Alan Jones
Business News
Almost 600,000 council jobs lost in a decade – union
Birmingham was the worst hit council, losing almost 27,000 workers, the GMB figures suggest.
By Alan Jones
22 Apr 2025
Business News
Labour urges Tata to avoid irreversible action on Port Talbot plant pre-election
The steel giant is bringing forward plans to shut down blast furnaces at its biggest plant due to strike action.
By Alan Jones
28 Jun 2024
Business News
Tata set to cease operations at steel plant earlier than planned due to strike
Unite called the strike in protest at plans to switch to a more environmentally friendly way to produce steel, with the loss of thousands of jobs.
By Alan Jones
27 Jun 2024
Crime
Julian Assange must ‘rediscover freedom’ after landing in Australia, says wife
Stella Assange said her husband would not speak publicly until a ‘time of his choosing’.
By Alan Jones
26 Jun 2024
Crime
Julian Assange saga comes to a close after he is freed from prison
The WikiLeaks founder has left a London prison where he was held for more than five years.
By Alan Jones
25 Jun 2024
Crime
Julian Assange travels to Australia after release from UK prison
WikiLeaks founder had to pay half a million US dollars for a chartered flight from Stansted.
By Alan Jones
25 Jun 2024
Crime
Assange’s release is a ‘victory’ for journalists around the world
The International Federation of Journalists and the National Union of Journalists welcomed Assange’s release from prison.
By Alan Jones
25 Jun 2024
Crime
Julian Assange’s father ‘elated’ at his son’s release
John Shipton said he never gave up hope.
By Alan Jones
25 Jun 2024
Crime
Dramatic release of Julian Assange was ‘touch and go’, says wife
Stella Assange and their two sons travelled to Australia on Sunday.
By Alan Jones
25 Jun 2024
Politics
Party leaders questioned by Big Issue over ending poverty
The magazine’s vendors submitted questions for the interviews.
By Alan Jones
24 Jun 2024
Business News
Workers at steel giant Tata to strike in protest against job losses
Unite said it would be the first time in over 40 years that steel workers in the UK had taken strike action.
By Alan Jones
21 Jun 2024
Politics
Parents ‘worried about taking children to beach’ because of pollution – Sharkey
The former Undertones singer said people were ‘outraged’ about the state of rivers and seas.
By Alan Jones
21 Jun 2024
UK
Welsh National Opera musicians to vote on industrial action in dispute over pay
The Musicians’ Union said funding cuts mean pay may be slashed by 15% and the orchestra will become part-time.
By Alan Jones
21 Jun 2024
UK
Violence, crime and drug use widespread across colleges, says Unison
A survey of 780 support staff in further education and sixth form colleges found seven in 10 reported drug abuse among students to be a problem.
By Alan Jones
20 Jun 2024
Health
Pharmacies to turn off lights in protest over funding pressures
Around 1,400 pharmacies have closed in England in the past 10 years, with 10 currently closing each week.
By Alan Jones
20 Jun 2024
Business News
No change in pay for many workers since start of cost of living crisis – report
More than two in five workers are struggling to make ends meet, study suggests.
By Alan Jones
20 Jun 2024
Business News
New stamps to mark 60th display season of the Red Arrows
Images of their trademark red, white and blue trails in the sky are featured.
By Alan Jones
20 Jun 2024
Business News
Tata says its operations are not affected by industrial action
Members of Unite have started a ban on overtime in protest at planned job losses at Port Talbot
By Alan Jones
18 Jun 2024
Business News
Workers at steel giant Tata launch work to rule and overtime ban
Tata is switching to a greener form of production at Port Talbot in south Wales, which needs fewer workers.
By Alan Jones
18 Jun 2024
UK
Unions look to improved employment relations under a Labour government
Second anniversary of strikes which have seen hundreds of thousands of workers take industrial action.
By Alan Jones
17 Jun 2024
Business News
Steady demand for workers as recruiters place 1.7m job adverts
The Recruitment and Employment Confederation said the figure had remained roughly the same for months.
By Alan Jones
17 Jun 2024