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More than 30,000 elderly and sick people could be left homeless after ruthless City speculators plunged Southern Cross, Britain’s largest care homes firm, into chaos.

Three and a half million children live in poverty in Britain. This new BBC documentary follows four children to show how having little money affects their everyday life.

Cabin crew at British Airways are voting on a deal to end the long-running dispute at the airline.

The Home Office rejected a gay Tanzanian’s appeal to stay in Britain on Friday of last week.

The UK border Agency is trying to deport a gay man back to Tanzania in east Africa where he faces arrest and persecution.

Labour Party leaders generally don’t like bothering to set out socialist philosophy. The very idea is considered a bit vulgar, and likely to put off voters. Traditionally they have tended to presume that all that was necessary was to show people that Labour had plans for a better, more prosperous Britain than the Tories.

Solidarity protests have sprung up in towns and cities across Britain.

Thousands of British Airways (BA) workers are in the process of balloting over a new deal in their two-year dispute.

Several Bahraini people living in Britain are being forced to sign documents pledging their loyalty to the king of Bahrain and promising not to protest.

"It’s hard working at British Airways at the moment. Crew are scared to talk to each other because someone could report them to management for saying the wrong thing. Then they might be suspended.

Only two years ago, the fascist British National Party (BNP) made a major political breakthrough, winning two seats in the European elections. A euphoric Nick Griffin, the BNP’s leader, declared, "My election victory will bring about a huge change."

A terrible deal is on the table at British Airways (BA)—and the Unite union is backing it.