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Photo of the Fliton 24 Six on the night before action

Gaza Solidarity / 4 February 2026

Human rights groups hail ‘huge victory’ as six Filton 24 defendants acquitted

4 February 2026

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer (right) and then British ambassador to the US Peter Mandelson during a welcome reception at the ambassador's residence in Washington, DC, February 27, 2025

Britain / 4 February 2026

Labour MPs voice ‘cover-up’ fears as Sir Keir admits he knew of Mandelson's Epstein links before making him ambassador

4 February 2026

A general view of HMP Whitemoor, a maximum security prison for men in Category A and B, in March, Cambridgeshire, March 2017

Prisons / 4 February 2026

POA slams chief inspector over HMP Whitemoor ‘inflexible’ staffing comments

4 February 2026

A view of the Little Cheyne Court Wind Farm amongst existing electricity pylons on the Romney Marsh in Kent

Energy / 4 February 2026

Government ties workers' rights to clean energy cash

4 February 2026

People protesting against the proscription of Palestine Action as a terrorist organisation in Cambridge, November 29, 2026 [Pic: Defend Our Juries]

Justice System / 4 February 2026

Activists thrown out of court at Palestine Action plea hearing

4 February 2026

The scene outside the Queen Elizabeth Conference Centre, in central London, as members from the Campaign Against Arms Trade (CAAT) protest against British Aerospace's sale of arms to world hot spots, including Indonesia, April 1999

Policing / 4 February 2026

Police spied on anti-arms activists to protect interest of the state, inquiry hears

4 February 2026

Part of the Megapicket in support of the striking Bin Workers in Birmingham, January 31, 2026 [Pic: Henry Fowler©]

Workers' Rights / 4 February 2026

Birmingham council accused of cowardice as it seeks ban on protests in support of bin workers

4 February 2026

Ash Regan of the Alba Party speaking to the media outside the Scottish Parliament at Holyrood, Edinburgh, April 29, 2024

Scotland / 4 February 2026

Women's convention slams Holyrood as ‘unbuyable’ Bill is defeated

4 February 2026

An Openreach van and engineer at the Openreach training centre in Peterborough

Britain / 4 February 2026

Broadband company launching safety app to protect employees from the public

4 February 2026

A view of Queen Elizabeth University Hospital

Scotland / 4 February 2026

Officials looking at release of QEUH documents, confirms Gray

4 February 2026

An aerial view of engineers working on a derailed Southern train at Selhurst train depot south-east London. A

Transport / 4 February 2026

Rail union demands ‘proper explanation’ after Govia Thameslink Railway issues rare ‘do not travel’ alert

4 February 2026

Coins in a Saltire purse

Equality / 4 February 2026

Struggling voluntary organisations call for fair funding from Scottish government

4 February 2026

Activists at a previous action. Photo: Fossil Free London

Climate / 4 February 2026

Climate groups stage protest outside Equinor HQ

4 February 2026

Scotland / 3 February 2026

Unite Hospitality demands answers for CCA workers

3 February 2026

Children playing football on the street in Luton, August 1, 2025

Austerity / 3 February 2026

Ministers urged to go further on child poverty as MPs vote to end two child benefits cap

3 February 2026

Khadija Abu Rabi mourns over the body of her son, Iyad, 3, who was killed by an Israeli strike that hit tents sheltering displaced people along the coast of Khan Younis, Gaza Strip, February 2, 2026

Britain / 3 February 2026

‘Frankly shameful’

3 February 2026

Campaigners and MPs concerned by moves to ‘unblock’ arms licences to Israel

Ash Regan in Edinburgh, March 26, 2025

Scotland / 3 February 2026

Regan urges former SNP colleagues to back Nordic Model

3 February 2026

Nurses working at the nurses station in the Acute Receiving Ward at the Royal Alexandra Hospital in Paisley, January 27, 2021

Healthcare / 3 February 2026

NHS privatisation behind career progression disparities, campaigners say

3 February 2026

Firefighters tackle a blaze at the Jenners building in Edinburgh, October 26, 2022

Justice / 3 February 2026

Firefighter's widow slams ‘unacceptable’ delays in investigation into his death

3 February 2026

Britain's then ambassador to the United States, Peter Mandelson, speaks during a reception at the ambassador's residence in Washington, February 26, 2025

House of Lords / 3 February 2026

Mandelson steps down as Starmer hints at more revelations

3 February 2026

A household water tap

Environment / 3 February 2026

Wales charts new course for water governance

3 February 2026

Fidel Smirnov addresses WHAT, WHERE, February 3, 2026

Solidarity / 3 February 2026

Glasgow stands with Cuba in Fidel's centenary year

3 February 2026

A general view of ExxonMobil's ethylene plant at Mossmorran in Fife, following the announcement that the global energy giant will close the manufacturing plant, November 25, 2025

Workers' Rights / 3 February 2026

ExxonMobil’s early closure of Mossmorran site branded a ‘disgrace’

3 February 2026

Reform UK party leader Nigel Farage (centre right) with Matt Goodwin (centre left), the party's candidate for the Gorton and Denton by-election, outside Denton Town Hall in Manchester, January 30, 2026

Britain / 3 February 2026

Your Party says it won’t contest Gorton & Denton by-election

3 February 2026

A view of bank notes

Britain / 3 February 2026

Disability benefit review ‘cannot become about making cuts’

3 February 2026

Waspi (Women Against State Pension Inequality) campaigners stage a protest on College Green in Westminster, London, October 30, 2024

Waspi Campaign / 3 February 2026

Waspi campaigners urge vote in Parliament on compensation

3 February 2026

Prime Minister Sir Keir Starmer (right) and British ambassador to the United States Lord Peter Mandelson during a welcome reception at the ambassador's residence in Washington, DC, February 27, 2025

Politics / 2 February 2026

Labour MPs question Mandelson’s continuing influence over government ministers

2 February 2026

Campaigners from Police Spies out of Lives speak to the media after the publication of first part of the report from the Undercover Policing Inquiry, at Blackfriars Settlement, south east London, June 29, 2023

Spycops / 2 February 2026

Undercover cop tried to ‘induce’ activists into firebombing charity shop, inquiry hears

2 February 2026

NHS resident doctors protesting outside Royal Victoria Infirmary in Newcastle, during a five-day strike after talks with the Government collapsed over pay, July 25, 2025

Workers' Rights / 2 February 2026

Resident doctors vote to extend strikes

2 February 2026

Solicitor Aamer Anwar(c) alongside Margaret Caldwell and family, mother of murder victim Emma Caldwell speak to the media after meeting with the Solicitor General Ruth Charteris KC, September 17, 2025

Justice / 2 February 2026

Caldwell Inquiry must 'follow the evidence', warn family

2 February 2026

People take part in a War on Want, Greenpeace and Oxfam-led protest outside HM Treasury, London, ahead of the Chancellor's spring statement, demanding taxes on the 'super-rich,' March 25, 2025

Campaigning / 2 February 2026

War on Want appointed feminist social justice campainger as new chief

2 February 2026

Tulip Siddiq MP outside 10 Downing Street, central London, May 13, 2024

Politics / 2 February 2026

Labour ‘cannot recognise’ ruling against MP Siddiq in Bangladesh corruption case

2 February 2026

A stethoscope on top of patient's files at the Temple Fortune Health Centre GP Practice near Golders Green, London

Workers' Rights / 2 February 2026

Medics publish ‘blueprint’ to tackle doctor burnout

2 February 2026

Steve Wright (centre), 66, appearing at the Old Bailey, central London, where he pleaded guilty to killing Victoria Hall who went missing on her way home from a nightclub in Felixstowe in September 1999, February 2, 2026

Court / 2 February 2026

Suffolk serial killer admits sixth murder 25 years after teenager disappeared

2 February 2026

A baby [Pic: Omar Lopez / Creative Commons]

Childcare / 2 February 2026

Anti-poverty campaigners want baby scheme extended across Wales

2 February 2026

A general view of staff on a NHS hospital ward

NHS Crisis / 2 February 2026

Government does not know the number of NHS staff affected by change in immigration rules

2 February 2026

Welsh singer Dafydd Iwan performs with a choir at the Corniche Walk Park, Qatar, ahead of Wales' second Group B games at the Fifa World Cup 2022, November 25, 2022

Anti-Fascism / 2 February 2026

Welsh folk singer slams far-right social media trolls

2 February 2026

Teachers from the Educational Institute of Scotland (EIS) union take part in a rally outside the office of Education Secretary Shirley-Anne Somerville in Dunfermline, Fife, during their strike action in dispute over pay, February 22, 2023

Workers' Rights / 2 February 2026

EIS launches fresh strike ballot over failed government pledges to boost jobs

2 February 2026

Scottish Labour leader Anas Sarwar during a press conference and Q&A at the Usher Institute, Edinburgh University, marking 100 days to go until the Holyrood election, January 27, 2026

Scotland / 2 February 2026

Scottish Labour pledge to ‘strengthen’ justice system

2 February 2026

Labour's Dan Norris arrives at the Sports Training Village, University of Bath, in Somerset, during the count for the North East Somerset and Hanham constituency in the 2024 General Election, July 5, 2024

Labour Party / 2 February 2026

Sitting MP arrested on rape charges

2 February 2026

A pupils taking an exam, March 2, 2012

Education / 2 February 2026

New Scottish exam body plans qualifications overhaul

2 February 2026

Images from an undated and redacted document released by the US Department of Justice, photographed on January 31, 2026, show Andrew Mountbatten-Windsor, formerly known as Prince Andrew, leaning over an unidentified person

Monarchy / 1 February 2026

‘Royal Epstein Inquiry now’

1 February 2026

What do they know? Campaigners demand Charles and William Windsor join Andrew in the dock following latest Epstein revelations

Green Party leader Zack Polanski speaking to the media outside BBC Broadcasting House in London, after appearing on the BBC One current affairs programme, Sunday with Laura Kuenssberg, February 1, 2026

Renters' Rights / 1 February 2026

Campaigners welcome Polanski's call to give mayors power to apply rent controls

1 February 2026

Workers' Rights / 1 February 2026

‘Insulting’ language against hospitality workers removed from government guidance

1 February 2026

Undated handout photo of Mark Hehir

Workers' Rights / 1 February 2026

Bus driver says he wants apology after he was sacked after catching thief

1 February 2026

(left to right) Andy Burnham, Mayor of Greater Manchester, Huw Merriman, Chair of the Liverpool-Manchester Railway Partnership Board and Steve Rotheram, Mayor of the Liverpool City Region, speak to the media on College Green in Westminster, London, May 14, 2025

Labour Party / 1 February 2026

Liverpool mayor hits out at ‘gutless people’ briefing against ally Andy Burnham

1 February 2026

Britain / 2 February 2026

Charities launch appeal to reverse Nice decision on life-saving cancer treatment

2 February 2026

Prime Minister Keir Starmer takes part in a joint press conference with Prime Minister of Japan Sanae Takaichi after their bilateral meeting at the Prime Minister's Office in Tokyo during his visit to Japan, January 31, 2026

Politics / 1 February 2026

Swapping welfare state for ‘warfare’ state pushed Labour's abysmal polls, new Communist Party leader says

1 February 2026

People take part in a Palestine Coalition march in central London, January 31, 2026

Gaza Solidarity / 1 February 2026

Thousands gather in 34th national demo for Palestine

1 February 2026

A West Midlands Railway Train at Bournville Station

Public Transport / 1 February 2026

Half of all train journeys under public control as London Northwestern and West Midlands services brought into GBR

1 February 2026

Britain / 2 February 2026

SNP have ‘no plan’ to tackle domestic abuse despite soaring levels of the crime, Scot Labour warns

2 February 2026

A view of bank notes

Economy / 1 February 2026

‘Near-certainty’ Bank of England will freeze interest rates next week

1 February 2026

Public Services / 2 February 2026

Young Scots are saving hundreds of pounds from free bus travel

2 February 2026

Workers' Rights / 2 February 2026

London Museum workers back strike action over pay

2 February 2026

Police remove protesters taking part in a demonstration organised by Defend our Juries, in support of Palestine Action in Trafalgar Square, London, October 4, 2025

Britain / 30 January 2026

Met Police spent £8m on Defend Our Juries protests alone, analysis suggests

30 January 2026

People on Westminster Bridge as they take part in a Palestine Solidarity Campaign march in central London, October 11, 2025

Britain / 30 January 2026

Thousands set to march in national demonstration for Palestine

30 January 2026

Green Party leader Zack Polanski announcing Hannah Spencer (left) as the party's candidate for the Gorton and Denton by-election, at Pakistani Community Centre in Manchester, January 30, 2026

Green Party / 30 January 2026

Greens name plumber Hannah Spencer as candidate in ‘Green v Reform’ race

30 January 2026

Photo: Henry Fowler, Strike Map

Britain / 30 January 2026

Megapicket shuts down every refuse site in Birmingham

30 January 2026

General view of the sign and exterior of the Home Office building in Westminster, central London

Britain / 30 January 2026

More than 45 groups condemn government 'earned settlement' plans

30 January 2026

Britain's Prime Minister Keir Starmer attends the UK-China Business Forum held at the headquarters of the Bank of China (BOC) in Beijing, China, January 30, 2026

Britain / 30 January 2026

China will soon overtake the US, Communist Party says as Trump criticises Starmer for dealing with Beijing

30 January 2026

The Oil platform Stena Spey is moved with tug boats amongst

Scotland / 30 January 2026

Lessons must be learned from previous deindustrialisation, MPs warn

30 January 2026

A homeless person asleep on the street beside the entrance to Westminster underground station and in the shadows of Big Ben and the Houses of Parliament in central London

Housing Crisis / 30 January 2026

London's rough sleepers reach record high

30 January 2026

Leighann McCready, mother of Jaysley Beck, speaks to the media outside Bulford Court Martial Centre at Kiwi Barracks, in Salisbury, Wiltshire, October 31, 2025

Britain / 30 January 2026

Two officers to face court martial over assault of young soldier who committed suicide

30 January 2026

Lord John Bird, founder of The Big Issue, marks the return of 1,400 of the magazine's network of vendors to the high streets of England and Wales from 12th April after months of lockdown, London, April 12, 2021

Cost-of-living Crisis / 30 January 2026

Big Issue founder warns ‘poverty is destroying us’

30 January 2026

Willie Rennie (third left) and former Scottish Liberal Democrat leader Jim Wallace (second left) wait for Liberal Democrat leader Sir Ed Davey and Alex Cole-Hamilton to arrive at their party's Scottish launch at North Queensferry, May 27, 2024

Scotland / 30 January 2026

Scotland's first Deputy First Minister, Jim Wallace, dies after surgery

30 January 2026

The 150m long mountain of rubbish that has been illegally dumped beside the A34 and near the River Cherwell in Kidlington, Oxfordshire, December 12, 2025

Britain / 30 January 2026

Two men arrested over tipping of 150-metre mountain of waste

30 January 2026

A general view of Buchanan Street Bus Station in Glasgow

Scotland / 30 January 2026

Bus fare cap trial begins in Shetland

30 January 2026

Jeremy Corbyn speaking as he closes the Your Party founding two day conference at the ACC Liverpool, November 30, 2025

Your Party / 30 January 2026

Corbyn will be Your Party parliamentary leader if his slate wins CEC election, allies say

30 January 2026

Job & Talent agency bin workers during protest, organised by Unite the Union, as they march to Council House in Victoria Square, Birmingham, on the first day of strike action by refuse workers employed by the company, December 1, 2025

Birmingham Bin Workers' Strike / 30 January 2026

‘We will be back again, and again, and again until these workers win’

30 January 2026

Megapicket to shut down Birmingham’s refuse sites

People collect bottled water at a water station in East Grinstead, after South East Water blamed bad weather for more water outages in Kent and parts of Sussex, January 13, 2026.

Public Services / 29 January 2026

Water privatisers ‘treating system as an ATM,’ campaigners say as bills set to hike

29 January 2026

Scotland / 29 January 2026

Human Rights Commission says further action needed to mend harm caused by 'Tinker Experiment'

29 January 2026

Waspi campaigners outside the Royal Courts of Justice in London as they step up their battle for compensation, March 17, 2025

Waspi Campaign / 29 January 2026

Labour Waspi decision 'slams the door' on justice

29 January 2026