Rail workers may strike across the UK Rail workers across the entire national network are preparing to strike over increases to employee pension contributions.
Council sell-off sparks unrest down the farm Ten people, three cows, two pigs, several sheep and a carthorse occupied an empty 80-acre farm in the village of Chiselborough, Near Yeovil in Somerset on Friday.
Billy Connolly: shipyard striker Scottish comedian Billy Connolly was involved in the strikes of apprentices in the Clyde shipyards in the 1960s.
Alex Ferguson - manager and striker Alex Ferguson, manager of Manchester United was involved in the Glasgow apprentices strike and a walkout at Falkirk FC.
Terry Wogan: "sympathetic" to strikers, and scab Terry Wogan, one of the BBC's highest paid presenters scabbed on the strike of BBC workers against cuts in 2005.
Canary Wharf cleaners to ballot for strike action Cleaners at some of Britain's leading banks and financial institutions are to vote on strike action after a long-running campaign to make bosses improve working conditions and pay them a living wage.
Asbestos - the silent killer in schools Some 15 teachers a year are dying of asbestos related cancer.
BNP leader resigns amid assassinations claim Earlier this year, Tony Lecomber, the BNP's second most senior member resigned following rumours that he had approached a Liverpool BNP member to get him to carry out assassinations.
BPP organiser arrested The South Wales Organiser for fascist group the British People's Party has been arrested and charged with 'incitement to racial hatred'.
The BNP's twelve worst councillors BNP councillors have been elected on the promise to be different. Criticising the ‘old gang’, the BNP has benefited from being considered a “new” party. However, the shine appears to be already slipping from their political machine.