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A police constable on duty during the Hillsborough football disaster has told a court his account was changed by someone else. He also said that two other statements in his name were not correct.

Teachers at Small Heath School in Birmingham struck on Tuesday of this week against plans to turn the school into an academy.

Abortion Law is to be devolved to the Scottish parliament, the secretary of state for Scotland and Tory MP David Mundell announced on Wednesday of last week.

Comrades in Sheffield are saddened to report the death of Les Leaver, a long-standing and loyal member of the Socialist Workers’ Party (SWP). 

Charity accuses US of ‘premeditated massacre’ after it bombed a hospital in Afghanistan, writes Judith Orr

Tens of thousands are fleeing the area around the Syrian town of Aleppo as Iranian forces back an offensive by dictator Bashar al Assad.

The outbreak of Palestinian resistance has continued with protests and stabbing attacks against Israeli soldiers and civilians.

Shaker Aamer, the last British resident held in the US prison camp at Guantanamo Bay, has finally been told he is to be released.

MPs debated George Osborne’s plan to slash £4 billion from tax credits on Tuesday of this week.

Proposed cuts by Tata Steel and news that Caparo Industries have gone into administration has put 2,900 steel jobs at risk.

Recorded child sex crimes rise, new probe into corrupt cops over Stephen Lawrence, student rent strike wins rebate

The steel industry and the communities built on it are on the brink—and without a real fight we risk going under completely.