Increase sick pay within Employment Rights Bill, 24 union leaders tell government

TWENTY-FOUR union leaders have written to Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer calling on him to increase statutory sick pay (SSP).

Undercover police officer denies ‘preying on young women’

AN UNDERCOVER police officer denied that he preyed on young women while infiltrating animal rights activist groups in the 1980s, a public inquiry h

Elderly man dies after waiting 52 hours in A&E as hospitals ‘busier than ever’

THE shocking case of an elderly man left unable to swallow after waiting 52 hours in A&E has raised fresh concerns over the state of NHS urgent

Unions welcome ‘first step’ as government confirms renationalisation of three rail operators in 2025

TRANSPORT unions have welcomed government confirmation that three rail operators will be renationalised next year.

Guardian journalists launch historic strike over planned Observer sale

GUARDIAN and Observer journalists began a 48-hour strike today over the planned sale of the world’s oldest Sunday newspaper to loss-making start-up

Exclusive Streeting urged to back New Deal for Workers and block £100m NHS privatisation bid

Eradicate child poverty in 20 years, coalition of children's charities tell government

A COALITION of 120 children’s charities today called for the complete eradication of child poverty in 20 years, increasing pressure for government

Unions trade accusations in row over bullying and sexism

GMB members employed by Unite have begun a four-day strike alleging a toxic workplace culture at the trade union’s National Bargaining and Dispute

Plans to remove dangerous cladding ‘still far from a comprehensive solution’

Shamed Gregg Wallace apologises over ‘middle-class women of a certain age’ comments

EMBATTLED MasterChef presenter Gregg Wallace apologised today after claiming that complaints about his behaviour came from “a handful of middle-cla