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Royal Mail staff to strike over Black Friday and in run-up to Christmas after ‘final’ pay offer rejected – as it happened

Series of 48-hour postal strikes to go ahead while transport secretary Mark Harper prepares to meet RMT boss Mick Lynch on Thursday to discuss rail strikes

Julia Kollewe

23, Nov, 2022 @3:03 PM

‘A proper family vibe’: the Silhouettes Project, Hackney’s fiercely indie music community

Away from the exploitative end of the industry lies this Dalston-based project which gives artists from across hip-hop, jazz and soul a leg up – and shares the proceeds

Emma Russell

14, Jun, 2022 @2:06 PM

Was John Travolta a waacker? The martial arts disco dance craze that gripped the world

Born in the gay clubs of LA, waacking was popularised by the TV show Soul Train and picked up by John Travolta and Donna Summer. Now it’s an LGBTQ+ hit across Asia

Emma Russell

13, Jul, 2021 @2:00 PM