Burnham pauses prisoner early release scheme before September launch
The early release scheme that was to start in September involved prisoners being monitored with electronic tags. Photograph: Andrew Aitchison/Corbis/GettyView…
Infrastructure cuts to pay for defence will cost UK 10,000 jobs, analysis shows
Keir Starmer and Rachel Reeves visit an aeronautics factory in Berkshire. Researchers believe defence supply chains are highly international and…
Resident doctors in England accept government offer on pay and jobs
NHS resident doctors protesting outside Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle in April. Photograph: Owen Humphreys/PAView image in fullscreenNHS resident doctors…
All of a sudden Labour is rushing to do some good. Call it the ‘Burnham effect’ | Polly Toynbee
‘Twenty years ago, I applied for minimum wage jobs: I couldn’t find a single post directly employed by the state.’…
‘Bigger and better than ever’: how Durham Pride beat Reform’s funding axe with help from the miners
‘Bigger and better than ever’: how Durham Pride beat Reform’s funding axe with help from the miners Solidarity between LGBTQ+…
TUC leader ‘angry’ at state of Labour but says it can recover to win next election
Paul Nowak, the general secretary of the TUC, said Labour had to ‘show working-class people that they are on their…
Google DeepMind in talks with UK unions amid staff concern over US and Israel’s AI use
Several hundred workers at Google DeepMind’s London headquarters have voted to unionise. Photograph: Dan Kitwood/GettyView image in fullscreenSeveral hundred workers…
London tube strikes called off at last minute
The dates of next month’s tube strikes have been changed to Tuesday 2 June and Thursday 4 June, should the…
BBC staff strike as new director general warns of ‘tough choices’ on his first day
Matt Brittin has suggested he will push for some dramatic changes in how the BBC delivers its programming. Photograph: Chris…
Hopes grow that London Underground strikes could be called off
The tube strikes are scheduled for two 24-hour periods from midday on Tuesday and Thursday in a dispute over a…