Extinction Rebellion (XR) activists called for a “swarm” at a roundabout near the approach to London’s Blackwall tunnel on the busy A102 on Friday.
A court has blocked the eviction of 50 asylum seekers by the multinational giant Serco in Glasgow.
Workers at the Harland and Wolff shipyard in Belfast have voted to continue their occupation of the site.
Activists joined a day of action against the hated Universal Credit (UC) benefit on Thursday of last week. The action, involving 63 events, was called by the Unite union.
Workers on East Midlands Trains walked out last Saturday as part of their ongoing battle against bosses’ attacks on pay and terms and conditions.
The European Union (EU) is pumping £95 million into an army of drones to monitor refugees in the Mediterranean Sea.
Striking cleaners and caterers at government offices in London and Liverpool are set to link up their fights over low pay and outsourcing at a rally next week.
Hundreds of health workers across the North West of England struck for equal pay on Wednesday of last week.
Tory home secretary Priti Patel said that people should “literally feel terror” of breaking the law.
Boris Johnson has promised a cash injection for the NHS, but years of cuts mean that much more will be needed to make up for the damage done, writes Tomáš Tengely-Evans
A dam holding around 1.3 million tonnes of water seemed set to collapse.
