Karl Watkin is trying to start a private prosecution against Babar Ahmad and Talha Ahsan with the support of their campaigns. The two men are fighting extradition to the US.
Travellers at Dale Farm, Essex, face a second eviction. Basildon council evicted around 100 families in October last year.
Distribution workers in the Unite union at retail giant Argos were set to strike for four days this week to defend their pensions.
The family of Mikey Powell held a vigil last week outside Thornhill Road police station, Birmingham, where he died in custody in 2003. They were joined by supporters including the families of Anthony Grainger and Kingsley Burrell Brown.
Southampton council cuts close pool Protesters lobbied Southampton council on Wednesday of last week as it voted through £2.5 million of budget cuts—including the closure of the popular Oaklands pool.
Anti-racism Congress passed a motion opposing racism in football was a motion from the Professional Footballers Association. The CWU communication union moved an amendment which called for the TUC to organise a national event involving Unite Against Fascism.
Tory education secretary Michael Gove announced on Monday that he is replacing GCSEs with a new exam for 16 year olds.
Unemployed people who refuse unpaid work could lose their benefits for three years under new government plans.
Simon Harwood, the cop who struck Ian Tomlinson, has been found guilty of gross misconduct and dismissed from the Metropolitan Police.
Companies get NHS £20 billion Private companies hope to glean £20 billion worth of business from the NHS.
The most frightening thing about the Hillsborough disaster is how orchestrated the cover-up was.
The Hillsborough disaster which killed 96 football fans, and the cover-up that followed, are indictments of the entire political system.
