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Britain / 6 August 2026

Reform promises snitch hotline to dob companies hiring illegal labour in to police

6 August 2026

Gillian Mackay

Britain / 6 August 2026

Burnham’s 'dangerous and immoral' nuclear policy slammed by Scottish Greens on Hiroshima Day

6 August 2026

Unite leader Sharon Graham welcomed the jobs-first policy

Britain / 6 August 2026

Unions welcome government plans to prioritise job creation when offering contracts

6 August 2026

Andy Burnham poses with a nuclear submarine

Britain / 5 August 2026

Burnham criticised for appeasing Trump as activists mark 81st Hiroshima Day

5 August 2026

Temi Mawale, Kayza Rose, Sheeda Queen along with friends and family of Chris Kaba demonstrate outside the Old Bailey in central London after a police marksman who fatally shot Mr Kaba has been cleared of his murder

Britain / 5 August 2026

Family decry ‘devastating blow’ on learning policeman who killed Chris Kaba won’t face misconduct proceedings

5 August 2026

Cooper added that women should not feel pressure to have an “ideal” birth

Britain / 5 August 2026

National maternity standards to be reintroduced in wake of repeated NHS failures

5 August 2026

asylum-seekers need safer routes

Small boat crossings / 4 August 2026

Burnham backs safe routes

4 August 2026

Richard tice

Declaration of interests / 3 August 2026

Tice under parliamentary probe over ‘failure to declare interest during Israel debate’

3 August 2026

Dame Jackie Baillie

Hospitals / 3 August 2026

Labour accuses Scottish government of ‘woeful progress’ on NHS waiting lists

3 August 2026

A Royal Mail van during December in Glasgow, Scotland

Postal service / 3 August 2026

SNP calls for probe into ‘appalling’ Royal Mail service in Scottish rural areas and islands

3 August 2026

Brittany Ferries

Britain / 2 August 2026

Brittany Ferries boss calls for incentives to help Net Zero as ferries start using £20m green infrastructure

2 August 2026

Merseyrail train

Britain / 2 August 2026

Outsourced Merseyrail cleaners to strike over low pay

2 August 2026

The Royal Observatory at Greenwich

Britain / 2 August 2026

Royal Museums Greenwich workers to strike in pay and conditions row

2 August 2026

Across the pond: Activists make similar demands yesterday in Washington DC

Britain / 31 July 2026

Fossil fuel companies should pay up for climate crisis, public believe

31 July 2026

Britain / 31 July 2026

Organisers of anti-migrant group promoting far-right thugs, anti-racists say

31 July 2026

Level up: Welsh First Minister Rhun ap Iorwerth

Britain / 31 July 2026

Unison urges Plaid Cymru to match Burnham’s social care ambitions by banning for-profit adult social care

31 July 2026

NatWest

Britain / 31 July 2026

‘Overwhelming’ case for banking tax hike as NatWest latest to reveal unexpected jump in profits

31 July 2026

Transpennine Express

Britain / 31 July 2026

TransPennine Express catering and cleaning staff strike over low pay

31 July 2026

Members of C Squadron Royal Scots Dragoon Guards on a patrol from patrol base Attal in Afghanistan, June 2011

War / 30 July 2026

MoD secrecy slammed as MPs find Afghan data breach was among string of ‘foreseeable’ Excel errors

30 July 2026

Ambulances waiting at an Emergency Department (A&E) at the R

NHS Crisis / 30 July 2026

Elderly twice as likely to wait more than 12 hours in A&E

30 July 2026

The skyline of Canary Wharf in London as the cold snap continues to grip much of the nation, February 14, 2021

Banking / 28 July 2026

‘Tax big banks to end food banks’

28 July 2026

Burnham urged to raise taxes on banks after Barclays reveals 30% rise in pre-tax profits

Prime Minister Andy Burnham (centre) during a visit to Alstom Transport in Derby, to unveil a change to the education system with the launch of new technical educational routes, July 28, 2026

Education / 28 July 2026

Burnham vows to bring down Neets with new technical education routes for 14-year-olds

28 July 2026

Cuban President Miguel Diaz-Canel, center, is seen during an event marking the 73th anniversary of the start of the Cuban Revolution in Pinar del Rio, Cuba, July 26, 2026

US Politics / 28 July 2026

Corbyn and Cuba Solidarity Campaign singled out in US government report on Cuba

28 July 2026

A ballot box arrives during the count for the Blackpool Sout

Politics / 28 July 2026

Left parties urged to introduce compulsory voting to give voters ‘stake in society’

28 July 2026

Members of the Aslef union on a picket line near to Leeds tr

Workers' Rights / 28 July 2026

Train drivers could strike over lack of toilet facilities, Aslef warns

28 July 2026

A registration form and a stethoscope at the Temple Fortune Health Centre GP Practice near Golders Green, London

Privatisation / 27 July 2026

Control of NHS patient records handed to US private equity firm in £300m deal

27 July 2026

Prime Minister Andy Burnham (centre) during a National Economic Council meeting at No 10 North, located in Heron House, central Manchester. Mr Burnham has said No 10 North is

Politics / 27 July 2026

National care service now!

27 July 2026

Burnham urged to create publicly-provided national care service before the end of the parliament, and to keep his promise to ditch neoliberalism

A lady walks through a water feature spraying a fine mist to cool off in Dover, Kent, July 8, 2026

Heatwave / 27 July 2026

More than 175,000 back calls for maximum workplace temperatures as 35°C highs loom

27 July 2026

The Royal Courts of Justice

Workers' Rights / 27 July 2026

Firms cannot charge recruits training costs that undermine national minimum wage, Court of Appeal rules

27 July 2026

Anti-war protesters outside RAF Fairford, July 2#, 2026 [Pic: CND]

War / 26 July 2026

Burnham urged to do the ‘right thing’ and end US use of British military bases to bomb Iran

26 July 2026

A view of the 14-metre tall The Brownhills Miner statue, which has been draped in a Union flag, in Walsall, Staffordshire, September 29, 2025

Far Right / 26 July 2026

Birmingham City Council ‘reluctant’ to stop racists putting up flags across city

26 July 2026

President Donald Trump speaks at the White House Correspondents' Association dinner at the Waldorf Astoria Washington DC, July 24, 2026

International Diplomacy / 26 July 2026

Burnham says he would publicly disagree with Trump if in Britain's national interest

26 July 2026

Reform UK deputy leader Richard Tice during a press conference in Westminster, central London, June 10, 2026

Far Right / 26 July 2026

Police launch investigation into Reform UK donations from company controlled by Richard Tice

26 July 2026

Prime Minister Andy Burnham (centre) with ministers at No 10 North, located in Heron House, central Manchester, July 24, 2026

Politics / 24 July 2026

Burnham hits back at ‘London-based’ critics as he opens No 10 North

24 July 2026

Thousands of shipping containers at the Port of Felixstowe in Suffolk, October 13, 2021

Trade / 24 July 2026

New Trump tariffs will cost jobs and reduce wages despite forced labour claims, union says

24 July 2026

A general view of the Houses of Parliament in London

Britain / 22 July 2026

Burnham faces ‘acute’ lack of public trust in Britain's economic system, survey suggests

22 July 2026

New Foreign Secretary Ed Miliband speaking to the media outside number 10 Downing Street, London, July 20, 2026

Workers' Rights / 22 July 2026

Miliband urged to stop job cuts as Foreign Office staff begin strike

22 July 2026

Prime Minister Andy Burnham speaks to staff and media at 10 Downing Street in London, July 20, 2026

Workers' Rights / 21 July 2026

‘Go further,’ unions tell Burnham after data shows rise in youth unemployment and fall in private sector pay

21 July 2026

Striking members of the National Education Union (NEU) on Piccadilly march to a rally in Trafalgar Square, central London, in a long-running dispute over pay, March 15, 2023

National Education Union / 21 July 2026

‘Not too late’ to prevent teacher strike ballot over pay, union says

21 July 2026

Cost-of-Living Crisis / 22 July 2026

Record 7.4m homes unable to buy basic essentials, JRF finds

22 July 2026

Workers' Rights / 20 July 2026

Artists want ‘meaningful changes’ on worker rights, Equity tells Burnham administration

20 July 2026

Ministry of Justice / 20 July 2026

Ministers urged to prioritise probation workloads as new recruitment drive announced

20 July 2026

wave of strikes 2024-2025

Workers' Rights / 20 July 2026

Science Museum security guard pay up by 30% in less than two years, UVW says

20 July 2026

Officers from the National Crime Agency arrive at a property in Grays, Essex, June 19, 2023

Workers' Rights / 20 July 2026

NCA security guards begin strike ballot over jobs and conditions row

20 July 2026

People take part in a National March for Palestine organised by Palestine Coalition, in central London

Anti-refugee rhetoric / 20 July 2026

Burnham told to reject politics of hate and division

20 July 2026

People take part in a National March for Palestine organised by Palestine Coalition, in central London

Palestine march / 19 July 2026

Starmer branded ‘delusional fool’ at last Palestine march before he handing over to Burnham

19 July 2026

LNER

Industrial / 19 July 2026

Train drivers begin strike ballot in long-running LNER pay dispute

19 July 2026

A woman holds a cardboard cut out of Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer, as people gather in Trafalgar Square on Saturday afternoon ahead of a demonstration against the ban on Palestine Action

Middle East war / 17 July 2026

Burnham’s Gaza apology ‘totally inadequate’

17 July 2026

Children at Fossdene Primary School in Greenwich are welcomed back to primary school with a new library

Education / 17 July 2026

School libraries should be mandatory, say MPs amid ‘extremely concerning’ fall in reading for pleasure

17 July 2026

Cans of Red Bull, Monster and Relentless energy drinks

Health / 17 July 2026

Ban on selling energy drinks to under-16s welcomed by NASUWT

17 July 2026

North Sea oil

Industrial / 17 July 2026

North Sea offshore workers accept £4,000 better pay offer after threatening strikes

17 July 2026

Business and Trade Secretary Peter Kyle during a visit to British Steel in plant in Scunthorpe, Lincolnshire, to mark the announcement that British Steel has come under public ownership after the Steel Industry (Nationalisation) Act 2026 received royal assent. The new law allows ministers to transfer steel businesses' shares or property into public ownership. Picture date: Thursday July 16, 2026

Cost-of-Living Crisis / 16 July 2026

British Steel nationalisation leads to unions calls to bring down energy prices

16 July 2026

Diane Abbott MP ahead of her event where she discusses her memoir, A Woman Like Me, with Talat Yaqoob at the Edinburgh International Book Festival, August 21, 2025

Parliament / 16 July 2026

Labour movement leaders urge Burnham to end Diane Abbott's party suspension on first anniversary

16 July 2026

A newborn baby, August 6, 2013

Healthcare / 16 July 2026

Seven in ten Welsh midwives say most shifts are unsafely staffed, RCM survey

16 July 2026

People taking part in a rally outside the Scottish Parliamen

Britain / 16 July 2026

University law department faces ‘severe’ staffing crisis under plans to slash 45 per cent of jobs, UCU says

16 July 2026

A Thames Water van, August 22, 2025

Privatisation / 15 July 2026

Burnham urged to clarify nationalisation plan as Thames Water ‘months from bankruptcy’

15 July 2026

Workers' Rights / 15 July 2026

Equity to support unpaid comedians after Leicester Comedy Festival venue repossessed

15 July 2026

Palestinian women mourn over the body of 10-year-old Motaz Abu Shaar, who was killed by Israeli fire, during his funeral at Nasser Hospital in Khan Younis, southern Gaza Strip, July 14, 2026

Gaza Genocide / 15 July 2026

Amnesty, Save the Children and more charities urge Burnham to take ‘decisive action’ to end Israeli atrocities on Palestinians

15 July 2026

General view of the British Steel works in Scunthorpe

Industry / 15 July 2026

Labour must commit to buying British to keep nationalised British Steel alive, GMB says

15 July 2026

Workers' Rights / 15 July 2026

‘Tremendous win’ as striking Royal Fleet Auxiliary seafarers secure 8.26% pay rise

15 July 2026

British and US troops in Helmand Province, Afghanistan, August 27, 2009

Abuse / 14 July 2026

British soldiers dropped Afghan prisoners off forklifts ‘for fun,’ inquiry hears

14 July 2026

A nurse puts on PPE in a ward for Covid patients at King's College Hospital, in south east London, December 21, 2021

Healthcare / 14 July 2026

Nearly £10bn wasted buying PPE during pandemic, Covid-19 inquiry finds

14 July 2026

Climate change activists from Extinction Rebellion chain themselves together outside the BBC Bristol building on Whiteladies Road, Clifton, Bristol, December 2018

Media / 14 July 2026

Nearly three in four heatwave newspaper stories failed to mention climate crisis

14 July 2026

The skyline of Canary Wharf in London as the cold snap continues to grip much of the nation, February 14, 2021

Inequality / 14 July 2026

Big banks 'making a killing' from the misery of the cost-of-living crisis, TUC warns

14 July 2026

Trade unions call for windfall tax hike to fund social energy tariff to public’s energy bills

IWGB union members protest outside Take-Two House, Rockstar's offices in London, [Pic: IWGB]

Workers' Rights / 14 July 2026

Rockstar Games urged to recognise IWGB by 23 senior union and community leaders

14 July 2026

Former Foreign, Commonwealth & Development Office (FCDO) boss Sir Olly Robbins appearing before the Foreign Affairs Committee at the Houses of Parliament in London, April 21, 2026

Mandelson Scandal / 13 July 2026

Sacked Foreign Office chief applies for judicial review saying Starmer followed ‘no process at all’

13 July 2026

A person wearing a University and College Union (UCU) armban

Industrial / 13 July 2026

London South Bank University staff begin marking boycott ahead of strikes over ‘fire-and-rehire plans’

13 July 2026

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer (left) and U.S. President Donald Trump pose for a family photo during the G7 summit in Evian, France, June 16, 2026

Corporation tax / 10 July 2026

Britain losing £600m a year from US exemption to landmark international corporation tax deal

10 July 2026

A file photo dated 27/09/06 of an unidentified man wearing an electronic tag

Electronic Tagging / 10 July 2026

Public safety at risk under government electronic tagging plans, spending watchdog says

10 July 2026

Unison president Andrea Egan delivers her speech to conferen

Durham Miners Gala / 10 July 2026

All workers must prepare to strike for fairer Britain, Unison leader to tell Durham Miners' Gala

10 July 2026

Firefighters tackle a wildfire on Winter Hill near Bolton

Environment / 11 July 2026

FBU demands Burnham takes ‘fundamental action’ to tackle effects of climate change

11 July 2026

pints

Hospitality workers / 11 July 2026

Unions urged England fans to back pub staff too ahead of World Cup match

11 July 2026

Roaa Abu Jarad mourns over the body of her father Omran Abu Jarad, 48, who was killed in an Israeli military strike, during his funeral at Al-Shifa Hospital in Gaza City, July 7, 2026

DCMS / 9 July 2026

Methodist preacher launches landmark legal challenge to government's use of IHRA definition of antisemitism

9 July 2026

Education Secretary and Minister for Women and Equalities Bridget Phillipson speaks during a reception in 10 Downing Street, London, for parents, families and care givers to mark International Parents Day, June 1, 2026

Workers' Rights / 9 July 2026

Education Secretary urged to intervene as Unison says teaching assistant suspended for union activities

9 July 2026

Health workers form a blockade in Soho Square during a protest outside the London headquarters of US tech giant Palantir, December 21, 2023

Big Tech / 9 July 2026

Health Committee urges government to cut ties with Palantir

9 July 2026

Firefighters at the scene of a blaze at a building on Princes Street in Edinburgh. Emergency services were called to the blaze at the old Debenhams building in the city centre at 2.52am, July 9, 2026

Public Services / 9 July 2026

Fire destroys iconic Edinburgh building, sparking union warnings against service cuts

9 July 2026

Virgin media

Britain / 8 July 2026

Virgin Media fined record £28m for stopping millions of customers from switching

8 July 2026

Charity Commission

Britain / 8 July 2026

Thousands of charity workers facing threats with human rights causes worst affected

8 July 2026

Workers' Rights / 13 July 2026

Some 200,000 council workers start voting on pay strikes

13 July 2026

Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester, speaks to the media on College Green in Westminster, London, May 14, 2025

Poverty / 6 July 2026

Burnham has ‘unique’ chance to end scandal of Britain's food banks use with ‘right to food’ law

6 July 2026

energy

Green energy / 6 July 2026

Manufacturers believe renewables are the way to end rip-off energy prices

6 July 2026

tips

Employment / 6 July 2026

Labour urged to withdraw revised tipping policy for ‘repeating same mistakes,’ says Unite

6 July 2026

venezuela

Colonisation / 5 July 2026

Calls to free Nicolas Maduro continue on Venezuelan Independence Day

5 July 2026

farage

Gifts and benefits / 5 July 2026

Farage did not need to declare gifts from a convicted fraudster and crypto-entrepreneur, Jenrick says

5 July 2026