2 h. ago Birmingham hit by more bin chaos as agency staff walk out on strike over 'bullying'

Rubbish has piled up in Birmingham again after agency staff hired to help clear up the mess also went on strike because of 'bullying' allegations

Events

2 h. ago All Birmingham bin collections suspended as agency workers walk out

The agency staff were initially brought in to maintain services during the strike

Economics

4 h. ago Birmingham bin collection services suspended as agency staff join picket lines

Unite the Union said around 40 agency workers had joined city-wide protests amid claims of bullying and health and safety concerns.

Politics

6 d. ago Major airports cancel ALL flights tomorrow affecting hundreds of British passengers

ALL flights are being cancelled at two major European airports tomorrow and it affects Brits. A national strike is currently taking place across Belgium, affecting public transport. The walk out follows new laws that would change labour laws including benefits and pensions, put forward by Prime Minister Bart De Wever to tackle the country's growing...

Transport

6 d. ago Tributes paid to young woman, 20, killed by a car in broad daylight while walking her dog as woman, 34, jailed

A HEARTBROKEN family has paid a touching tribute to a young woman who was fatally struck down while walking her dog. Danielle Mitten has been jailed after she mowed down Lucy Atkins, 20, as she walked her Lakeland Terrier, Simba, in Birmingham last year. University student Lucy was hit by the car as it sped...

Events

2 w. ago Agency staff covering for Birmingham bin strikers vote for strike of their own

Agency staff will now join directly employed Birmingham City Council workers on official picket lines from December 1

Politics

2 w. ago London bus strike: 'no service' on seven routes as drivers walk out in ongoing battle over pay

24-hour walkout expected to be followed by longer strikes over next fortnight

Events

2 w. ago "It's been traumatic": Mum's horror after little girl, 10, 'filmed in school toilets'

An agency staff member was arrested

Events

2 w. ago Bin lorry crashes into house on roundabout as photos show chaotic aftermath

A bin lorry has collided with a house in Herefordshire on Tuesday morning

Events

3 w. ago East London council's £39m spend on agency staff is actually a big improvement

East London council's £39m spend on agency staff is actually a big improvement  MyLondon

Economics

3 w. ago Greater Manchester transport workers walk out again as strike continues

The general secretary of Unison was joining a picket line on Friday

Economics

3 w. ago Are NHS workers about to strike? Junior doctors set to walk out again

Thousands of junior doctors are expected to take part in strike action this month

Economics

3 w. ago Cocktails and checkmates: the young Britons giving chess a new lease of life

Laid-back clubs proving a hit in London, Birmingham and elsewhere as people look for new ways to socialiseOne of the liveliest spots on a Tuesday night in east London’s Brick Lane isn’t a restaurant or a streetwear brand pop-up, it’s a chess club – or chess club-nightclub hybrid, to be exact.Knight Club is the unlikely crossover between chess and London’s fervent nightlife scene. It was started by Yusuf Ntahilaja, 27, who began his first chess club in August 2023 at a smaller bar in Aldgate, not too far from the current location at Café 1001 on Brick Lane. Continue reading...

Politics