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TUC warns Keir Starmer: do not water down ban on zero-hours contracts | Zero-hours contracts

Chancellor Keir Starmer has been warned against succumbing to pressure to weaken the ban on exploitative zero-hours contracts after new evidence showed they are causing financial harm to millions of people in precarious work. The bosses told the Prime Minister,Actual damage“If the government's proposals for the biggest reform of workers' rights in a generation are […]

Grand Canyon overnight hotel stays shut down after only water pipeline fails

Officials say the only pipeline that supplies water to Grand Canyon National Park has suffered “four significant breaks,” leading to a total closure, limiting hotel accommodations at the park ahead of the park's busy Labor Day travel weekend. The National Park Service said that “no water is currently being pumped to either the South or […]

Dam in Blue Mountains closed after elevated levels of PFAS chemicals detected | Water

The New South Wales Water Board temporarily closed a dam in the Blue Mountains after tests found high levels of PFAS chemicals in untreated water. The state's water department said it had disconnected Medlow Dam from the local water supply as a precaution while further investigations were conducted. Medlow Dam does not directly supply raw […]

Aggressive water buffalo on the run in Iowa town

That's a ridiculous story. An Iowa town is on high alert after an aggressive buffalo escaped a dramatic police standoff despite being shot by an officer. The owner of the menacing animal called 911 on Saturday morning to report the animal had escaped its enclosure and was wandering around the suburb of Pleasant Hill. KCCI […]