The leader of the Fire Brigades Union is calling on Labour MPs to vote against the government's proposed cuts to benefits.Steve Wright has become the first general secretary of ...

Katy WatsonAustralia correspondentGetty ImagesAlbanese's term has been marked by an agenda on climate change, cost of living and Indigenous issuesWhen Cyclone Alfred barrelled over Australia's east coast earlier this ...

BBCSinn Féin's Sandra Duffy is among the politicians who have previously took part in Foyle Pride events Organisers of one of Northern Ireland's largest LGBT+ festivals say politicians who ...

BBCSir Keir Starmer has said he is "very pleased" MPs will get the chance to debate and vote on the issue of assisted dying. The prime minister confirmed his ...

Unite, one of Labour's trade union backers, will try to force a vote on reversing the government's cuts to the winter fuel allowance at the party's conference in Liverpool. ...

Boeing's new chief executive Kelly Ortberg has pleaded with workers to not go on strike as it would put the company's "recovery in jeopardy".It comes hours ahead of a ...

Brazil's Supreme Court will vote on Monday on whether or not to uphold a ruling to ban social media platform X, formerly known as Twitter.Justice Alexandre Moraes called for ...

Getty ImagesMegan Gallacher has resigned as Scottish Conservative deputy leaderScottish Conservative MSP Meghan Gallacher has resigned as party deputy leader over "concerning allegations" about leader Douglas Ross.It comes after ...

President Nicolás Maduro has won Venezuela's presidential election, according to partial results published by the electoral council.The head of the National Electoral Council (CNE), Elvis Amoroso, who is a ...

The GMB has narrowly lost its historic bid for union recognition at the Amazon warehouse in Coventry. Some 49.5% of workers balloted voted in favour, while 50.5% voted against. ...

When the photo ID rules were introduced, the government said it would stop votes being stolen, although that is quite unusual in the UK.There were 1,462 cases of alleged ...

Senator Fatima Payman has resigned from Australia's ruling Labor Party, days after voting against it to support a motion on Palestinian statehood.Labor has strict penalties for those who undermine ...