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...Courtney and Bousted said the offer fell short of equivalent deals that ended strikes in Scotland and Wales, was not properly funded and would not address staff shortages....
...On Thursday, the PCS union said more than 1,000 members working in Passport Offices in England, Scotland and Wales would walk out for five weeks in April and May — hitting the delivery of new passports ahead...
...In Scotland, where RCN members voted “overwhelmingly” to reject the Scottish government’s offer of an average 7.5 per cent pay increase, the union will announce strike dates in the new year....
...More than 100,000 civil servants represented by the PCS union will walk out on Wednesday, the day of the Budget, to demand higher pay....
...Also, four days of strike action among legal advisers and court associates that are members of the PCS union will begin in more than 80 courts across England and Wales....
...UK, a two-day strike begins by Ulverston-based workers at pharmaceutical company GSK, part of a series of walkouts throughout May at six sites across England and Scotland....
...On Thursday, Scotland’s main teaching union said it had won an “overwhelming mandate” to strike; the rail union Aslef set a new strike date for drivers at 12 train operating companies; and the CWU union...
...Bigotry, racism, grotesque messages shared on WhatsApp, a bungled investigation into the killings of four gay men, and the murder of Sarah Everard by PC Wayne Couzens, who Scotland Yard admits it would have...
...Further proclamations in Scotland, Northern Ireland and Wales will follow on Sunday....
...Separately, PCS Driver and Vehicle Licensing Agency (DVLA) staff will strike as part of a national campaign over pay, pensions, job security and redundancy terms, but the University and College Union as...
...Further closures are expected during the next two years in Cumbernauld and Dundee in Scotland, and Nottingham, Peterlee and Salford in England....
...Most children may own a mobile phone, but not all have access to a PC or tablet....
...PC Harper died after being dragged behind a car when tangled in a towing strap last August. Scotland and Northern Ireland, which have separate legal jurisdictions, have stopped all new jury trials....
...Sitting on a shelf in an IT refurbishment warehouse in Scotland since the early 2000s was the good-as-new HP AlphaServer GS1280....
...Others require powerful gaming PCs that most people don’t have....
...The day Hewlett-Packard paid $25bn for Compaq in 2002 “hurt us more than any single event” as the market for desktop computers began to stagnate and PC makers cut costs....
...Mr Baldock’s experience as former managing director of Lombard, Royal Bank of Scotland’s asset finance arm, should come in handy with the first problem....
...Scene: One of Dixons Carphone’s many Currys PC World stores. Customer: Hi. I need a new washing machine. Assistant: Of course, sir....
...PC Keith Palmer was killed despite wearing a protective vest. Fourteen people remain in hospital....
...Intel’s fourth quarter also saw an uplift from the PC market, particularly avid video-gamers who are prepared to pay top dollar for the highest-performing equipment....
...Before the last election in 2015 Labour produced a list of 104 target seats — although it only seized 22: and lost 48 elsewhere, mostly in Scotland....
...In a trading update ahead of its annual results, the Currys and PC World owner said total sales jumped 9 per cent....
...Royal Bank of Scotland, which once offered hefty incentives for high-margin account sales, stopped paying bonuses to front-line staff last year....
...Sensor pads applied to a subject’s face detect reactions as they browse the Expedia website on a PC....
...Clyde Space Based in Glasgow, Scotland, the company designs and builds various types of small satellites....
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