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On 12 May 1916, James Connolly was shot by a British army firing squad for helping to lead the Dublin Easter Rising. His execution shocked the labour movement across the world.

The NHS turns 60 on 5 July and the BBC is marking the occasion with a week of TV and radio programmes looking at the history, development and current state of Britain’s health service.

Unstated is a powerful story based on the true stories of refugees in Britain.

The reality of the intentions of Britain’s Nazis was revealed last week. Martyn Paul Gilleard from Goole was on trial at Leeds Crown Court.

According to recent pronouncements by British ministers, US officials and Nato generals, the war in Afghanistan is almost over. All that is required is one final surge of troops and the Taliban will surrender, they say.

Thousands of people took to the streets of London last Saturday to join the national march against the fascist British National Party (BNP).

Up to 10,000 people took to the streets of London today to join the national march against the fascist British National Party (BNP).

The arrival of the Empire Windrush 60 years ago represents a defining moment in British history.

The steady erosion of democracy in Britain has been exposed by the way police handled last Sunday’s demonstration against George Bush.

Gordon Brown narrowly scraped home in a crucial parliamentary vote on 42-day internment last week. Britain now has the most draconian anti-terror laws in the Western world.

Delegates to the telecoms section of last week’s CWU conference fired a warning shot at British Telecom (BT), which is looking to attack their pension scheme.

The British National Party (BNP) has been picking up seats in elections recently, including their first place on the London assembly. What is fuelling this disturbing trend?