Strike dates: Whitehall staff to walk out in pay dispute
Three major Whitehall departments are set to be hit with a staff walk out this week. Cleaning, security and support staff working for the outsourced contractor will take strike action…
Rich nations paid less than five per cent of $53 billion East Africa needs to confront climate crisis
A new report published by Oxfam has revealed that rich nations paid Ethiopia, Kenya, Somalia and South Sudan just $ in climate-related development finance in 2021. That contrasts to the…
Strike dates: Court security officers set to walk out in pay dispute
Around 500 court security officers in England and Wales are set to take strike action in an ongoing dispute over pay. The workers, represented by the PCS union, voted for…
£6 million set to support rewilding projects in the UK
The Wildlife Trusts have unveiled a new programme to reverse declines in wildlife in the UK. The programme - Transforming Nature's Recovery - will see £6 million of funding to support…
Scotland will be fairer and greener as an independent country in the EU, Scottish Greens claim
Scotland's future would be fairer and greener as an independent country within the EU, Scottish Green Party co-leader Lorna Slater has said. Slater made the comments ahead of a major…
Campaigners demand 9 insurance managing agents rule out insuring the East African Crude Oil Pipeline
Climate campaigners targeted the offices of 9 insurance managing agents on August 30. Activists marched between the firms' offices setting up fake oil spills outside in their efforts to get…
400 former Debenhams staff to receive over £800k after tribunal victory
400 former staff at Debenhams are set to receive around £860,000 between them after winning an employment tribunal. Debenhams went into administration in 2020 and closed its stores after 242…
Anti-boycott bill: Palestine Solidarity Campaign hands in petition to Downing Street
A coalition of campaign groups, led by Palestine Solidarity Campaign, handed in a petition to 10 Downing Street on Thursday calling for the prime minister, Rishi Sunak, to drop the…
Scottish Greens call for urgent reform on drug policy
The Scottish Green Party has called for urgent reform of drug policy in the UK. The call comes after the publication of a new report from the UK Home Affairs…
Green Party celebrates 100 days of running East Hertfordshire Council
The Green Party has celebrated its first 100 days running East Hertfordshire District Council. The Greens swept to power on the authority in a major breakthrough in this year's local…