A planned 48-hour pay strike by baggage handlers and check-in staff at 18 airports in the UK has been called off.

Talks aimed at averting strikes by baggage handlers and other staff at 18 airports in the UK will be held at Acas next week.

The Labour Party in England has suspended a councillor over social media posts, including a suggestion that Israel should be relocated to the United States.

Smirking Mick Philpott stuck two fingers up today after being described by a judge as a “disturbingly dangerous man” as he was sentenced to life for killing six of his children in a house fire.

Barclays investment banking chief Rich Ricci landed an £18m windfall today after the bank handed out mammoth share awards to top bosses.

UNIONS hailed a strike by up to two million public sector workers as “historic” yesterday as they angrily rejected claims by the British prime minister that the biggest walkout in a generation had been a “damp squib”.

A strike by up to two million public sector workers in Britain was hailed as “historic” today – closing schools, courts, museums and jobcentres, and disrupting transport, hospitals and Government departments.

The bitter British Airways cabin crew dispute is set to finally come to an end today with an expected vote in favour of a peace deal.

British Airways cabin crew today agreed to call off their bitter dispute with the airline and put a new deal to a ballot of union members.

The bitter British Airways cabin crew dispute is on the verge of being resolved following a breakthrough in crucial talks aimed at ending the long-running row.

Business and unions in the UK were divided tonight over the national minimum wage after the British government announced that the adult rate will increase by 15p an hour, benefiting almost a million workers.

British Airways cabin crew have voted by more than 8-1 to stage fresh strikes in their long-running row with the airline.

The row over banker’s pay in Britain has been reignited after reports Barclays boss Bob Diamond could be in line to receive a bonus package of more than £9m (€10.7m).

British Airways was facing the threat of a fresh wave of strikes by its cabin crew tonight after they voted heavily in favour of more walkouts in their bitter dispute with the airline.

The result of a ballot of British Airways cabin crew for fresh strikes in their long-running dispute with the airline will be announced today, as the company completes its merger with Spanish carrier Iberia.

British Airways cabin crew are expected to vote “strongly” in favour of fresh strikes in their long-running dispute with the airline, threatening another wave of industrial action, their union leader said today.

British Airways chief executive Willie Walsh launched a scathing attack on union bosses today as the row over cost-cutting intensified following the announcement of seven days of strikes by cabin crew.

LOSS-MAKING British Airways flew into more turbulence yesterday after news that cabin crew will strike for seven days later this month in the run-up to the Easter holidays in a bitter pay dispute.

British Airways boss Willie Walsh has said a cost-cutting package offered to union Unite has been withdrawn after the union announced strike dates.

British Airways has 1,000 volunteer staff ready to work as cabin crew in the coming weeks if a threatened strike goes ahead, the airline’s chief executive said today.

British Airways cabin crew have voted in favour of strikes in a bitter row over jobs and working conditions, raising the renewed threat of action which could cripple flights in the run-up to Easter, it was announced today.

British Airways has suspended 15 cabin crew while it investigates claims of intimidation against employees volunteering to work in the event of a strike.

British Airways was on a fresh collision course with cabin crew tonight as it faced the threat of a strike which could hit flights in the busy run-up to Easter.

Thousands of British Airways cabin crew are to hold a fresh ballot on strikes, raising a renewed threat of disruption to flights, it was announced today.

Dozens of Cadbury's workers will protest outside the company's headquarters in Birmingham in the hope they can save it from a hostile takeover.

THE threatened 12-day strike over Christmas by British Airways cabin crew could bring a devastating end to what had been a difficult year, the Irish Travel Agents Association (ITAA) has said.

More than a million passengers were facing Christmas travel misery tonight as British Airways cabin crew announced a 12-day strike in a bitter row over jobs, pay and working conditions.

British Airways cabin crew have voted massively in favour of strike action in a bitter row over jobs, pay and working conditions, sources said today.