Workers at Dover Harbour have started a 48-hour strike in a row over transfer of their jobs to another company. Dover Harbour Board said it was confident it could run the port at a "near full" service despite the strike, but plans are in place for a possible implementation of Operation Stack between junctions 11 and 12 of the M20.
Police patrols are being stepped up in Grand Parade, Greatstone on Romney Marsh after three attacks on women who were out alone on Friday night and early Saturday morning. One of them was a serious sexual assault, while the other two were physical attacks.
A second soldier from the Folkestone based 2nd battalion of the Royal Gurkha Rifles has died on service in Afghanistan. The soldier died in a bomb blast in southern Afghanistan on Saturday after his vehicle hit an explosive device while on patrol, the Ministry of Defence has said.
Commenting on the Government announcement that it is cancelling the procurement process and awarding the contract for the Post Office Card Account (POCA) to the Post Office for a further five years, Liberal Democrat Shadow Work and Pensions Secretary, Jenny Willott said:
From The Guardian: "David Cameron yesterday expelled the Conservative party's former chief whip in the European parliament after the Strasbourg authorities ruled that he had breached its rules and demanded that he pay back just over £500,000.
Academic research published in the journal Intelligence compares the way people voted in the 2001 election with their IQ at the age of 10 (using data from the 1970 British cohort study), and found that, on average, Lib Dem and Green voters have a higher IQ than supporters of other Parties.
Sky-high energy bills are a massive problem for families, pensioners and businesses across the UK.
We can’t turn a blind eye to the devastation across the Occupied Territories if we want to achieve a permanent peace for Palestinians and Israelis.
I’m proud that once again it is the Liberal Democrats leading the way, with our vision for an economy that is growing strongly, where everyone feels the benefits.
Ed Davey Munira Wilson have written to Keir Starmer setting out five principles for SEND reform, and offering to work on a cross-party basis with the government to ensure the reforms deliver for children with SEND and their families.
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