GMB Union members in Brighton and Hove City Council’s housing repairs team will today begin 5 days of strike action over a dispute surrounding pay and annual leave entitlements.
Previously outsourced to maintenance company Mears Ltd, the repairs team was transferred back in-house on 1st April, and employees claim that...
Swedish oat-based food producer Oatly has become the latest brand to face "cancellation" on Twitter, after it emerged the company had received a $200m investment from the Trump-supporting private equity firm Blackstone, who have been linked with deforestation in the Amazon.
Many Oatly customers from all over the world took to...
Hundreds of thousands of British holidaymakers' plans have been thrown into chaos after the government announced that France will be added to the UK's 14-day quarantine list, following a surge in COVID-19 cases in the country.
The new rules will come into affect from 4am on Saturday and are expected...
With some of the hottest days the country has witnessed this year so far, thousands have been flocking to the beaches, spending more time outdoors and booking national holidays across the country to enjoy the clear blue skies and soaring temperatures above 30 degrees. But is it only a...
In recent years, since the reports in 2018 were addressed to the world of the modern day slavery events imposed against Muslims in Xinjiang, it has since been highlighted and heightened with extensive media coverage unfolding the indescribable living and working conditions for the Muslim minorities detained in city....
The closure of nightclubs and other music venues in response to the coronavirus pandemic has led to the return of a controversial cultural phenomenon that first appeared in Britain during the late 1980s.
Up and down the country, illegal raves have been talking place in disused airfields, forests and abandoned...
After multiple resignations caused the Labour Group to lose their majority last week, the Green Group has now officially taken over administration of Brighton & Hove City Council.
This decision was made at a Full Council meeting last week after the Green Group became the council’s largest party, with Labour becoming...
Three Labour Group members have resigned and/or been suspended from the national Party within one week, meaning Brighton & Hove City Council's largest elected group is now the Greens.
The first resignation came from Councillor Anne Pissaridou, the former Chair of Brighton & Hove City Council’s Environment, Transport & Sustainability...
Boris Johnson has announced from 24th July, face coverings will be compulsory in shops. If you are caught without a mask from that day forward, expect to be fined £100.00. By Nicholas Bishop
The issue of whether to wear a mask or not has been quite controversial in the UK....
Non-profit organisation The Good Law Project (GLP) has issued high court proceedings against the Government, alleging breaches of procurement law and apparent bias in the granting of a coronavirus-related contract to long-standing associates of Michael Gove MP and top Conservative advisor Dominic Cummings.
The case relates to an £840,000 contract...
