Commuter rail strike talks resume as London braces for another disrupted week
Unions and operators return to the table after a weekend of cancelled services across the South East.
Northern Ireland power-sharing talks edge forward on budget clauses
Parties circle compromise language on public-sector pay and school meals.
Talks aimed at stabilising Northern Ireland’s executive focused on budget clauses covering public-sector pay and free school meals expansion, according to sources close to the negotiations.
No final deal was announced, but mediators said working papers narrowed the gap on timing of funding releases.
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