NHS workers conclude three days of strike action – but more could follow
Airedale NHS microbiology workers responsible for carrying out diagnostic tests at the West Yorkshire hospital are taking three days of strike action from 9 – 11 February in a dispute about pay and additional work. The Unite members who carry out the diagnostic tests...
Airedale Hospital workers to strike over continuing pension inequality
Nearly 200 essential staff at Airedale Hospital in Steeton, Keighley, will strike for seven days in their campaign for pension equality. Workers, including porters, domestic, catering and security staff, will walk out from 20 to 26 January. The workers, members of the...
2025 another deadly year for journalists lives lost
War and organised crime claim record victims as 67 journalists murdered in 2025, with nearly half killed by Israeli forces in Gaza The number of murdered journalists worldwide has risen from the previous year’s record figure of 54, to a new high of 67 in 2025,...