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700 Morrisons Jobs At Risk
Nearly 700 jobs could be cut at Morrisons as machines replace manual cash counting in the supermarket’s back offices.
The Bradford-based chain has started a four-week consultation with 689 cash office managers and supervisors across its 490 stores.
The union Usdaw said it hoped staff would be given alternative roles.
Morrisons has been under pressure to cut costs after its profits fell by 7% in 2012 to £879m.
Test-Tube Baby Pioneer Dies Aged 87
Professor Sir Robert Edwards, an IVF pioneer whose work led to the world's first "test tube baby", has died at the age of 87.
Professor Edwards was knighted in 2011, five decades after he began experimenting with IVF.
His work led to the birth of "test-tube baby" Louise Brown at Oldham General Hospital in 1978.
The University of Cambridge, where Prof Edwards was a fellow, said his work "had an immense impact throughout the world".
"It is with deep sadness that the family announces that Professor Sir Robert Edwards, Nobel Prize-winner, scientist and co-pioneer of IVF, passed away peacefully in his sleep after a long illness," a statement from the university said.
Fund Raising Campaign Launched To Help Retrial Sniper
A fund raising campaign has been launched by a civil liberties group to raise £150,000 to help an SAS sniper pay for a retrial over a charge of illegally possessing a pistol and ammunition.
In November Sgt Danny Nightingale, from Crewe, won an appeal against his 18-month sentence, and last month the Court of Appeal quashed his conviction.
He now faces a possible retrial, but his family said they were "stretched beyond their means financially".
Big Brother Watch has started an online appeal to help with his legal fees.
Nick Pickles from the group said: "We think it's wrong that now the Court of Appeal has quashed his conviction, this guy who served his country risks losing his house just to pay to defend himself."
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Nearly 700 jobs could be cut at Morrisons as machines replace manual cash counting in the supermarket’s back offices.
The Bradford-based chain has started a four-week consultation with 689 cash office managers and supervisors across its 490 stores.
The union Usdaw said it hoped staff would be given alternative roles.
Morrisons has been under pressure to cut costs after its profits fell by 7% in 2012 to £879m.
Test-Tube Baby Pioneer Dies Aged 87
Professor Sir Robert Edwards, an IVF pioneer whose work led to the world's first "test tube baby", has died at the age of 87.
Professor Edwards was knighted in 2011, five decades after he began experimenting with IVF.
His work led to the birth of "test-tube baby" Louise Brown at Oldham General Hospital in 1978.
The University of Cambridge, where Prof Edwards was a fellow, said his work "had an immense impact throughout the world".
"It is with deep sadness that the family announces that Professor Sir Robert Edwards, Nobel Prize-winner, scientist and co-pioneer of IVF, passed away peacefully in his sleep after a long illness," a statement from the university said.
Fund Raising Campaign Launched To Help Retrial Sniper
A fund raising campaign has been launched by a civil liberties group to raise £150,000 to help an SAS sniper pay for a retrial over a charge of illegally possessing a pistol and ammunition.
In November Sgt Danny Nightingale, from Crewe, won an appeal against his 18-month sentence, and last month the Court of Appeal quashed his conviction.
He now faces a possible retrial, but his family said they were "stretched beyond their means financially".
Big Brother Watch has started an online appeal to help with his legal fees.
Nick Pickles from the group said: "We think it's wrong that now the Court of Appeal has quashed his conviction, this guy who served his country risks losing his house just to pay to defend himself."
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