Thousands more people dying in poverty in Britain, research reveals

THOUSANDS more people are dying in poverty in Britain, including fuel poverty, shocking new research has revealed.

Illegal fox cub hunting on the rise, animal welfare charity warns

FOX hunters’ barbaric practice of training their hounds by hunting fox cubs is on the increase, according to the League Against Cruel Sports today.

Nurse shortages creating ‘perfect storm’ in NHS

THE NHS is facing a “perfect storm” of nurse shortages which will make planned government reforms “impossible,” the Royal College of Nursing (RCN)

‘Remembrance Sunday must be about bringing peace, not glorifying war’

Companies targeted by Palestine protesters in Manchester and London

BARCLAYS Bank, Booking.com, Sadler’s Wells Theatre in London and Greater Manchester Council’s pension fund trustees were among targets for protests

Striking refuse workers demonstrate over union recognition

STRIKING refuse workers demonstrated outside council offices in Sheffield in South Yorkshire today to demand recognition of their union, Unite.

Nursing leaders warn mental health reforms will fail without more staffing

PLANS to modernise mental healthcare in Britain will not succeed unless the sector’s chronic shortage of nurses is tackled, nursing leaders warned

London Protesters take to streets for Palestine

MORE than 100,000 Palestine protesters marched through London on Saturday in the capital’s 21st national mobilisation since Israel’s slaughter of t

Human Rights Amnesty launches write for rights campaign

HUMAN rights group Amnesty International has launched a global “Write for Rights” campaign to help people facing human rights abuses around the wor

Palestinian student wins case against deportation

A HOME OFFICE attempt to have a Palestinian student thrown out of Britain after she joined protests over Gaza has been declared unlawful.