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Stand by our firefighters

Fire Minister Brandon Lewis probably had a fair idea what Sir Ken Knight would deliver when he asked him to conduct an "independent" report into fire and rescue services in England.

Features

A timely reminder of the long fight ahead

by Yvonne Washbourne

As LGBT activists worldwide celebrate anti-homophobia day we are reminded of prevailing prejudice

Fighting child abuse in the community

by Ann Czernik

Bradford has seen the launch of a new campaign to battle the sources of child sex exploitation - and combat far-right bids to make it a racial issue

Britain

News in brief

Thursday 16 May 2013

Measles cases hit 1,105 in Swansea

Cuts-crazed Tories dump 15,000 more on the dole

Wednesday 15 May 2013

Ministers were slammed today for leaving people's lives "in tatters" as unemployment soared to a staggering 2.52 million.

Backbenchers taunt Clegg over EU chaos

Wednesday 15 May 2013

MPS roared with derision in the Commons today as Deputy Prime Minister Nick Clegg failed spectacularly to make any sense of the coalition's EU referendum havoc.

Activists put bedroom tax in the dock

Wednesday 15 May 2013

Disabled people who claim that the government's vicious bedroom tax unlawfully discriminates against them launched a legal challenge against it today.

Prison officers call for action against wave of assaults

Wednesday 15 May 2013

Prison officers shared horror stories of jail assaults from the podium at the POA conference today.

Whelan: Let's unite and push hard for rail renationalisation

Wednesday 15 May 2013

Train drivers' union Aslef general secretary Mick Whelan urged all transport workers to make a concerted push for renationalisation of the railways today.

SNP under fire as PCS staff stage third Holyrood picket

Wednesday 15 May 2013

Scotland's MSPs scuttled into Holyrood by its side doors today as staffers surrounded the Parliament with picket lines over pay.

Firefighters gear up for vital work safety campaign

Wednesday 15 May 2013

Brave firefighters are being treated like "cannon fodder" by bosses who refuse to learn "tragic lessons," Fire Brigades Union general secretary Matt Wrack warned today.

A new article

Wednesday 15 May 2013

Protesters will picket an awards ceremony in London this evening where notorious blacklisting construction firm Carillion is shortlisted for an award.

80 years ago today ...

Wednesday 15 May 2013

Exploring our online archive of the Star's early years