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Another wave of rail strikes is disrupting prepare journeys in July - and industrial motion introduced by the ASLEF and RMT unions will coincide.The Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) has introduced extra motion over pay, jobs, pensions and situations. This means there will likely be disruption to each the rail and Tube community throughout the month.Meanwhile, the ASLEF union additionally introduced time beyond regulation bans and strikes in a dispute over pay.ASLEF represents drivers, whereas RMT represents members from a lot of totally different sectors inside the rail business - together with station employees and guards. When ASLEF members go on strike, it often means there are not any drivers. When RMT members go on strike, there's widespread disruption to the com...

The FTSE-100 water group United Utilities (UU) has struck a £1.8bn deal to dump a bit of its pension liabilities amid unprecedented scrutiny on the trade's monetary resilience.Sky News has learnt that UU, which has greater than seven million clients throughout the northwest of England, has signed an settlement with Legal & General (L&G) to make future funds to pension scheme members. The settlement is certainly one of a deluge of so-called pension threat switch (PRT) offers being struck with specialists reminiscent of L&G, Aviva and Pension Insurance Corporation (PIC).Sources stated United Utilities was anticipated to speak information of the take care of L&G on Monday afternoon.In a press release, the corporate stated: "United Utilities has a robust stability...

WELLINGTON, New Zealand — The European Union signed a free commerce settlement with New Zealand on Monday that the 2 sides anticipate will improve bilateral commerce by as much as 30% inside a decade. ...

EasyJet has been pressured to cancel 1,700 flights through the peak summer season vacation season.The low-cost airline indicated, like many rivals, it had been pressured to behave in response to the influence of air site visitors management (ATC) strikes in Europe and knock-on results of the closure of airspace as a result of Russia-Ukraine struggle. It denied any suggestion that it was struggling a repeat of final yr's troubles that have been linked to workers shortages within the wake of the COVID pandemic.EasyJet mentioned it could largely consolidate some companies to and from Gatwick Airport, its busiest operation, between July and September in a bid to eradicate the specter of disruption to its prospects' vacation plans.It mentioned that Gatwick flights had been most un...

Heads of the UK's largest banks have been summoned by the UK's monetary watchdog over considerations rates of interest on financial savings are too low. Higher Bank of England rates of interest have led banks to place up mortgage prices, however financial savings charges aren't rising as quick - a scenario Chancellor Jeremy Hunt has stated "needs resolving". On the Sky News Daily, Sally Lockwood is joined by Sky's enterprise correspondent Paul Kelso, and Danni Hewson, head of economic evaluation at AJ Bell, to search out out what the speed disparity means for you, and if something is prone to change any time quickly.Click to subscribe to the Sky News Daily wherever you get your podcastsPodcast producer: Rosie GillottInterviews producer: Alex EddenEditor: Paul Stanworth ...

Thames Water says it has secured a dedication for a further £750m funding by shareholders, because the debt-laden firm races to keep away from the potential for being positioned in short-term public possession.The nation's largest provider used the publication of delayed annual accounts, which confirmed a leap in financing prices, to announce additional progress in its bid to boost money to shore up its funds. However, Thames admitted the brand new fairness was depending on traders agreeing a brand new marketing strategy.The quantity additionally fell in need of the £1.5bn sum that the water regulator had mentioned Thames was in search of final week.Sky News revealed final month how the federal government was drawing up contingency plans for the corporate's collapse amid risi...

Ben & Jerry’s known as on the U.S. to return “stolen indigenous land” to American Indians throughout its Independence Day message final week. Now a tribe in Vermont is asking the well-known ice cream firm to personally partake in that effort. ...

NEW YORK — An influencer-backed power drink that has earned viral reputation amongst kids is dealing with scrutiny from lawmakers and well being specialists over its doubtlessly harmful ranges of caffeine. ...

BEIJING — Treasury Secretary Janet Yellen on Sunday stated she agreed Washington will take heed to Chinese complaints about security-related curbs on U.S. know-how exports and would possibly “respond to unintended consequences” as she ended a go to to Beijing aimed toward reviving strained relations. ...

BERLIN — The German authorities is contemplating whether or not it could make former Transport Minister Andreas Scheuer foot a minimum of a part of the quarter-billion euro compensation it has to pay a personal firm over a failed plan to introduce freeway tolls. ...