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A general view of medical equipment on a NHS hospital ward at Ealing Hospital in London
Healthcare / 25 May 2026
Record NHS spending on outsourcing scan analysis is ‘spiralling out of control’
25 May 2026
SNP rosettes
Britain / 25 May 2026
Murrell pleads guilty to embezzling from SNP
25 May 2026
Engineers working in a factory
Britain / 26 May 2026
Manufacturers back more planning reforms to boost economic growth
26 May 2026
Goods at a food bank
Britain / 26 May 2026
Iran war and El Niño to drive war food prices even higher, report says
26 May 2026
Jess Phillips during a reception at St James's Palace, London, to mark International Women's Day and the fifteenth year of WOW, March 10, 2026
Labour Party / 25 May 2026
PM will have to go even if Burnham loses by-election, says Jess Phillips
25 May 2026
First Minister of Scotland John Swinney and Deputy First Minister of Scotland Jenny Gilruth (second from left) during for the formal appointment of ministers at the Scottish Parliament at Holyrood Palace in Edinburgh, May 21, 2026
Scotland / 25 May 2026
Scottish government accused of ‘austerity in a yellow rosette’
25 May 2026
A household energy bill displayed on a mobile phone held next to a gas hob
Energy / 25 May 2026
Government facing demands to act as bills predicted to soar
25 May 2026
People enjoy the hot weather on Bournemouth beach in Dorset, May 25, 2026
Weather / 25 May 2026
Britain baking in record-breaking May temperatures
25 May 2026
Education Secretary Bridget Phillipson leaves following a Cabinet meeting in Downing Street, London, April 28, 2026
Britain / 26 May 2026
Phillipson accused of ‘PR exercise’ probe into hidden extra childcare charges
26 May 2026
Autumnal trees in various stages of leaf drop, as seen from directly above, in the woods surrounding the River Avon as it flows through Conham and St Annes in east Bristol
Britain / 25 May 2026
New national forest given funding boost
25 May 2026
Sir Jim Ratcliffe, Ineos CEO and minority shareholder of Manchester United, at Foster + Partners Headquarters in Battersea, London, March 11, 2025
Britain / 26 May 2026
Energy moguls getting rich faster than other billionaires, Rich List analysis shows
26 May 2026
A general view of staff on a NHS hospital ward at Ealing Hospital in London
Healthcare / 26 May 2026
New liver disease therapy offers ‘real hope’
26 May 2026
Scottish Green Party co-leader Gillian Mackay during a press conference at Novotel, Glasgow, ahead of the upcoming Holyrood election, April 24, 2026
Scotland / 25 May 2026
Scottish Greens say campaign for independence must focus on building a fairer, greener Scotland
25 May 2026
FW Pomeroy's Statue of Justice stands atop the Central Criminal Court building, Old Bailey, London
Britain / 24 May 2026
PM joins outcry over boys spared custody for raping two girls
24 May 2026

One victim says sentence for appalling crimes ‘hit me like a rock straight in my face’

The Summer Morning Star Scottish conference in Glasgow
Scotland / 24 May 2026
Morning Star Scottish conference focuses on ‘looking beyond Holyrood’
24 May 2026
Dan Thomas, Welsh leader of Reform UK, after winning a seat in the Casnewydd Islwyn constituency at the 2026 Senedd elections at Geraint Thomas National Velodrome of Wales, in Newport, May 8, 2026
Wales / 24 May 2026
Campaigners condemn Reform’s Senedd leader for appointing man who stood down after Nazi salute as his special adviser
24 May 2026
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage speaks to supporters at Chelmsford City Racecourse, Essex, following the 2026 local election results, May 8, 2026
Britain / 24 May 2026
TUC brands Reform’s overtime tax proposal a ‘cynical gimmick’
24 May 2026
The sign for the Senedd, the Welsh parliament building in Cardiff
Wales / 24 May 2026
Senedd office building faces new future
24 May 2026
School students during a lesson
Education / 25 May 2026
TUC urges government to ‘turbocharge’ support for pupils in England
25 May 2026
A household water tap
Wales / 24 May 2026
Welsh Water slammed for water quality
24 May 2026
Andrew Windsor departs Westminster Abbey, London, following
Britain / 24 May 2026
Police investigating allegation that Andrew behaved inappropriately at Royal Ascot
24 May 2026
A person a laptop keyboard
Scotland / 25 May 2026
Environmental campaigners demand Scottish government ‘urgently address’ data centre policy
25 May 2026
A general view of staff on a NHS hospital ward
Healthcare / 25 May 2026
Nurses have entered into a pay review with good grace but are not afraid to strike in the future, RCN leader says
25 May 2026
Jenny Gilruth speaking at the launch of the Scottish National Party manifesto for the Holyrood election, at Barras Art & Design (BAaD) in Glasgow, April 16, 2026
Scotland / 24 May 2026
MSPs urged to ‘unite behind Scotland’s right to decide’
24 May 2026
Stephen Flynn during for the formal appointment of ministers at the Scottish Parliament at Holyrood Palace in Edinburgh, May 21, 2026
Scotland / 24 May 2026
Flynn vows Scottish government will be ‘bold, innovative and ambitious’ in shaping industrial future
24 May 2026
A view of signage for the Department for Education in Westminster, London
Britain / 24 May 2026
PCS slams DfE decision to move forward with office closures
24 May 2026
Andy Burnham surrounded by Labour Party supporters at the launch of his campaign as Labour's candidate for the Makerfield by-election during a press conference at Stubshaw Cross Community and Sports Club in Ashton-in-Makerfield, Greater Manchester, May 22, 2026
Britain / 22 May 2026
A ‘vote to change Labour’
22 May 2026

Burnham launches his campaign to return to Westminster

A view of houses in north London
Housing / 23 May 2026
Children more likely than working-age adults to live in private rented sector, think tank says
23 May 2026
A view of the River Test near to the Southern Water-run Testwood Water supply works near to Calmore in Hampshire
Environment / 23 May 2026
‘Huge problem’ of 70,000 barriers in rivers mapped out
23 May 2026
A bilingual road sign at Chepstow
Wales / 22 May 2026
Trade unions celebrate Welsh language victory
22 May 2026
A Royal Mail logo on a van in Bayswater, west London
Britain / 22 May 2026
Postal regulator accused of failing to change Royal Mail’s ‘unacceptable’ performance
22 May 2026
Mayor of London Sir Sadiq Khan during press day at the RHS Chelsea Flower Show, at the Royal Hospital Chelsea in London, May 18, 2026
Technology / 22 May 2026
Sadiq Khan blocks the Met’s £50m Palantir deal
22 May 2026
People turning out to watch the sunrise at Cullercoats Bay, North Tyneside
Climate / 22 May 2026
Employers must keep workers safe in heatwave, TUC warns
22 May 2026
A stethoscope on top of patient's files
Wales / 22 May 2026
Doctors slam health board for GP contracts awarded to privateer
22 May 2026
Prince Andrew arriving for the Requiem Mass service for the Duchess of Kent, at Westminster Cathedral, central London, September 16, 2025
Britain / 22 May 2026
Investigation into Andrew to include allegations of sexual misconduct
22 May 2026
A view of the Senedd, the Welsh parliament building in Cardiff
Wales / 22 May 2026
Reform Senedd member under fire for flag comments
22 May 2026
Education / 22 May 2026
Striking Cambridge University workers joined on picket line by Unite leader
22 May 2026
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage speaks to supporters at Chelmsford City Racecourse, Essex, following the 2026 local election results, May 8, 2026
Reform UK / 22 May 2026
Farage challenged by campaigners over £5 million ‘gift’
22 May 2026
A Waymos, driverless taxi being trained in central London, May 20, 2026
Transport / 22 May 2026
Concerns raised about congestion and job losses from rollout of robotaxis in London
22 May 2026
Media / 21 May 2026
The Canary to launch daily left-wing tabloid newspaper
21 May 2026
First Minister of Scotland John Swinney speaking during for the formal appointment of ministers at the Scottish Parliament at Holyrood Palace in Edinburgh, May 21, 2026
Scotland / 21 May 2026
Swinney to bring motion on Scottish independence to Holyrood
21 May 2026
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves during a visit to a petrol station in Leeds. A planned increase in fuel duty has been scrapped to help motorists faced with rising pump prices as a result of the war in Iran, May 20, 2026
Economy / 21 May 2026
Be bolder in tackling the cost-of-living crisis, TUC tells Labour
21 May 2026
Lunar House in Croydon, south London which houses the headquarters of UK Visas and Immigration, a division of the Home Office
Social Care / 21 May 2026
‘Ill-thought through’ visa reforms risk worsening labour shortages in social care, unions warn
21 May 2026
John McDonnell speaking at PCS conference. Photo: Andy Aitchison
PCS Conference 2026 / 21 May 2026
McDonnell mocks Streeting's Road to Damascus moment at PCS conference
21 May 2026
PCS Conference 2026 / 21 May 2026
Unions should discuss new ‘political vehicle’ for workers should Labour continue austerity, PCS says
21 May 2026
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage arriving to speak to supporters at Chelmsford City Racecourse, Essex, following the 2026 local election results, May 8, 2026
PCS Conference 2026 / 21 May 2026
PCS to raise £3m a year to fight Reform government
21 May 2026
Prime Minister Keir Starmer during a reception to mark the introduction of the Small Business Protections Bill at number 10 Downing Street, London, May 19, 2026
Britain / 21 May 2026
Starmer aides knew of Labour Together smear plot
21 May 2026
Transport / 21 May 2026
Unite urges action following the death of a bus driver
21 May 2026
A ship passing wind turbines at RWE's Gwynt y Mor, the world's 2nd largest offshore wind farm located eight miles offshore in Liverpool Bay, off the coast of North Wales
Wales / 21 May 2026
Give workers in carbon-intensive industries paid release to retrain, Welsh unions say
21 May 2026
Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood arrives for a Cabinet meeting in Downing Street, London, May 19, 2026
Britain / 21 May 2026
Migration drops as Burnham backs curbs
21 May 2026
An Irish Ferries ferry passes the Pride of Canterbury (left) at the Port of Dover in Kent
Wales / 21 May 2026
Invest in maritime jobs and tackle poverty pay at sea, TUC Cymru demands
21 May 2026
General View of Ashton in Makerfield, Greater Manchester
Green Party / 21 May 2026
Greens pick Makerfield candidate
21 May 2026
First Minister Rhun ap Iorwerth speaks on the steps of the Welsh Government building in Cardiff, supported by his new cabinet, May 13, 2026
Wales / 21 May 2026
Rhun ap Iorwerth stresses support for trade unions and social partnership in address to TUC Cymru
21 May 2026
The Morning Star’s TUC Cymru fringe meeting. Photo: Natasha Hirst
Wales / 21 May 2026
The Morning Star’s TUC Cymru fringe meeting focuses on Welsh elections and what comes next
21 May 2026
Protesters from the CND, Stop the War, Palestine Solidarity Campaign, Muslim Association of Britain, Palestinian Forum in Britain and Friends of Al-Aqsa, lead a national demonstration to the US Embassy in London to call for an end to attacks on Iran, March 7, 2026
PCS Conference 2026 / 20 May 2026
‘Tide is turning’ on unions adopting a comprehensive anti-war policy, PCS leader says
20 May 2026
TUC Disabled Workers’ Conference 2026 / 20 May 2026
Disabled workers demand employers and policymakers protect them from discrimination
20 May 2026
Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham delivers the keynote speech at Centre for Cities event at the British Library in central London, March 4, 2026
Politics / 20 May 2026
Labour could see off Reform with a ‘Burnham bounce’
20 May 2026
PCS general secretary Fran Heathcote. Photo: Andy Aitchison
PCS Conference 2026 / 20 May 2026
Government ‘turmoil’ as ministers contradict each other on insourcing policy, PCS leader says
20 May 2026
Employment minister Diana Johnson
TUC Disabled Workers’ Conference 2026 / 20 May 2026
Delegates demand mandatory penalties for employers failing to provide necessary adjustments for disabled workers
20 May 2026
Pupils in a classroom
Wales / 20 May 2026
TUC Cymru demands Wales School Support Staff Negotiating Body and end to term-time-only pay
20 May 2026
Coins and Scottish bank notes
Scotland / 20 May 2026
STUC slam soaring inequalities since devolution
20 May 2026
A general view of staff on a NHS hospital ward at Ealing Hospital in London
Wales / 20 May 2026
Welsh unions demand National Care Service in public hands and direct NHS pay negotiations
20 May 2026
The Bank of England in the City of London
Economy / 20 May 2026
Unions warn of ‘calm before the storm’ as inflation falls
20 May 2026
Classroom assistants strike in West Dunbartonshire
Scotland / 20 May 2026
Classroom assistants strike in West Dunbartonshire
20 May 2026
Kate Bell, assistant general secretary to the Trades Union Congress (TUC), joins striking junior doctor members of the British Medical Association (BMA) on the picket line outside St Thomas' Hospital, London, July 13, 2023
TUC Disabled Workers’ Conference 2026 / 20 May 2026
Government must deliver on its promises to disabled workers, TUC assistant general secretary says
20 May 2026
An office worker at desk and monitors
PCS Conference 2026 / 20 May 2026
Civil Service return to office targets must be scrapped, PCS conference moves
20 May 2026
People take part in the Stand Up To Racism rally near the TLK Apartments and Hotel in Orpington, August 22, 2025
Wales / 20 May 2026
Unions should lead counter-demos against far right and train stewards, TUC Cymru agrees
20 May 2026
The sign for the Senedd, the Welsh parliament building in Cardiff
Wales / 20 May 2026
Stop companies that won’t recognise unions getting public contracts, TUC Cymru demands
20 May 2026
The panel at the TUC disabled workers’ conference
TUC Disabled Workers’ Conference 2026 / 19 May 2026
Government’s Access to Work scheme in ‘absolute crisis’
19 May 2026
General view of the Job Centre Plus on Benalder St in Glasgow
Britain / 19 May 2026
Unions hit out at ‘epidemic of insecure work’ as economic fallout from Iran war revealed
19 May 2026
A view of bank notes
Wales / 19 May 2026
TUC Cymru says Wales should get more borrowing powers and revised funding arrangements
19 May 2026
People take part in Stand Up to Racism 'day of rage against Reform', march in Glasgow City Centre, May 9, 2026
TUC Disabled Workers’ Conference 2026 / 19 May 2026
Unions must build worker solidarity to counter threats posed by Reform and the far right, conference hears
19 May 2026
A rosette worn by a Labour Party candidate
Wales / 19 May 2026
Welsh unions tell Labour to ‘rediscover its identity’ after elections humiliation
19 May 2026
First Minister of Scotland John Swinney stands with SNP MSPs on the steps of the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh, May 19, 2026
Scotland / 19 May 2026
Swinney re-elected First Minister
19 May 2026
A general view of staff on a NHS hospital ward at Ealing Hos
Wales / 19 May 2026
TUC Cymru tells new Welsh government to back health visitors and librarians in ongoing disputes
19 May 2026
A general view of TUC disabled workers’ conference in Bournemouth
TUC Disabled Workers’ Conference 2026 / 19 May 2026
Unions must highlight the key role disabled workers play in wins achieved by the labour movement, TUC president says
19 May 2026
Prime Minister Keir Starmer and Deputy Prime Minister David Lammy meeting Labour Party members during a visit to AFC Wimbledon in south London, May 9, 2026
Britain / 20 May 2026
Civil society organisations urge Lammy to act on ‘long-overdue’ commitment to protect basic human rights
20 May 2026
Greater Manchester Mayor Andy Burnham speaking at The Great North Investment Summit at the Royal Armouries Museum, Leeds, May 18, 2026
Labour Party / 19 May 2026
Labour members back Burnham takeover
19 May 2026
Peter Mandelson taking his dog for a walk near his home in London, April 21, 2026
Britain / 19 May 2026
Left MPs slam Mandelson ‘cover up’
19 May 2026
A general view of staff on a NHS hospital ward at Ealing Hospital in London, January 18, 2023
Wales / 19 May 2026
Nursing students suffering ‘severe exhaustion’ due to lack of support in Wales, RCN warns
19 May 2026
Chancellor of the Exchequer Rachel Reeves launches a new campaign to get Brits investing, during a visit to the London Stock Exchange Group in central London, April 23, 2026
Scotland / 19 May 2026
Chancellor must go ‘much further’ on cost of living support, SNP says
19 May 2026
Prime Minister Keir Starmer walks through the Member's Lobby of the Houses of Parliament in London to the House of Lords to hear the King's Speech during the State Opening of Parliament, May 13, 2026
Labour Party / 18 May 2026
Starmer rejects calls to set out a timetable for departure
18 May 2026
A general view of staff on a NHS hospital ward at Ealing Hos
Healthcare / 19 May 2026
Nurses suffer racial abuse once every 51 minutes amid ‘catastrophic rise’ in discrimination
19 May 2026
FW Pomeroy's Statue of Justice standing atop the Central Cri
Britain / 18 May 2026
Parents could face jail for children breaking the law under youth justice shake-up
18 May 2026
NUJ members strike as new BBC boss arrives for first day
Britain / 18 May 2026
NUJ members strike as new BBC boss arrives for first day
18 May 2026
Train drivers from the Aslef union on the picket line at Euston station in London, as they are launching a wave of fresh walkouts in a long-running dispute over pay, April 5, 2024
Britain / 18 May 2026
Union movement has failed ‘to provide socialist answers to people’s everyday concerns,’ Aslef president says
18 May 2026
Liz Saville Roberts speaks during the launch of Plaid Cymru's General Election manifesto in Marble Hall, at The Temple of Peace in Cardiff, Wales, June 13, 2024
Wales / 18 May 2026
Plaid Cymru calls for more powers with new Wales Bill
18 May 2026
Education / 18 May 2026
Parents and priests to join picket against job cuts at Catholic schools trust
18 May 2026
A primary school teacher looking stressed next to piles of classroom books
Education / 18 May 2026
Reporting failures leaving Scottish teachers ‘vulnerable’, union warns
18 May 2026
Deputy Prime Minister and Justice Secretary David Lammy during the State Opening of Parliament in the House of Lords, at the Palace of Westminster in London. Picture date: Wednesday May 13, 2026
Britain / 18 May 2026
Jury Alliance launch national day of action over government trial plans
18 May 2026
Photo: Climate Resistance
Reform UK / 18 May 2026
Activists light up Reform UK’s HQ to question Farage’s £5m ‘gift’
18 May 2026
A general view of staff on a NHS hospital ward at Ealing Hospital in London
Healthcare / 18 May 2026
More than 100 maternity staff take legal action over nitrous oxide exposure
18 May 2026
A shadow of a man with a clenched fist as a woman cowers in
Britain / 18 May 2026
New support for domestic abuse survivors in armed forces community
18 May 2026
A view of George Square in Glasgow
Scotland / 18 May 2026
Supreme Court sits in Glasgow
18 May 2026
Health / 18 May 2026
Dementia ‘missed at every stage’ in system of ‘delay, denial and neglect’
18 May 2026
nakba demo
Nakba demonstration / 17 May 2026
Hundreds of thousands turn out in London to oppose far right
17 May 2026
cooper
Courts / 17 May 2026
Cooper wrote Palestine Action article despite CPS warning it could affect trial
17 May 2026
Health Secretary James Murray
Health crisis / 18 May 2026
Nearly two-thirds of NHS organisations expect to cut services this year
18 May 2026
National Audit Office report / 18 May 2026
‘Lack of vision and clarity’ slowing down transport innovation, warns watchdog
18 May 2026
kiyan prince
Safety / 17 May 2026
Most British youngsters don’t feel confident about their future – survey
17 May 2026
Lisa nandy
Progress conference / 17 May 2026
Nandy dismisses Streeting’s ‘sudden focus’ to rejoin EU as odd
17 May 2026
JOHN SWINNEY
Economy / 17 May 2026
Swinney must show urgency on child poverty, says charity
17 May 2026

It’s time the SNP prioritised child welfare, says the Joseph Rowntree Foundation

waste
Environment / 17 May 2026
Ministers to tighten legal checks for waste handlers after cow received licence
17 May 2026
Labour leader Sir Keir Starmer (left) and Peter Kyle
Scotland / 17 May 2026
New SNP Westminster leader ‘unashamedly pro-business’
17 May 2026
Disability Minister Sir Stephen Timms
Pip / 18 May 2026
Unions back disability benefit reform to tackle record unemployment rate
18 May 2026
nursing
Health crisis / 17 May 2026
Nursing shortages and growing complex cases ‘deadly mix,’ warns RCN
17 May 2026
the kirk
Slavery / 17 May 2026
The Kirk apologises for role in the slave trade
17 May 2026
People on Westminster Bridge as they take part in a Palestine Solidarity Campaign march in central London, October 11, 2025
Britain / 15 May 2026
Hundreds of thousands to demonstrate in London for Nakba anniversary
15 May 2026
Mayor of Greater Manchester Andy Burnham attending a Labour for a New Democracy fringe event at the Labour Party Conference at the Liverpool Arena, September 28, 2025
Labour Party / 15 May 2026
Labour NEC gives Burnham permission to stand in Makerfield by-election, party spokesperson says
15 May 2026
A view of £5, £10, £20 and £50 bank notes
Britain / 15 May 2026
British billionaires double as workers squeezed
15 May 2026
Displaced Palestinians inspect their tents destroyed by Isra
Gaza Genocide / 15 May 2026
Firefighters hear evidence of Israeli massacre in Tel al-Sultan
15 May 2026
A reading on a domestic household gas meter
Privatisation / 15 May 2026
British Gas agrees £20m payout and compensation for prepayment meter failures
15 May 2026
A camera on top of a Live Facial Recognition van in Briggate, Leeds, November 11, 2025
Britain / 15 May 2026
Police could be sued over use of live facial recognition tech, watchdog says
15 May 2026
A tent camp for displaced Palestinians stretches among the ruins of buildings destroyed during the Israel Hamas war, in Gaza City, May 15, 2026
Wales / 15 May 2026
Palestinian-led call for BDS backed by majority of Welsh Cabinet
15 May 2026
Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper hosts a virtual meeting at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) in Westminster, London, for talks with a coalition of countries on the reopening of the crucial Strait of Hormuz shipping lane. Britain is seeking to lead a diplomatic initiative, understood to include 35 countries such as France, Germany and some Gulf nations, to reopen the passage, April 2, 2026
Human Rights / 15 May 2026
Britain signing Council of Europe declaration ‘weakens torture victim legal protections’
15 May 2026
A private jet coming in to land at Stansted Airport in Essex
Transport / 15 May 2026
Ban private jets and cut speed limits to avert fuel crisis, say campaigners
15 May 2026
Two Freightliner Freight trains pass on the tracks as they make their way through Worting Junction near to Basingstoke, Hampshire
Workers' Rights / 15 May 2026
RMT ballots for industrial action at major freight train company
15 May 2026
Foreign Secretary Yvette Cooper hosts a virtual meeting at the Foreign, Commonwealth and Development Office (FCDO) in Westminster, London, April 2, 2026
Fossil Fuels / 15 May 2026
Close ‘gaping loopholes’ in energy windfall tax, Scottish Greens demand
15 May 2026
Firefighters from the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) take part in the Cuts Leave Scars rally outside the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh, October 26, 2023
Fire Service / 15 May 2026
Enough is enough – FBU will fight all cuts industrially and politically, union vows
15 May 2026
Lucy Powell speaking at the FBU conference. Photo: Mark Thomas
Politics / 15 May 2026
Labour will let Burnham stand, Lucy Powell assures FBU conference
15 May 2026
A group of firefighters from Birmingham join other members of the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) during a rally outside the Houses of Parliament in central London, calling for more investment in the fire service, October 8, 2024
Britain / 14 May 2026
FBU will stay in Labour and ‘fight for a government that truly represents the working class’
14 May 2026
Burnham, Starmer, Streeting 2
Labour Party / 14 May 2026
Labour lurches closer to leadership contest as Streeting finally quits and an MP makes way Burnham's return
14 May 2026
People take part in a protest by Surfers Against Sewage (SAS), in Falmouth, who are calling for an end to the sewage discharges plaguing the UK's rivers and seas, May 18, 2024
Environment / 14 May 2026
Surfers to ‘paddle out’ across Britain in protest over failing water sector
14 May 2026
Firefighters at Westholme, a disused office building near Woodend Hospital in Aberdeen which was gutted by a fire overnight, April 14, 2026
FBU Conference 2026 / 14 May 2026
Labour working with firefighters on pay and standards, says fire minister
14 May 2026
Reform UK leader Nigel Farage speaks to supporters at Chelmsford City Racecourse, Essex, following the 2026 local election results, May 8, 2026
POA Conference 2026 / 14 May 2026
Farage is ‘no friend of the trade union movement and working-class people,’ prison workers say
14 May 2026
Activists from Friends of the Earth during a demonstration calling for an end to all new oil and gas projects in the North Sea outside the UK Government's Cop26 hub during the Cop26 summit in Glasgow, November 7, 2021
Climate / 14 May 2026
Plaid Cymru urged to act on 2040 net zero commitment
14 May 2026
Fran Heathcote, PCS President speaks during a protest organised by the Rail, Maritime and Transport union (RMT) opposite Downing Street, London, August 31, 2023
POA Conference 2026 / 14 May 2026
Unions cannot ‘let division take root’ in society, POA conference hears
14 May 2026
A view of £5, £10, £20 and £50 bank notes
Economy / 14 May 2026
Unions demand action over ‘increasingly dire’ economy
14 May 2026
Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar, speaking during an eve of poll rally at Adelaide Place Baptist Church in Glasgow, May 6, 2026
Scotland / 14 May 2026
SNP call on Sarwar to back bid to oust Starmer
14 May 2026
People attend a march marking International Workers' Day at Jose Marti Anti-Imperialist Square in Havana, Cuba, May 1, 2026
FBU Conference 2026 / 14 May 2026
FBU conference affirms solidarity with socialist Cuba after ambassador’s address
14 May 2026
UCU members at Edinburgh University take part in industrial action at the start of a planned five-day walk-out in a dispute over plans to cut £140m from the university budget, September 8, 2025
Workers' Rights / 14 May 2026
UCU lecturers launch strike at Heriot-Watt University
14 May 2026
A general view of a Prison
POA Conference 2026 / 14 May 2026
Prison officers warn of ‘pensions crisis’ in industry
14 May 2026
A tree [Pic: David Vig / Creative Commons]
Environment / 14 May 2026
Over a million live in ‘tree deserts,’ campaigners warn
14 May 2026
Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth speaks to supporters, backed by his newly elected Senedd members on the steps of the Senedd, following winning the most seats in the Welsh Parliament election, May 9, 2026
Education / 14 May 2026
Plaid urged to ‘do right thing’ and boost cash for schools
14 May 2026
First Minister John Swinney is sworn in during the first sitting day of the new Scottish Parliament at Holyrood in Edinburgh, May 14, 2026
Scotland / 14 May 2026
New Scottish Parliament sworn in
14 May 2026
Dave Ward, general secretary of the Communication Workers Union (CWU) on the picket line outside Whitechapel delivery office, December 14, 2022
Interview / 14 May 2026
Dave Ward on reconnecting the working class
14 May 2026
People take part in a Together Alliance march, through central London, to demonstrate against the far right, March 28, 2026
FBU Conference 2026 / 14 May 2026
FBU leader stresses importance of Together alliance in fighting the far right
14 May 2026
Health Secretary Wes Streeting smiles as he walks through the Member's Lobby of the Houses of Parliament in London to the House of Lords to hear the King's Speech during the State Opening of Parliament, May 13, 2026
Labour Party / 13 May 2026
Streeting poised for leadership grab
13 May 2026
Plaid Cymru leader Rhun ap Iorwerth with his newly elected Senedd members on the steps of the Senedd, following winning the most seats in the Welsh Parliament election, May 9, 2026
Wales / 13 May 2026
Trade unions' shopping list lands on new Welsh cabinet desks
13 May 2026
A man showing signs of depression (picture posed by a model)
Mental Health / 13 May 2026
CWU backs action after wave of suicides
13 May 2026
Metropolitan Police Commissioner Sir Mark Rowley gives a statement outside Charing Cross police station, London, April 21, 2026
Palestine Solidarity / 13 May 2026
Met Police chief urged to retract his ‘baseless’ remarks about Palestine solidarity protests
13 May 2026
POA Conference 2026 / 13 May 2026
Prison workers joined calls from the government’s independent terror reviewer for a specific approach to separation centres
13 May 2026
Climate activists from Greenpeace and Uplift during a demonstration outside the Scottish Court of Session, Edinburgh, on the first day of the Rosebank and Jackdaw judicial review hearing, November 12, 2024
Climate Crisis / 13 May 2026
Unions demand government acts on public interest and rejects Rosebank
13 May 2026
CWU members, May 13, 2026
Workers' Rights / 13 May 2026
CWU backs shorter working week campaign
13 May 2026