13 h. ago Major energy company to pay more than 2,000 customers at least £66 in compensation

Energy regulator Ofgem has made the firm pay out after an "unacceptable" failure

Economics

36 h. ago Strike action avoided as Unite union delivers five per cent pay deal for Lanarkshire signage firm

Unite members previously backed industrial action by 100 per cent in order to secure the pay award but the threat of strike action resulted in a revised offer from Merson’s.

Economics

38 h. ago Doctor ballot for strike action is ‘premature’ and ‘unnecessary’, says Streeting

Health Secretary Wes Streeting said doctors have now got a Government that is sympathetic to the pressures they are facing.

Events

5 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

5 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

5 d. ago Resident doctors in England to be balloted on strike action over pay

The ballot will open on May 27 and closes on July 7.

Events

5 d. ago Junior doctors poised to strike after Government 'ignored' demands for pay bumps

Resident doctors will ballot for strike action over 'ignored' demands for pay, the British Medical Association has announced.

Politics

5 d. ago Resident doctors in England ballot for strike action over pay

The ballot will open on May 27 and closes on July 7.

Events

5 d. ago Strike action involving Scottish Water staff in Dumfries and Galloway called off

Today's walkout was binned after 'productive' talks between unions and bosses - although Tuesday's strike could still go ahead.

Events

6 d. ago Strike action cancels 140 Finnair flights over Bank Holiday weekend

Those flying with the Finnish flag carrier this bank holiday weekend could find themselves facing travel disruption

Events

6 d. ago Finnair to cancel 140 flights amid May Day weekend due to strike action

Those flying with the Finnish flag carrier this bank holiday weekend could find themselves facing travel disruption

Events

6 d. ago Thousands of air passengers face chaos with 140 flight cancellations on Friday

The industrial action will see one union hold a four-hour strike on Friday, May 2, with a second strike planned for Monday, May 5. Finnair passengers will be affected

Events

6 d. ago Local elections live: Millions vote across England in major test for Labour, Reform and Tories

Voters casting ballots in 23 local authorities and six mayoral contests across England

Politics

6 d. ago Airline cancels flights from Manchester Airport tomorrow due to strike action

Finnair has cancelled flights to Helsinki from Manchester

Events

6 d. ago North and South Lanarkshire Council staff to be balloted on strike action

UNISON is balloting all staff it represents in local government in Scotland, the largest vote of its kind for many years.

Events

7 d. ago Strike ballot opens for Ayrshire council staff after 'pitiful' pay offer

Council staff across Ayrshire will be balloted from today on potential strike action after Cosla and Unison failed to come to a pay agreement.

Events

7 d. ago Local elections 2025: What time polling stations open and close tomorrow

Campaigning in the 2025 local elections enters its final day as millions of voters in England will head to the polls tomorrow - the first major vote since last year's General Election

Politics

8 d. ago Ayrshire Stagecoach strikes called off with pay negotiations to continue

Strike action by Stagecoach bus drivers has been suspended after the company and Unite the Union agreed to restart pay negotiations.

Events

8 d. ago Dumfries and Galloway stagecoach bus drivers suspend strike action over pay dispute

Drivers in the Unite union had been due to hold their first one-day walkout on Friday.

Economics

8 d. ago Russia can strike Sweden and Finland with nukes in retaliatory action now that they are NATO members, Putin crony warns in latest WW3 rant

Dmitry Medvedev, who has styled himself as one of Russia 's most outspoken anti-Western hawks, said if conflict were to arise, nuclear weapons would not be off the table.

Events