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Thousands of Leonardo staff walk out in dispute over pay

A union officer said staff had ‘no other choice’ after being offered a real-terms pay cut.

Evening Standard

Thousands of Leonardo staff across UK strike over pay dispute

A union officer said staff had ‘no other choice’ after failing to agree a new pay deal

The Independent UK

100-year-old veteran of Normandy landings receives honorary degree

Jim Glennie also became the last living Gordon Highlander veteran of the Second World War to lay a wreath at the University of Aberdeen.

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Hundreds of Edinburgh University staff and students join pro-Palestinian protest

Protesters rejected Sir Keir Starmer’s assertion that holding a demonstration on the anniversary of the October 7 attacks was ‘un-British’.

Evening Standard

Heavy seas likely reason for mass starfish stranding, says expert

Thousands of the creatures remain strewn on Kirkcaldy beach in Fife.

Evening Standard

'Not in our name': Hundreds gather in Scottish cities to protest Donald Trump

PROTESTS against US president Donald Trump have started in Aberdeen with Scottish Greens MSPs in attendance..

The National (Scotland)

Sheku Bayoh family in ‘brutally honest’ meeting with Police Scotland chief

It came after Deputy First Minister Kate Forbes rejected their request to extend the remit of the inquiry examining his death.

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Hogmanay tourists having to quickly find alternatives to cancelled fireworks

One disappointed tourist said they tried to get tickets back to London because the fireworks were still happening there.

Evening Standard

Swinney signs up for charity fundraiser for motor neurone disease cure

The My Name’5 Doddie Foundation’s Doddie Aid campaign runs from January 1 until February 5.

Evening Standard

'Eye-watering' inequality in UK hitting the North East, new report says

Report by the Fabian Society said that levelling up is needed for all parts of the country

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Newcastle Council cabinet reshuffle confirmed – with return for councillor who served under ex-Labour leader

Nick Kemp has made changes to his top team, after losing one cabinet member in this month's local elections

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Nick Kemp to stay as Newcastle City Council leader after internal Labour challenge dropped

Ged Bell has withdrawn from a leadership contest in Newcastle's Labour group ahead of a vote that had been scheduled for Tuesday evening, leaving Nick Kemp unopposed

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Nick Kemp challenged for Newcastle City Council leadership as Labour power struggle takes another twist

Kenton councillor Ged Bell has triggered a leadership contest just a year after Coun Kemp seized power

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NT Police say Mongols bikie gang leadership 'destroyed' following arrests

Police say Operation Morley has resulted in the arrests of 40 Mongols bikie gang members, along with the seizure of drugs, cash and firearms.

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Ex-council leader hits back after being branded 't****r from Newcastle' in Matt Hancock's Covid diaries

Nick Forbes says that "eating kangaroo testicles has clearly affected Matt Hancock’s memory" after he was criticised in the former health secretary's book

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New council leader could be forced out under Newcastle Labour members' bid to ban lobbyists

A motion to disqualify lobbyists from being selected as Labour candidates could spell trouble for Nick Kemp, just months into his reign as council leader

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Councillors stage walkout after Newcastle Labour politician suspended over Islamophobia spotted at meeting

Four councillors left the room after seeing Joyce McCarty at Wednesday night's Newcastle City Council meeting

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Blackett Street vision put under review as progress stalls on inquiry into pedestrianisation plans

A change in leadership at the top of the city council has cast further doubt over the controversial plans, which would have to go before a government inspector to be approved

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Top Newcastle councillor banned from Labour Party for 12 months after being found 'guilty of Islamophobia'

Joyce McCarty, who was Newcastle City Council's deputy leader for a decade, has been suspended

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Another top boss to leave Newcastle City Council as transport chief heads for government job

Graham Grant, the city's top transport official, is the latest in a string of high-profile departures from the civic centre over recent months

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'Confused' Grey Street transformation in doubt as new Newcastle Council leader pledges rethink

Nick Kemp is planning a review into the proposed pedestrianisation of Newcastle's most beautiful street, as part of a promised reset at the civic centre

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Nick Kemp unveils major cabinet reshuffle after being sworn in as Newcastle City Council leader

Just two members of the previous Nick Forbes administration are staying in the local authority's cabinet

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Nick Kemp clears key hurdle to become Newcastle's council leader-elect and take over from Nick Forbes

The Byker councillor's position as leader has gone unchallenged at Newcastle Labour's AGM, clearing the path for him to be formally installed at the head of the city council

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Newcastle councillor suspended over 'Muslim plot' allegations wins re-election in landslide

Joyce McCarty remained on the ballot as a Labour candidate despite her suspension and took a commanding 63% of the vote in the safe ward of Wingrove

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Labour remains dominant force in Newcastle as just one seat changes hands on local election night

Labour lost one seat to the Lib Dems, but held off a series of challenges elsewhere in the city to make it a happy night for new party leader Nick Kemp

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