Alex Ryan: Last News

A former employee of Britain’s biggest union has been sacked as a ‘trustee director’ of its pension scheme after alleging discrimination against 350 retired members of its staff who are in their 80s. Dave Marsh says he was informed he had been ‘removed’ from the role by Alex Ryan, the pension secretary of Unite the Union’s pension scheme (UPS) in a telephone conversation.

hippy crack” were found at a beach, sparking fears of a craze for the deadly drug.A clear-up of Longniddry Bents in East Lothian saw 533 containers of nitrous oxide recovered alongside empty booze bottles.It follows the discovery of large hauls of canisters at various parks across the Lothians in recent weeks.Nitrous oxide – known as laughing gas – can be bought for as little as £1 each and gives users a temporary high.But they can also become panicky and confused while the gas can cause hallucinations and be potentially lethal.Last month Dublin schoolboy Alex Ryan, 15, was found slumped in the street and died in hospital after inhaling the gas.Chief Inspector Neil Mitchell, local area commander for East Lothian, warned of the trend among