Fresh pay offer could end NHS consultant strikes

17 minutes ago About sharing By Nick Triggle Health correspondent A fresh pay offer has been made to NHS consultants which could end strike action in England. It would see many senior doctors in the health service getting an extra increase from January, on top of the 6% annual rise they’ve already been given this…

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Disaster Exposure

Poems / November 27, 2023 Disaster Exposure Daniel Borzutzky Ad Policy You ask him if his hedge fund has sufficient exposure to disaster and he whispers I could really use a hurricane to deliversuperior fund performance What do you see that other people cannot see? Everything in this poem is on the surface there is…

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The Radical Art of the Depression Years

Books & the Arts / November 27, 2023 Hard Times The radical art of the Depression years. The Radical Art of the Depression Years By working within the constraints of the WPA, artists like Philip Guston discovered new modes of representation and irony. Rachel Hunter Himes Ad Policy Untitled (Strike), Dox Thrash, c. 1940. This…

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The Right to Speak for Ourselves

Feature / November 27, 2023 The Right to Speak for Ourselves For far too long, Palestinians have been denied the freedom to tell our own story. Mohammed El-Kurd (Ryan Brand) This article has been adapted from the Edward Said Memorial Lecture at Princeton University which was presented by Mohammed El-Kurd in February 2023. Today, I’m…

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UK braces for snow as cold weather takes a grip

2 hours ago About sharing Freezing temperatures could see a repeat of this scene in Teesdale, County Durham, last winter By Emily Atkinson BBC News Parts of the UK are bracing for snow and wintry showers this week as the cold spell continues. Temperatures dropped below freezing for much of the country over the weekend,…

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Has Man Utd winger already won goal of the season?

Alejandro Garnacho: Has Man Utd winger already won goal of the season? By Emlyn BegleyBBC Sport Last updated on 26 November 202326 November 2023.From the section Man Utd “I don’t think I’ve ever been in a stadium where I’ve seen an overhead kick that good… and I was there for Wayne Rooney’s against Manchester City.”…

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