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Government due to drop NHS pay cap - are you affected?
NHS workers are being offered a pay increase of 6.5 per cent over three years, with some being offered far more. The deal will be structured to give higher rises to the lowest paid and pay bands will be changed so that workers can move more quickly through their pay grade. [Full Article...]
John Oliver's Gay Parody Of Mike Pence Family's Bunny Book Outselling Original
While Charlotte Pence appeared to have no issue with the release of A Day in the Life of Marlon Bundo , she did defend her father, whose history of supporting discriminatory legislation, organizations and practices against the queer community inspired the creation of Oliver's Bundo book. [Full Article...]
Russian Federation not giving Wada access to Moscow lab
It was suspended in 2015 when Wada investigators detailed doping in Russian track and field. It comes after International Olympic Committee (IOC) Executive Board member Nenad Lalovic told insidethegames that WADA should "negotiate" with the Russians to find a solution to the RUSADA compliance deadlock. [Full Article...]
Trump lauds Saudi Arabia as 'the great purchaser of our weapons'
He is likely to rule for many decades if he succeeds his father. The crown prince also spoke with Trump about their perceived flaws with the 2015 Iran nuclear deal. He said a 10-year window for implementing the deal was already under way. "We believe we can do all the great things together", bin Salman said. After his visit to Washington, Mohammed will embark on a nationwide tour, visiting... [Full Article...]
NKorean, SKorean, US Delegates Had Constructive Meeting, Host Finland Says
North Korean and Swedish foreign ministers ended three days of talks on Saturday on security on the Korean peninsula in preparation for a potential meeting between US President Donald Trump and North Korean leader Kim Jong-un. The US and South Korean participants in the meeting also entered the same facility. The South Korean delegation included Shin Kak-soo, a former ambassador to Japan and for... [Full Article...]
Buhari congratulates Angela Merkel, Vladimir Putin on re-election
She set out promises such as achieving full employment by 2025 and strengthening the pension system. Merkel said Germany fully supported Ireland's position on the matter. "And such an exceptional situation should and must not be repeated". All Germans need to benefit from the longest economic boom since 1990, she said. [Full Article...]
British YouTuber Convicted of Hate Crime After Teaching Dog Nazi Salute
Markus Meechan, known on YouTube as " Count Dankula ", was convicted on Tuesday in connection with a video he posted to his YouTube channel entitled "M8, yer dugs a Nazi". "Despite that the accused made a video containing anti-Semitic content and he would have known it was grossly offensive to many Jewish people ", he said. [Full Article...]
HTC to launch standalone Vive Focus headset outside of China
The headset had previously only been made available in China, but HTC now wants to put it in the hands of developers and consumers around the world. "IGT's Virtual Zone represents an exciting evolution of modern-day casino entertainment, and an important step in diversifying IGT's portfolio with unique offerings that can differentiate our customers' casino floors and entertain a broad demographi... [Full Article...]
Mitch McConnell Issues Strong Defense of Robert Mueller
GOP leaders, though, said they didn't think that was needed, saying they accepted the White House's promises that the president isn't going to fire the special counsel. Trump tweeted . "Another Dem recently added ... does anyone think this is fair?" Apparently because the multitude of lawyers in his employ weren't displaying the proper legal je ne sais quoi he's after, this week he added ye... [Full Article...]
Fonterra announces that CEO Theo Spierings will leave his role
Not linking Spiering's departure to the results, Fonterra said its board and Spierings had formally started succession discussions previous year and begun searches in November to identify potential replacements. Although overall sales revenue rose 6% to $9.8 billion, mainly due to improved global dairy prices, Fonterra was faced with a $183 million payment to Danone after a 2013 contamination sc... [Full Article...]
Holocaust Denier Wins GOP Congressional Primary In Illinois By Default
Denounced by his own party, neo-Nazi and Holocaust denier Arthur Jones is now the Republican congressional nominee of Chicago's suburban district after he ran in the primary on Tuesday unopposed. Still, a stunning portion of the GOP primary electorate opted to cast their ballot for Jones rather than nobody. In 2010, a novice politician named Scott Lee Cohen won the Democratic nomination for lieu... [Full Article...]
Trump furious over leak of warning to not congratulate Putin
Putin has won his position for another six years after his sweeping victory in Russia's election on Sunday, a result that was expected. Russian Federation is under pressure from London and its allies to explain how its former double agent Sergei Skripal and his daughter were poisoned on British soil, with a nerve agent the United Kingdom says is Soviet-designed. [Full Article...]
Can Chelsea hang on to stars without Champions League football next season?
The transfer window is closed but managers are working hard on their plans for the summer so we'll bring you all the latest gossip from around the globe. " Cristiano took the first, for the second I had confidence to take it", Asensio said. Chelsea have reportedly received a "down-pouring of offers" for the club's Spanish full-back. [Full Article...]
Palestinian teen Ahed Tamimi reaches plea deal for 8 months' jail
She also met Turkish President Recep Tayyip Erdogan, who had been serving as prime minister at the time . Lasky had earlier asked that the trial of Tamimi - who marked her 17th birthday in prison - be heard in public. "When they made a decision to keep her trial behind closed doors, we knew that we were not going to get a fair trial", Lasky told AFP in describing her reasons for seeking a plea ... [Full Article...]
Google Doodle celebrates Ustad Bismillah Khan's 102nd birthday
Bismillah Khan (March 21, 1913 - August 21, 2006) was a legendary Indian musician of the wind instrument the Shehnai which he popularized and brought it to a pinnacle of glory and for which he got the honorific Ustad prefixed to his name. [Full Article...]
California teacher who trashed military in viral rant is fired
During a break, he told reporters that he believes the military is the not the "best option" for his students, but added "that does not mean I'm anti-military, because I'm not". A special school board meeting following the video's release was packed by critics, many of them dressed in military uniforms or sporting hats and shirts referencing their service. [Full Article...]
Moon indicates possibility of three-way summit with USA, N. Korea
Kim and South Korean President Moon Jae-in are to meet separately in late April. The exercises have historically angered North Korea , which has called them a prelude to a USA -led invasion. The US had in February imposed a fresh set of sanctions on North Korea , its largest ever, in what Mr Trump called a "maximum pressure campaign". He is also reportedly meeting with former U.S. [Full Article...]
Missouri man seeks second reprieve from Supreme Court
Bucklew's attorney, Cheryl Pilate, told The Kansas City Star the Supreme Court will hear arguments before his death warrant expires. He would have been the first Missouri prisoner put to death since January 2017. Hawley wrote that the lethal dose of pentobarbital could be administered through a leg or other vein instead of the arm. A spokesman for the governor declined comment. [Full Article...]
Death toll from market attack in Syrian capital rises to 38
The attack is one of the deadliest caused by rebels' rocket fire in Damascus, where four other people were killed Tuesday by mortar shells in other parts of the capital city. The defeat in Eastern Ghouta would mark the worst setback for the anti-Assad rebellion since the opposition was driven from eastern Aleppo in late 2016 after a similar campaign of siege, bombing, ground assaults and the promi... [Full Article...]
Opposition Party Throws Tear Gas In Kosovo Parliament, Forces Evacuation
Delawie also asked politicians to "vote yes" on the Border Demarcation Agreement, claiming it will benefit Europe. Kosovo's parliament needs a super-majority of two-thirds to pass the border agreement, and the tear gas stunt might actually encourage the country's lawmakers to get on board, Selimi said. [Full Article...]