Bradford Council has written to all 9,500 of its workers warning them that they may lose their jobs.
The Abortion Rights group has called a protest against Ann Widdecombe, anti-choice Tory bigot, on Thursday of this week.
Trade unionists, students and climate activists will converge on London on Saturday 4 December as part of a global day of action against climate change. Protesters will call on the government to take action to create a zero carbon Britain. Demonstrators will meet in Hyde Park at 12 noon for a march to parliament.
Despite government spin that unemployment is down, figures released this week show that unemployment among women is rising. More than a million are now unemployed.
The scale of the job losses taking place across local government has been revealed by the GMB union.
Up to 50 students are occupying the Core 24 building at UWE (University of the West of England) Frenchay campus in Bristol.
Around 100 students have occupied the Brunei Gallery at Soas (the School of Oriental and African Studies) in central London. They are protesting against the cuts in education and are asking the university's vice chancellor both to speak out against the cuts and to initiate a statement for other vice chancellors to sign.
Thousands of people joined the Stop the War demonstration through central London on Saturday 20 November 2010, under the slogan 'Afghanistan: Time to Go'
School, FE and university students up and down the country are gearing up for the Education Activist Network (EAN) day of action, known as Day X, on 24 November. This day will take the mood of the mass demonstration on 10 November onto every campus and city centre.
Hundreds of school, college and sixth form students from across Barnet in north London marched to the local Tory Party HQ in Finchley last night chanting "No ifs, no buts, no education cuts!"
Students across the country are preparing for a day of protests, walkouts and occupations next Wednesday 24 November—"Day X".
Some 50 firefighters and their supporters lobbied a London fire authority meeting today over the suspension of firefighter Sian Griffiths.
