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A detail of a Police officer
Policing / 17 June 2026
Police admit destroying files in Spycops inquiry
17 June 2026
Leaflets advertising properties in Israel's illegal settlements in the Occupied West Bank and East Jerusalem at an event at Edgware United Synagogue, London, June 14, 2026
Britain / 17 June 2026
Jewish anti-zionist activists prove Israeli real estate fair in London was selling properties in occupied Palestine
17 June 2026
Andy Burnham meets residents impacted by flooding, including those involved in local relief efforts, to hear directly about the damage caused and the action needed to better protect communities in Makerfield, June 2, 2026
Politics / 17 June 2026
Labour on the brink of a leadership battle
17 June 2026

Starmer makes desperate effort to buy off Burnham as polls suggest he is set to win Makerfield by-election

Police detain protesters outside Woolwich Crown Court, London, during a hearing where Palestine Action activists were due to be sentenced over over a break-in at the UK base of an Israel-based defence firm, Elbit Systems site near Bristol on August 6 2024
Authoritarianism / 17 June 2026
Corbyn warns of new Labour threat to freedoms
17 June 2026
A street sign giving directions to Parliament Street and Whitehall in London
Workers' Rights / 17 June 2026
Unions hail ‘huge victory’ after ministers announce ‘the age of outsourcing is over’
17 June 2026

Cabinet Office sets out plan for bringing services like cleaning and security back in-house

A teenage girl with her head in her hands showing signs of mental health issues (picture posed by a model)
Scotland / 17 June 2026
Better safeguarding needed at teenage mental health unit, say inspectors
17 June 2026
People take part in Britain's first ‘DadStrike’, a demonstration organised by The Dad Shift, where hundreds of fathers gather at the picket line outside the Department for Business and Trade in London, to raise awareness of paternity rights, June 11, 2025
Civil Liberties / 17 June 2026
More than 100 Labour MPs back campaigners’ calls for improved paternity leave
17 June 2026
Unison president Andrea Egan delivers her speech to conferen
Workers' Rights / 17 June 2026
Unison must lead Britain's working class and ‘transform the country,’ new leader says
17 June 2026
The Bank of England, London
Economy / 17 June 2026
Bank of England and government called to support jobs and businesses as inflation holds steady
17 June 2026
Firefighters from the Fire Brigades Union (FBU) take part in the Cuts Leave Scars rally outside the Scottish Parliament in Edinburgh, October 26, 2023
Scottish Fire and Rescue Service / 17 June 2026
FBU demand Holyrood debate on fire service cuts plan
17 June 2026
A Bidfood delivery lorry
Workers' Rights / 17 June 2026
More than 1,800 staff at food delivery company Bidfood vote to keep union voice, GMB says
17 June 2026
A Thames Water van, August 22, 2025
Privatisation / 16 June 2026
‘Renationalisation is the only way to end Thames Water farce’
16 June 2026

107 MPs demand government rejects £10bn rescue deal put forward by Thames Water's creditors

Home Secretary Shabana Mahmood during a meeting with representatives from criminal justice agencies at number 10 Downing Street, Westminster, following a terror attack in Golders Green on Wednesday morning in which two men were stabbed. Picture date: Thursday April 30, 2026
Human Rights / 16 June 2026
Migrants face ‘super-exploitation’ under Labour's ‘deeply unfair’ immigration reforms, Unison says
16 June 2026
Palestinians inspect buildings that were destroyed in an Israeli airstrike, at al-Maghazi refugee camp, central Gaza Strip, June 12, 2026
Arms Trade / 16 June 2026
MPs want answers on British arms for Israel seized in Belgium
16 June 2026
Angela Rayner speaking during the Night Time Economy Summit in Liverpool, February 12, 2026
Politics / 16 June 2026
Rayner demands Labour ‘finish the job’ on worker rights
16 June 2026
Year 11 pupils throw their mortarboards into the air following a graduation ceremony on their last day of school at BBG Academy in Bradford, June 11, 2021
Education / 16 June 2026
More positive destination for school leavers, but class divide remains, figures show
16 June 2026
Stephen Christopher Yaxley-Lennon, aka ‘Tommy Robinson’, during a Unite the Kingdom march in central London, May 16, 2026
Far-Right / 16 June 2026
Oxford Union set on platforming Tommy Robinson at its debating society
16 June 2026
Jubilee line trains parked at the London Underground Stratford Market Depot in London, June 21, 2022
Workers' Rights / 16 June 2026
Union calls for more women to become Tube drivers
16 June 2026
Trade unionists, community activists, students and staff from the University of Dundee take part in a rally and march in Dundee after the university announced up to 700 jobs could be cut in order to fill a £35 million deficit, April 29, 2025
Workers' Rights / 16 June 2026
Dundee Uni announces ‘devastating’ plan to axe almost 200 more jobs
16 June 2026
Andy Burnham makes a speech surrounded by supporters at the launch of his campaign as Labour's candidate for the Makerfield by-election in Ashton-in-Makerfield, Greater Manchester, May 22, 2026
Labour Party / 16 June 2026
Burnham's popularity wanes as by-election nears, polls find
16 June 2026
Reform UK deputy leader Richard Tice posing for a photo with a refuse vehicle after a press conference in Westminster, central London, June 10, 2026
Sexism / 16 June 2026
TUC slams Reform’s ‘shameless and deceptive’ attempt to distract from policies which slash women’s rights
16 June 2026
Wes Streeting speaking about so-called ‘progressive capitalism’ at No1 Tower Place West, in central London, June 16, 2026
Labour Party / 16 June 2026
Streeting backs ‘progressive capitalism,’ drilling and the bond market
16 June 2026
Employment / 17 June 2026
Growing mismatch between employer needs and available talent
17 June 2026
Workers' Rights / 16 June 2026
Unite secure Prestwick pay deal
16 June 2026
Anti-Fascism / 16 June 2026
Fighting Reform is ‘the priority,’ Unison leader says after calls for ‘drastic’ change from Labour
16 June 2026
Punch [Pic: Dan Burton]
Workers' Rights / 15 June 2026
Abuse and assaults becoming accepted part of work, Unison warns
15 June 2026
Protesters outside the Law Courts in Liverpool where they gathered to listen to the judgement regarding the appeal of the proscribing of Palestine Action, June 15, 2026
Protest / 15 June 2026
‘A travesty of justice’
15 June 2026

Campaigners and MPs blast Court of Appeal’s decision to uphold Palestine Action ban

A customer holding a British Gas bill in Windsor, June 1, 2026
Energy Crisis / 16 June 2026
Households struggling to cope with weight of energy debt as prices set to rise 13.5% next month
16 June 2026
Scottish Labour MSP Pauline McNeill at the Scottish Parliament in Holyrood, Edinburgh, June 23, 2021
Justice System / 15 June 2026
Domestic abuse survivors ‘let down’ by court delays, say Scottish Labour
15 June 2026
Climate activists from Greenpeace and Uplift during a demonstration outside the Scottish Court of Session, Edinburgh, on the first day of the Rosebank and Jackdaw judicial review hearing, November 12, 2024
Climate Crisis / 15 June 2026
Scottish government must not ‘shirk responsibility’ on Rosebank, campaigners say
15 June 2026
Sophie Blake (centre) and Becky Scott (right) join supporters of the Terminally Ill Adults (End of Life Bill), during a photocall at Parliament Square in London, June 8, 2026
Healthcare / 15 June 2026
Labour MP launches new bid to legalise assisted dying
15 June 2026
Scottish First Minister John Swinney (right) with Scotland fans at the Fifa Fan Festival ahead of the World Cup, Group C match between Haiti and Scotland, June 13, 2026
Trade / 15 June 2026
Swinney flies to Kentucky for whisky lunch
15 June 2026
A general view of water dripping out of a kitchen tap
Public Services / 15 June 2026
New water ‘super-regulator’ must retain specialist roles, Unison says
15 June 2026
BBI
Activism / 15 June 2026
Activists accuse Elbit Systems-linked insurer of trying to suppress footage of their removal
15 June 2026
Rat [Pic: Nikolett Emmert]
NHS Crisis / 16 June 2026
More hospital patients at risk of rotting rats in dilapidated NHS buildings, Unison research shows
16 June 2026
A mobile billboard outside Parliament in London, displaying a message directed at the Prime Minister ahead of his decision on a proposed social media ban for under-16s, as part of the National Education Union's 'Big Tech's Little Victims' campaign, June 11, 2026
Mental Health / 15 June 2026
Teaching unions welcome social media ban but warn Big Tech still profiting from harmful content
15 June 2026