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Away from the Royal Family, several papers are focusing on plans for industrial action over the Christmas period. The Times reports ministers are calling on the RMT – Britain’s largest rail union – to suspend its plans for strikes over the festive season. There are warnings that planned industrial action could cost the economy more than £1.7bn, the paper says.

Times Front Page 1st of January 2025

Labour’s £5bn-a-year plan to recruit 6,500 additional teachers faces scrutiny as a report from the National Foundation for Educational Research highlights funding challenges, raising concerns over the feasibility of meeting targets with only £3bn expected through proposed VAT changes versus the anticipated need.

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Times Front Page 31st of December 2024

Millions of public sector workers, including teachers and civil servants, may be offered higher salaries in exchange for reduced pension benefits as a strategy to address staff shortages, with unions divided over the proposal amidst government discussions at early stages.

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