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Union to take government to court over lethal PPE failings

GIG ECONOMY workers are dragging the government to court over health and safety legislation failures that left key workers without vital personal p

Pensioners and unions hit out at government after BBC plans to scrap free tv licences for over-75s

PENSIONERS and unions hit out at the government today after the BBC confirmed that it will go ahead with plans to abolish free television licences

Editorial | Thursday 09th Jul 2020

Editorial From rags to Rishi — but Britain is far from bailed out

World | Thursday 09th Jul 2020

Strike for Black Lives set for July 20 in 25 US cities

Britain | Thursday 09th Jul 2020

Silent vigil held in Bow for 85-year-old killed in crane collapse

Dawn Butler forced to close constituency office over death threats

Britain

LABOUR MP Dawn Butler has been forced to close her constituency office after the number of threats received “dramatically escalated” in response to

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Thursday 09th Jul 2020

Selhurst thriller sees Chelsea scrape past Palace

Thursday 09th Jul 2020

Record in sight as Liverpool get the better of Brighton

Thursday 09th Jul 2020

A celebration of our heritage and political history

Thursday 09th Jul 2020

'Get a grip on retail crisis before it gets out of control,' Usdaw union warns as Boots and John Lewis announce thousands of job losses

Thursday 09th Jul 2020

Justice for Hevrin Khalef campaign calls for UN to establish special body to investigate killing

Thursday 09th Jul 2020

Hospital treatment waiting times is almost 1.45 million, NHS England reveals

Thursday 09th Jul 2020

Education Secretary Gavin Williamson tears up Blair’s uni target in FE address

BRITAIN

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Thursday 09th Jul 2020

Union to take government to court over lethal PPE failings

Thursday 09th Jul 2020

Dawn Butler forced to close constituency office over death threats

Thursday 09th Jul 2020

Hospital treatment waiting times is almost 1.45 million, NHS England reveals

Thursday 09th Jul 2020

Pensioners and unions hit out at government after BBC plans to scrap free tv licences for over-75s

Thursday 09th Jul 2020

Education Secretary Gavin Williamson tears up Blair’s uni target in FE address

Thursday 09th Jul 2020

Silent vigil held in Bow for 85-year-old killed in crane collapse

Britain | Thursday 09th Jul 2020

British government says it will only intervene in Bahrain cases if death sentences are handed down on Monday

Britain | Thursday 09th Jul 2020

'Get a grip on retail crisis before it gets out of control,' Usdaw union warns as Boots and John Lewis announce thousands of job losses

Britain | Thursday 09th Jul 2020

Unions launch campaign to fight for UK’s steel industry

Britain | Thursday 09th Jul 2020

RMT calls for urgent talks with government over Eurostar cuts

Britain | Thursday 09th Jul 2020

More workers to be tested for asymptomatic coronavirus as government is accused of manipulating test tally

Britain | Thursday 09th Jul 2020

Britain First leader intimidates Bradford Council staff

WORLD

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Thursday 09th Jul 2020

Peace deal edges closer in South Sudan

Wednesday 08th Jul 2020

China condemns US decision to withdraw from WHO

Wednesday 08th Jul 2020

Bolivian activist warns polls showing Morales's MAS in the lead could intensify persecution of his supporters

Wednesday 08th Jul 2020

French Prime Minister defends appointment of Interior Minister facing rape charge

Wednesday 08th Jul 2020

Germany closes investigation into 1980 far-right bombing

Wednesday 08th Jul 2020

Facebook publishes audit on hate speech and civil liberties

World | Thursday 09th Jul 2020

Strike for Black Lives set for July 20 in 25 US cities

World | Thursday 09th Jul 2020

Justice for Hevrin Khalef campaign calls for UN to establish special body to investigate killing

World | Thursday 09th Jul 2020

Israeli annexation plans to be discussed in the White House next week

World | Thursday 09th Jul 2020

Lebanese turn to bartering for food on Facebook amid shortages as economic crisis deepens

World | Thursday 09th Jul 2020

UN expresses solidarity to family of missing Mexican student identified this week

World | Wednesday 08th Jul 2020

Teacher trade unions challenge Trump's bluster over schools

FEATURES

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Thursday 09th Jul 2020

Donald Trump attacks China to win the election

With little hope of success in the US presidential elections in November this year, Trump is taking desperate measures to win another term, says PETER FROST

Thursday 09th Jul 2020

Open letter: Scottish civil society calls for sanctions against Israel

AS representatives of Scottish civil society, we are extremely concerned for the fate of the Palestinian people who have suffered under Israeli occ

Thursday 09th Jul 2020

The left in Labour should be going on the front foot

The party's battle of ideas takes place at the foundation level – and, despite setbacks, there’s all to win, says STUART HILL

Thursday 09th Jul 2020

Engie: low-wage contractors and the NHS

SOLOMON HUGHES looks at the French firm drafted in by the privateers to run security in our hospitals and its empty commitment to the Living Wage

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SPORT

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Sport | Wednesday 08th

Men’s Football Jose Mourinho: If I answer I am in trouble

Sport | Wednesday 08th Jul 2020

United States NHL franchise refuse to give up controversial Blackhawks name

Sport | Wednesday 08th Jul 2020

Men’s Cricket England and West Indies take a knee in solidarity

Sport | Monday 06th Jul 2020

Williams accuses Met Police of racial profiling after cops stopped and searched her car

CULTURE

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ONLINE SERIES

Wednesday 08th Jul 2020

ONLINE SERIES Laughs lost in space

Netflix's ‘satire’ on the recently formed United States Space Force lacks comic bite, says DENNIS BROE

COVID AND CULTURE

Tuesday 07th Jul 2020

COVID AND CULTURE The art of coping with isolation

Artists talk to LYNNE WALSH about the positives and negatives of lockdown life

ART IN THE OPEN

Tuesday 07th Jul 2020

ART IN THE OPEN The Spirit of Trade Unionism by Bernard Meadows

THE BUILDING of the TUC's new headquarters Congress House in Holborn, which opened in 1958, was also seen as an opportunity to promote interest in

Cartoons

ONLINE THEATRE

Timely polemic on colonial depredation of Africa

ONLINE THEATRE

549: Scots of the Spanish Civil War

FILM OF THE WEEK

Delivered from ignorance

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A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Bridge Theatre/National Theatre at Home

ONLINE THEATRE

Heads-up on an excellent revival

Film Of The Week

Latest stories

Selhurst thriller sees Chelsea scrape past Palace

Record in sight as Liverpool get the better of Brighton

A celebration of our heritage and political history

'Get a grip on retail crisis before it gets out of control,' Usdaw union warns as Boots and John Lewis announce thousands of job losses

Justice for Hevrin Khalef campaign calls for UN to establish special body to investigate killing

Hospital treatment waiting times is almost 1.45 million, NHS England reveals

Education Secretary Gavin Williamson tears up Blair’s uni target in FE address

BRITAIN

Union to take government to court over lethal PPE failings

Dawn Butler forced to close constituency office over death threats

Hospital treatment waiting times is almost 1.45 million, NHS England reveals

Pensioners and unions hit out at government after BBC plans to scrap free tv licences for over-75s

Education Secretary Gavin Williamson tears up Blair’s uni target in FE address

Silent vigil held in Bow for 85-year-old killed in crane collapse

WORLD

Peace deal edges closer in South Sudan

China condemns US decision to withdraw from WHO

Bolivian activist warns polls showing Morales's MAS in the lead could intensify persecution of his supporters

French Prime Minister defends appointment of Interior Minister facing rape charge

Germany closes investigation into 1980 far-right bombing

Facebook publishes audit on hate speech and civil liberties

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Cartoons

Timely polemic on colonial depredation of Africa

549: Scots of the Spanish Civil War

Delivered from ignorance

A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Bridge Theatre/National Theatre at Home

Heads-up on an excellent revival

Fatal generation gap