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Teachers at the NUT union conference in Liverpool have voted narrowly against striking on 26 June.

Thousands of people took to the streets today, Saturday—just days before the bedroom tax hits social housing tenants that have what the Tories call a “spare room”.

Three police officers, two serving and one retired, have been arrested over evidence given at the inquest into the death of Sean Rigg.

Thousands of journalists, technicians and other workers walked out at the BBC today, Thursday, in protest at the extra workload and stress caused by cuts at the corporation.

Post Office workers across Britain are preparing to strike this Saturday in a fight against proposed closures and a continuing pay freeze.

The crisis in Cyprus is dominating headlines worldwide and in Greece. The mainstream media claims that what is at stake is reform of an island economy that relies on “money laundering for the Russian oligarchs”.

The Unite union’s general secretary election is heating up as it enters its second week.

Hundreds of thousands of people protested in the port city of Aden in South Yemen on Monday of last week to demand independence for South Yemen.

A round up of some of the week's news

Demonstrators gathered outside Cairo’s high court on Tuesday of this week to protest against the state prosecutor questioning five leading opposition activists.

We need much more than nostalgia for old Labour—Tories rob the sick—Leveson will gag the left—How dare they tell the poor not to go to A&E—Jerry gives Unite members an alternative

A baby could be left paralysed because her parents don’t have the right to live in Britain. This makes her ineligible for treatment.