The House of Commons will today vote on the Minimum Service Levels Bill. Thousands of workers are expected to rally outside in protest at the proposed laws. The Bill has been amended heavily by the ...

Fire Brigades Union General Secretary Matt Wrack comments on parliament’s vote in favour of the Minimum Service Levels bill. The Bill had been amended heavily by the House of Lords, and the government ...

French lawmakers have voted to ban smoking in all forests and woods during the fire season. The ban is part of a series of ...

Follow the day’s news live. Police say 13 out of 15 people sleeping rough in building are safe and they are looking for ...

Republican firebrand Marjorie Taylor Greene slammed Joe Biden over his administration's handling of the southern US border.

A major road was closed this afternoon (May 25) after a collision between a motorbike and two cars. Wigan Road, Westhoughton, near the junction with Southfield Drive, was closed before 3pm to reports ...

The government have gambled that if they protect the firefighters nearing retirement, they would not vote to strike. They gambled that the older guys would not care about the younger ones.

In London, thousands of firefighters in London were voting today on whether to take industrial action in a row over answering medical calls. The FBU in London said its members in the capital were ...

The difference this time is that not everyone is ring-fenced. The government have gambled that if they protect the firefighters nearing retirement, they would not vote to strike. They gambled that the ...

Kevin McCarthy barely survived a bruising battle in January to become the 55th speaker of the House of Representatives, ...

The House passed a bill on Wednesday to block student-debt cancellation. Biden will veto it if it makes it to his desk.