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Tommy Robinson retrial is put back

The retrial of Nazi Tommy Robinson has been put back after a hearing at the Old Bailey court in London on Tuesday.

Protest over demolition plan

Housing campaigners will hold a protest outside the Greater London Assembly on Saturday 3 November to demand ballots for estates up for regeneration.

Teaching assistants & dinner ladies unite

Teachers in Scotland need a 10 percent pay rise now

Teachers in Scotland are set to take a step forwards in their battle for pay and decent education on Saturday.

Tories partially retreat on Universal Credit amid outrage and fears of ‘riots’

The Tories are under pressure over their hated Universal Credit (UC) benefit. They were last week forced to delay the rollout of UC from next year to 2020.

Stand Up To Racism activists on the streets against racist attacks

Stand Up To Racism supporters have been organising across Britain to take on racism and the far right.

Women strike for equal pay in Glasgow - and show the power of workers

Thousands of striking women flooded Glasgow city centre this week demanding that bullying bosses pay up now.

More Tory failures in the wake of Grenfell fire

Five tower blocks in Norwich failed fire safety tests last week.

Thousands of migrants march on US border

As many as 8,000 migrants from Honduras in Central America are marching on the US border.

Huge march for a ‘People's Vote’ boosts the big business agenda

Almost 700,000 marched for a “People’s Vote” in London on Saturday.

Anti-racist conference meets in London and pledges to push the racist right back

Anti-racists from across Europe have vowed to step up the fight against the far right and racism.

Threat of more strikes defeats the lying health bosses in Bolton

Hundreds of striking porters, cleaners and domestics in Bolton show the way to fight attacks on pay, NHS privatisation and outsourcing, argues Tomáš Tengely-Evans

Anti-frackers freed from prison, and call for mass demonstration

After three jailed protesters were released on appeal, they urged everyone to be part of the fight against fracking and join a mass demonstration.

Thousands march for more further education funding

Students, college workers and others marched through central London on Wednesday in protest at Tory funding cuts.

New rounds of rail strikes in battle for passenger safety

Train guards have announced a new programme of strikes over safety and jobs.

Grenfell Tower soil is ‘toxic’ and could put health at risk, says report

The soil in the area up to a mile from Grenfell Tower is toxic. That’s according to the preliminary findings of a report due to be released early next year.

Crunch time for Brexit deepens the Tory crisis

A crucial week for the Brexit process will further expose the deep divisions that lie at the heart of the Tory party

Push for more action on pay and pensions in universities

UCU union members were set to meet for a special one-day congress in Manchester on Thursday of this week. The aim is to discuss business that was not heard at the union’s annual congress earlier this year.

Tories risk a man’s life to push through deportation

The Tories are trying to deport a man so ill he needs medics on board the deportation flight.

Support the Glasgow strike for equal pay

A key battle in the fight for women’s equality is about to take place in Glasgow. Workers across council services and schools are getting ready for a two-day walkout, reports Sarah Bates