Wimbledon and ensure tennis courts are in good shape

Mark Ferguson is the General Manager of Research at the Sports Turf Research Institute, and responsible for helping not just Wimbledon but sports grounds across the country be the very best they can be

Daily Mirror

Renfrewshire union chiefs call for "fair and decent" pay rise for local government workers

Mark Ferguson, Unison branch secretary for Renfrewshire, says the mood among members is "as low as I've ever seen it" as many feel undervalued

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