6+ hour, 7+ min ago  (768+ words) Kiara in substandard housing in Newham, east London. "The council and landlord just don't care, there are cockroaches and leaks, and dangerous windows and wiring. They do nothing. Even now I must use this stick to turn off the lights…...

5+ hour, 25+ min ago  (1403+ words) Leading figures of the 1959 Cuban Revolution, including Fidel Castro and Che Guevara Why does the US hate Cuba? The contempt stems from the way the 1959 Cuban Revolution overthrew the US-backed dictatorship, nationalised foreign businesses and looked towards the Soviet Union…...

1+ day, 7+ hour ago  (1748+ words) For the Democratic Republic of Congo (DRC), in the heart of central Africa, an abundance of vital minerals'including cobalt, coltan and gold'has been nothing but a curse. The global scramble to control the country's natural resources created some of the…...

1+ day, 13+ hour ago  (403+ words) Trans+ people and their supporters protest in London against transphobic guidance backed by the Labour government Up to 200 trans+ people and their supporters rallied in Parliament Square on Saturday against the Equality and Human Rights Commission's (EHRC) new guidance." The…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago  (559+ words) Bridget Phillipson, Labour women and equalities minister, has thrown trans+ people under the bus. She has backed the Equality and Human Rights Commission's (EHRC) guidelines which ramp up attacks on trans+ rights in the wake of the Supreme Court's ruling…...

2+ day, 5+ hour ago  (416+ words) The Labour government wants to scrap GP fit notes that allow disabled and sick people to sign off work. An initial trial launching in July will impact hundreds of thousands of people. It will start in four areas'Birmingham and Solihull,…...

2+ day, 9+ hour ago  (759+ words) UCU members at Nottingham university strike Hundreds of University of Nottingham workers struck, marched and rallied on Friday. UCU union members and supporters played samba drums inside the university building and put a "Wanted" sign on the door of vice…...

3+ day, 11+ hour ago  (673+ words) Eurovision has lost all its credibility with its refusal to exclude Israel over its genocide in Gaza. Broadcasters from Iceland, Ireland, the Netherlands, Slovenia and the Spanish state have boycotted the contest this year. Artists like 2024 winner Nemo have joined…...

3+ day, 12+ hour ago  (359+ words) The Labour government wants to roll out hundreds of data centres across Britain to provide the computing power for artificial intelligence (AI). It wants to bypass opposition from local councils and communities. And the plans could trash Labour's commitment to…...

3+ day, 5+ hour ago  (488+ words) Oil platform in the North Sea (Picture: Wikimedia Commons) Climate justice and Palestine campaigners gathered in Westminster, central London, on Thursday morning to oppose fossil fuel exploitation at Rosebank in the North Sea. Rosebank is Britain's largest untapped oil and…...