he cannot be identified because of his young age. he confirmed his name, his date of birth and his address and the judge explained to him that because the charges were so serious, they would have to be dealt with at the crown court and the boy spoke quietly to confirm that he understood the court proceedings, that he understood what would be happening next. he is due to appear at newcastle crown court on february the 1st. holly newton s family have paid tribute to her today. they called her a bright and bubbly teenager, they say that she was loved by many across the north east of england and was a dancer who took part in competitions all over the country. she had her whole life ahead of her, they said. rest in peace, baby girl. 0ur lives will never be the same.
of industrial action. the aslef members are striking next month over their pay dispute and we now hear that on the same day, the third, in fact, there will also be members of the rmt union at 1a operators we now hear that on the same days, february the 1st and february the 3rd. this is all to do with the dispute over pay and conditions. on the first also a number of other walk outs including civil servants, thousands of civil servants will be striking on that day, so that will be a big day of industrial action across the country. the battery making start up britishvolt has entered into administration today. its 300 employees had been told to attend an all staff meeting earlier at midday. it comes as the financially troubled manufacturer said it was in talks with investors over a possible sale to keep the firm afloat. earlier our business correspondent, theo leggett told me more about the background of the battery
south eastern, southern gatwick express, south western railway, swr island line, trans pennine express and west midlands trains, so from that list i read to you lots of train companies and passengers will be affected by the strikes if they resolution is not violent. just to reiterate, train drivers are stating fresh strikes after rejecting the latest pay offer, though this will be happening on february the 1st and the third and coinciding with a number of other, for now, planned strikes in the uk too. more on that story when we get it, but if you want more details as to why strikes are happening you can go to our website. london s metropolitan police will formally dismiss pc david carrick, who pleaded guilty to 49 sexual
offer. this is the union that train drivers in the uk belong to, aslef, we are trying to get in touch for more details but they have announced they will be staging fresh strikes after the rejection of a pay offer. they will be walking out on february the 1st and the third. a first strike coincides with a walk out by 100,000 civil servants in their dispute over pay and jobs and also a strike by teachers over pay and nationwide protests against the government s strike laws. we have had a statement from nick whelan, the aslef general secretary, saying the aslef general secretary, saying the offer is not acceptable but we are willing to engage in further discussions with the train operating companies. the companies affected include avante companies. the companies affected include ava nte west coast, companies. the companies affected include avante west coast, chiltern railways, cross country, east midlands railway, great western railway, greater anglia, midlands railway, great western rail
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