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JUNIOR DOCTORS IN ENGLAND STARTED SIX-DAY INDUSTRIAL ACTION  – Demanding a commitment to prevent any future pay decreases against inflation/ cost of living Junior doctors in England started a six-day industrial action yesterday. It started from 7am on the 3rd of January and it is expected to end at 7am on the 9th of January – the longest in the history of the NHS. Health service executives have said the strike could mean “one of the most difficult starts to the year the NHS has ever faced”. But the British Medical Association (BMA) has said it was forced to take…

STORM HENK TRAVEL CHAOS AFTER 94 MPH GUSTS BROUGHT WIDESPREAD DAMAGE – The Environment Agency has 333 flood warnings in place across England Commuters are being warned to expect major travel disruption today as the clean-up begins in the wake of Storm Henk. A number of major roads have been closed, some train lines have been blocked, and there are hundreds of flood warnings in place across England, Scotland and Wales. It comes after Henk – the eighth of the 2023-24 storm season – brought lashing winds of up to 94 miles per hour and heavy rain to some parts…

SENIOR HAMAS OFFICIAL SALEH AL-AROURI KILLED –  Al-Arouri was one of the founders of Hamas’ military wing, the Qassam Brigades Senior Hamas official Saleh al-Arouri was killed on in an Israeli drone strike on Beirut’s southern suburbs of Dahiyeh, a stronghold of allied Lebanese militant group Hezbollah, three security sources told reporters. In response to questions from reporters, the Israeli military said it does not respond to reports in the foreign media. Al-Arouri was a senior official in Hamas and was also one of the founders of its military wing, the Qassam Brigades, which carried out a deadly assault in…

DORTMUND LOOK TO RE-SIGN SANCHO ON LOAN – Manchester United winger Jadon Sancho linked to return to Borussia Dortmund Borussia Dortmund are interested in signing Manchester United winger Jadon Sancho. It is thought initial talks have taken place over a loan deal until the end of the season, which would see Sancho return to the Bundesliga club. Man Utd signed Sancho from Dortmund in the summer of 2021 in a deal worth £73m. The England international’s contract at Old Trafford is up in 2026, with United holding the option to extend for a further year. Sancho has not played for…

TESLA EXTENDS LEAD IN NORWAY SALES –  Electric vehicles take 82% market share Tesla topped Norway’s car sales for a third straight year in 2023, extending its lead over rivals. Almost five out of six new cars sold in Norway last year were powered by battery only, with Tesla’s share of the overall market rising to 20.0% from 12.2%, registration data showed. Electric vehicles accounted for 82.4% of new vehicles sold in 2023, up from 79.3% in 2022, the Norwegian Road Federation (OFV) said. Seeking to become the first nation to end the sale of petrol and diesel cars by…

‘RECORD’ CHRISTMAS SALES FOR SUPERMARKETS – Industry figures suggest supermarkets experienced their busiest Christmas period since before Covid  Price cuts to lure shoppers helped supermarkets rake in record revenues ahead of Christmas, according to industry data. Kantar Worldpanel, which tracks sales and prices among chains, said £13.7bn passed through tills or via websites over the four weeks to 24 December and Customers made 488 million grocery trips in that same period It took average household grocery spending to an all-time high of £477 across the month, the report said, an increase of £28 on 2022. The research noted a 2%…

New mother Osaka makes winning return in Brisbane – Beating Germany’s Tamara Korpatsch 6-3 7-6(9) Four-time Grand Slam champion Naomi Osaka felt the nerves but looked solid on her return to elite tennis after 15 months out as she got past Germany’s Tamara Korpatsch 6-3 7-6(9) in the first round of the Brisbane International on Monday (January 1). The 26-year-old from Japan last competed on tour at the Pan Pacific Open in Tokyo in September 2022 and had her first child, daughter Shai, in July before stepping up her preparations for the Jan. 14-28 Australian Open. Osaka displayed no signs…

EXXONMOBIL HAS FORMALLY EXITED THE WEST QURNA 1 OILFIELD – Energy giant hands over operations to PetroChina as lead contractor U.S. energy giant ExxonMobil Corp XOM.N has formally exited the West Qurna 1 oilfield in southern Iraq and handed over its operations to PetroChina as lead contractor, a deputy oil minister has said. Senior Iraqi oil officials met with executives from ExxonMobil, PetroChina and Basra Oil Co on Monday at the West Qurna 1 field near Basra to mark Exxon’s complete exit and the handover of its operations to PetroChina. PetroChina holds the largest stake in the field after the…

DEPOP, VINTED & OTHER APPS TO SHARE MORE INFORMATION WITH HMRC – New rules require digital platforms to report income sellers are getting  From 1 January firms including Vinted, Airbnb, and eBay are obliged to collect and share details of such transactions with the tax authorities. That will allow HMRC to home in on anyone who should be declaring the extra income but isn’t. While HMRC was already able to request information from UK-based online operators, from the start of this year there are new rules that the UK has signed up to via the international body, the Organisation for…

AMBER WIND WARNING ISSUED – As Storm Henk to batter parts of UK with 80mph gusts An amber wind warning has been issued as Storm Henk looks set to batter parts of the UK with gusts of up to 80mph. The Met Office warning, for parts of southern England, the Midlands, East Anglia and Wales, means there could be disruption to travel as well as “flying debris” that is “likely and could lead to Injuries or danger to life”. It is in place from 10am until 8pm on Tuesday. A separate yellow weather warning for wind covering the whole of…