47 m. ago Hundreds of workers in Angela Rayner's housing department could strike over working just THREE days a week in the office

Angela Rayner is facing embarrassment as civil servants in her department consider going on strike.

Events

5 h. ago Teachers at a Stockport high school plan six days of strike action over 'violence and abuse from pupils'

The first day of strike action is planned this Thursday

Events

28 h. ago ‘Immediate risk to life’ for mother on hunger strike over jailed son – doctor

The Free Alaa campaign said Laila Soueif is now on the 149th day of her hunger strike and was admitted to hospital on Monday evening.

Events

35 h. ago Teacher 'who had sex with boys' told one 'I'll kill myself' as nan dobbed her in

Brittany Fortinberry, from Virginia, US, is in police custody after it was alleged she sexually abused her pupils, before one of the victim's grandmothers came forward

Events

36 h. ago 'The most appalling crime': Horror over teenager who killed mother and two siblings and planned school shooting

Nicholas Prosper pleaded guilty to the murders of Juliana Falcon, 48, Giselle Prosper, 13, and Kyle Prosper, 16, at Luton Crown Court on Monday

Events

54 h. ago UK tourists warned of strike action 'grounding' all flights at holiday hotspot

Air traffic controllers are staging a one-day walkout as part of nation-wide strike action

Events

4 d. ago Berlin film festival 2025 roundup – a new boss, a flawless fairytale and Ethan Hawke’s finest hour

At a snowy Berlinale, against a backdrop of political divisions, this year’s standouts include Lucile Hadžihalilović’s The Ice Tower, Richard Linklater’s Broadway biopic of Lorenz Hart, and intensely sexual romance starring Jessica ChastainBerlin can be a touch inhospitable in February; this year was no exception, with visitors to the film festival enduring heavy snow, treacherous pavements and a two-day, city-wide transport strike. But the Berlinale itself is contending with a frosty climate. Traditionally a hub for film-makers of forthright, oppositional persuasions, it must now attempt to flourish in the face of Europe’s swing to the right, with Germany’s elections imminent and the troubling rise of the extremist AfD party.Every new festival head faces the challenge of reinventing the event they have inherited, and in the Berlinale’s 75th year, the bar was set especially high given the scrutiny the festival has received. Last year’s closing night brought controversy, with some Ge...

Society

5 d. ago Rejection of plan for new SEN school on greenbelt land appealed

The planning committee in Rochdale refused the proposal in November 2024

Politics

6 d. ago 1 in 10 UK families plan to move abroad over new private school fees

A third of parents with children in private education in the UK are planning to leave the country in search of a better lifestyle - with one in 10 saying they're doing so to avoid the new VAT on private school fees

Politics

8 d. ago Workers end strike at King Soopers grocery stores and both sides agree to resume bargaining

More than 10,000 King Soopers grocery workers across the greater Denver area have ended their 12-day strike

Economics