Tag: London
National Apprenticeship Week: Life as a BBC London apprentice
Starting out at work can be hard, so what’s it like to do an apprenticeship as your first step on your career path? We spoke to Chelsea, an apprentice at BBC London, and Anayah, an apprentice at BBC Radio London, about what it can be like. Video by Sameena Misbahuddin & Povilas Balsys. Subscribe here: https://bit.ly/2Gd18gB Check out BBC London: http://bbc.co.uk/london Instagram: https://www.instagram.com/bbclondon Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/bbclondon…
Half a million UK workers to walk off the job on Wednesday
The UK will face its largest day of industrial action in decades on Wednesday. Up to half a million workers including train drivers, bus drivers, civil servants, university lecturers and security guards are set to strike in disputes over pay, jobs and working conditions. Al Jazeera’s Charlie Angela reports from London, United Kingdom. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish…
Jermaine Cools: Teenager pleads guilty to murder of boy, 14
A 17-year-old boy admits murdering Jermaine Cools, London’s youngest stabbing victim in 2021. The post Jermaine Cools: Teenager pleads guilty to murder of boy, 14 appeared first on Rich TVX News Network.
Leicester and Ealing set to join women's Premier 15s as four clubs miss out
Leicester are set to become the latest men’s Premiership club to field a side in the women’s Premier 15s, with Ealing also offered a place in the league. The post Leicester and Ealing set to join women's Premier 15s as four clubs miss out appeared first on Rich TVX News Network.
London Fire Brigade is ‘racist’ and ‘misogynist’ – report
Bullying and abuse is rife within the ranks of the department, an ‘Independent Culture Review’ found London Fire Brigade is “institutionally misogynist and racist,” with women and minorities subjected to workplace harassment and bullying, a review into the department’s culture released on Saturday has concluded. Fire Commissioner Andy Roe has promised stiff “consequences” should this behavior continue. The report, conducted by former Chief Crown Prosecutor…
UK cost of living protests: Anti-austerity demonstrations in London
Thousands of people have marched in central London to oppose what they say are austerity measures. United Kingdom Prime Minister Rishi Sunak is looking to fill a fiscal hole in public finances by cutting spending and raising taxes. Al Jazeera’s @Nadim Baba reports from London, the UK. – Subscribe to our channel: http://aje.io/AJSubscribe – Follow us on Twitter: https://twitter.com/AJEnglish – Find us on Facebook: https://www.facebook.com/aljazeera…