Education staff vote to strike over pay dispute

Thousands of education staff across Northern Ireland have voted to strike in a dispute over pay, a union has said. About 7,000 employees of the Education Authority (EA) are due to take part. Unison said 90% of its members working for the EA voted for strike action after the authority paused pay negotiations with unions.

French family planning agency turns to British TV show Sex Education

A French family planning agency has launched a campaign encouraging young people to talk about sex, inspired by the hit British TV show Sex Education. Le Planning Familial said it was promoting its free helpline with Netflix as part of its “fight for access to sex education for all”.