Editorial
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
As LGBT activists worldwide celebrate anti-homophobia day we are reminded of prevailing prejudice
Fighting child abuse in the community
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
Woman fasts in solidarity with Guantanamo strikers
Thursday 16 May 2013
A British peace activist will launch a 24-hour fast tomorrow in solidarity with prisoners at US concentration camp Guantanamo Bay.
Hodge mauls Google over tax avoidance
Thursday 16 May 2013
Commons public accounts committee chairwoman Margaret Hodge savaged Google vice-president Matt Brittin at a hearing today after he attempted to justify the internet giant's minuscule British tax bill.
Firefighters set to strike over pensions
Thursday 16 May 2013
Firefighters put the government on notice today that they will take national strike action unless it steps back from planned pension cuts.
Lavery slams privatisation
Thursday 16 May 2013
Labour MP Ian Lavery urged workers to struggle to their "dying breath" against Con-Dem privatisation plans today.
AWE admits to safety failings
Thursday 16 May 2013
The Atomic Weapons Establishment (AWE), which makes and maintains nuclear warheads for Trident, has admitted safety failures and putting employees at risk.
Firefighters expose Tory 'Trojan horse' on co-ops
Thursday 16 May 2013
Tory ministers are using co-operatives as a "Trojan horse" to privatise fire and rescue services, firefighters warned today.
Officers 'traumatised by deaths'
Thursday 16 May 2013
Delegates warned today that deaths in prison are causing huge problems for staff, who often struggle to cope.
'Brutal' RBS slashes 1,400 jobs
Thursday 16 May 2013
Bank workers shamed a "brutal and irresponsible" RBS for announcing 1,400 job cuts the day after news that unemployment had risen to 2.52 million.
Fitness tests 'have to go'
Thursday 16 May 2013
Prison officers urged the National Offender Management Service today to commit to modernising its fitness tests.