by academic and administrative staff in a dispute over pensions. members of the university and college union said universities needed to urgently revoke the pension cuts and return to the negotiating table to avoid strike action. universities uk says changes are required to avoid escalating contribution costs. a shortage of taxi drivers across the country is leading to concerns about public safety, according to the industry trade body. the licensed private hire car association says more than half of licenced drivers haven t returned to work after the pandemic, leaving a shortfall of 160,000 drivers. that s prompted concerns about the safety of shift workers and people struggling to get home. coletta smith reports. welcome to the sugarmill. this 600 capacity venue has been packed to the rafters since it reopened. i ve worked in venues for 20 years. i ve honestly never known it this bad. but for clubbers and for staff, it s a nightmare to get a taxi
every community or city. that s on the coast needs to know what the heck s going on here because if not they re going to start washing away. dennis wants what s happening to his community to stand as a warning to the world. justin rowlatt, bbc news, alaska. a shortage of taxi drivers across the country is leading to concerns about public safety, according to the industry trade body. the licensed private hire car association says more than half of licenced drivers haven t returned to work after the pandemic, leaving a shortfall of 160,000 drivers. that s prompted concerns about the safety of shift workers and people struggling to get home. coletta smith reports. welcome to the sugarmill. this 600 capacity venue has been packed to the rafters since it reopened. i ve worked in venues for 20 years. i ve honestly never
safely from a night out is crucial. but taxis provide a really vital service at any time of the day, whether it s getting staff into work, whether it s a hospital appointment, or even just doing the weekly shop. the shortfall of drivers is leading to long waits and high prices. a lot of them retired. a lot of them couldn t actually keep the payments up on their vehicles. their national trade body says taxi drivers found otherjobs when their trade dried up during lockdowns and it s too costly and time consuming to restart. the drivers are being faced with a massive great big outlay. the time he or she has probably been earning 15 or 20% of what they normally do, some people literally haven t been able to carry on. a taxi licence from a local council can set you back as much as £600, and waiting for the medical and criminal records checks can take months. a handful of councils have been proactive, though. in the summer, torbay council in devon saw this problem coming and cut the cost of
whether it s getting staff into work, whether it s a hospital appointment, or even just doing the weekly shop. the shortfall of drivers is leading to long waits and high prices. a lot of them retired. a lot of them couldn t actually keep the payments up on their vehicles. their national trade body says taxi drivers found otherjobs when their trade dried up during lockdowns and it s too costly and time consuming to restart. the drivers are being faced with a massive great big outlay. the time he or she has probably been earning 15% of what they normally do, some people literally haven t been able to carry on. a taxi licence from a local council can set you back as much as £600, and waiting for the medical and criminal records checks can take months. a handful of councils have been proactive, though. in the summer, torbay council in devon saw this problem coming and cut the cost of their licence tojust 50 quid. they ve got 25 new drivers but still need at least 25 more. as the christmas
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