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More than 20,000 rail workers in England have begun a 24-hour strike that will cancel half of the services on affected lines as part of a long-running dispute with train operators over jobs, pay and conditions. The stoppage by the National Union of Rail, Maritime and Transport Workers (RMT) – the second of three by rail unions to hit the network this week – will affect most operators in England and some cross-border services into Scotland and Wales. Then on Saturday more than 12,000 members of Aslef, the train drivers’ union, who went on strike on Wednesday, will carry out another day of…

A cabinet minister has piled pressure on the government to hand over Boris Johnson’s unredacted WhatsApp messages to the Covid inquiry, saying it should be allowed to “get on with its job”. Grant Shapps, the energy secretary, said there was “nothing to be shy or embarrassed about” for ministers who were trying their best to grapple with the first pandemic in a century. As the 4pm deadline for the Cabinet Office to hand over the files loomed, he called for the inquiry to be given “whatever they want”. “There are things which we did that were very good,” Shapps told…

Novak Djokovic has insisted that he would not hesitate to opine on Kosovo and the clashes between Kosovo authorities and ethnic Serbs again, even as the backlash to his comments continues to grow. “I don’t mind saying that. I mean, I would say it again,” Djokovic said. “But I don’t need to because you have my quotes if you want to reflect on that. Of course I’m aware that a lot of people would disagree, but it is what it is. It’s something that I stand for.” On Wednesday night Djokovic defeated Marton Fucsovics 7-6 (2), 6-0, 6-3 to reach…

José Mourinho claimed that he and his team left with their dignity intact despite accusing Anthony Taylor of refereeing “like a Spaniard”, describing some of his decisions as a “scandal” and expressing his desire not to come up against him next season following Roma’s Europa League final loss to Sevilla. Roma were defeated by Sevilla on penalties after a 1-1 draw in Budapest, inflicting a first European final defeat on the Portuguese coach who had won his previous five, and the coach said afterwards that he was “tired of having to be the one that says we have been robbed”. Mourinho also…

FBI Director Christopher Wray has refused to comply with a May 30 deadline to hand over a document alleging that then-Vice President Joe Biden and a foreign national were involved in a criminal scheme, House Oversight Committee Chairman James Comer (R-Ky.) announced. “Today, the FBI informed the committee that it will not provide the unclassified documents subpoenaed by the committee,” Comer said in a statement. “The FBI’s decision to stiff-arm Congress and hide this information from the American people is obstructionist and unacceptable.” Comer is scheduled to have a phone call with Wray on May 31. Nonetheless, he said, the…

The Covid inquiry must take an unflinching look at how the UK’s lack of decent sick pay left the country “brutally exposed” during the pandemic, the TUC has said. The UK entered the pandemic with the lowest rate of statutory sick pay (SSP) in the OECD, an intergovernmental organisation with 38 member countries, and with millions unable access it, the union body claimed. This “broken sick pay system” massively undermined the country’s preparedness and ability to deal with the pandemic, and resulted in millions facing a huge financial cliff edge if they contracted Covid, it added. The inquiry will take witness evidence from…

Now in its 5th edition, the Global Ministers’ Classroom with Pastor Chris is a special 24-hour online teaching and interactive bouquet of programs for ministers of the Gospel all around the world. This special program is scheduled to commence on Friday, 2nd of June by 2pm GMT+1 and would culminate on Saturday, 3rd of June with a special plenary session with our man of God, Pastor Chris!

Manchester United have decided against signing Bayern Munich star Marcel Sabitzer, with Erik ten Hag keen to recruit a younger midfielder. The Austrian joined United on deadline day in January on a loan deal that expires in July. The 29-year-old went straight into the starting XI following injury to Christian Eriksen and he impressed with his spirited displays. Sabitzer was ruled out of the remainder of the campaign a fortnight ago after suffering a meniscus injury. Bayern are happy to offload the midfielder and have set an achievable asking price of around £18million. But the Daily Mail say United are not going to take up…

An expert committee set up to advise ministers on how to change Britain’s archaic home ownership laws has not met for over a year, the Guardian can reveal, as campaigners warn the issue is slipping down the government’s agenda. The Commonhold Council – a panel of 11 people from the property industry, the legal profession and academia – was convened in 2021 as ministers promised sweeping reforms to the leasehold system. Last week Rachel Maclean, the housing minister, reassured MPs during a Commons debate that the council met “regularly” and was working closely with ministers. Information released to the campaigner Martin Keegan…

The free trade agreement between Australia and the UK has officially come into effect on May 31 after two years of negotiation. On May 30, British High Commissioner Vicki Treadell delivered the diplomatic note confirming that the UK’s domestic procedures for the trade agreement to come into force had been completed, effectively opening a new chapter in the trade relationship between the two countries. This comes after the trade agreement was signed in December 2021 and received approval from the UK parliament in March 2023. Trade and Tourism Minister Don Farrell said the deal was a major step in Australia’s plan to…