36 h. ago 'Masterpiece' war film praised as 'infinitely better than anything made in Hollywood' is now free to stream

Based on Antti Tuuri's 1984 book, Talvisota, the film goes back to 1939 and delves into when Finland tackled the Soviet army.

Events

6 d. ago Doctors have tense meeting with Wes Streeting and vote to go on strike again over pay

The British Medical Association is balloting resident doctors in England over possible strike action after leaving a meeting today with Health Secretary Wes Streeting

Politics

6 d. ago Doctors have tense meeting with Wes Streeting and call vote to go on strike again over pay

The British Medical Association is balloting resident doctors in England over possible strike action after leaving a meeting today with Health Secretary Wes Streeting

Politics

7 d. ago Council workers sent strike ballots in ‘biggest vote of its kind in years’

More than 80,000 workers could take part in the vote that may see walkouts over a pay dispute.

Politics

1 week ago Fire plea after Birmingham resident burns recycling inside home amid bin strike

Rubbish has been piling up in the streets since hundreds of bin workers walked out on March 11 in a dispute with Birmingham City Council.

Events

2 w. ago Stagecoach drivers in Scotland vote to strike with major disruption expected

Unite the Union says members have rejected a four per cent pay offer.

Politics

2 w. ago Birmingham bin strike talks to resume as minister calls for union to accept ‘fair deal’

The dispute over pay and job security has seen both sides locked in a bitter standoff

Politics

2 w. ago Minister: Significant progress made to clear rubbish from Birmingham’s streets

The Conservatives pressed communities minister Jim McMahon to ‘rule out the humiliation of service personnel ever having to collect refuse’.

Politics

2 w. ago Easter BINNIES! As rubbish bags continue to pile high in Birmingham SEVEN council workers are seen emptying one car full of litter as strikes continue

Staff were based at several mobile refuse collection vans at Birmingham Central Mosque Car Park on Sunday to help clear the overflowing streets of waste.

Events

3 w. ago Bookmakers offering odds on where bin strikes will hit next after Birmingham crisis

At least 11 more towns and cities across the country are odds-on to be hit by the same crippling industrial action as Birmingham, as 21,000 tons of rubbish remains uncollected

Events

3 w. ago West Dunbartonshire Council workers to be balloted on potential strike action in pay row

Council workers in West Dunbartonshire will be asked to vote on potential strike action as Unison urges Cosla to "think again and come back with an improved offer".

Economics

3 w. ago SHARON GRAHAM: 'Why should Birmingham's bin workers carry the can for a crisis made by others?'

Birmingham City Council is guilty of pumping out false narratives in the media regarding the ongoing bin strike, writes Sharon Graham, the general secretary of Unite

Events

3 w. ago Striking bin workers pals accused of making Birmingham rat crisis worse with tips plot

Council bosses have declared a major incident and warned it will take weeks to clear the streets of Birmingham after rubbish has mounted up amid five weeks of strike action

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3 w. ago Birmingham bin boss urges striking workers to reconsider ‘very fair’ offer

Birmingham needs to ‘get back to normal’, the council’s bin boss said as residents report seeing ‘cat-sized’ rats and workers fear losing their homes.

Economics

3 w. ago Council workers to be balloted in ‘biggest vote on strike action in years’

Local authority staff could stage industrial action amid a dispute over a 3% pay offer described by Unison as ‘pitiful’.

Politics

3 w. ago Birmingham's crippling bin strikes could spread to other parts of UK, warns Union boss

Unite boss Sharon Graham says there is "absolutely" a chance that the ongoing strikes by bin workers in Birmingham could spread - with Sheffield and Peterborough most at risk

Events

3 w. ago Teachers on path to strike action after major vote on 'unacceptable' pay offer

The largest education union in the country will launch a formal ballot on strike action if the Government's final pay offer for teachers 'remains unacceptable'

Politics

3 w. ago Birmingham rubbish strikes set to continue after bin workers reject offer

The Government has stepped in in an attempt to prompt an end to the deadlock.

Events

3 w. ago Birmingham bin workers REJECT deal to end strike as rats run riot and military experts called in

Refuse workers have rejected a deal aimed at ending the long-running bin strike crisis in Birmingham - Unite said its members voted overwhelmingly against the council’s 'totally inadequate' offer

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3 w. ago Birmingham bin strike crisis continues as refuse workers reject ‘totally inadequate’ pay deal

The British Army have been brought in to help tackle the rubbish piling up on the streets

Economics