Jeremy Corbyn Calls For Bin Strike Solution
Labour leader Jeremy Corbyn has called on his party in Birmingham "to find a solution as soon as possible" to the ongoing refuse worker dispute in the city.
The workers have been on strike since 30th June following union rejections...
UK Inflation Rises To 2.9%
The UK's inflation rate climbed to its joint highest in more than five years in August with the price of petrol and clothing rising.
Figures show UK inflation measured by the Consumer Prices Index rose from 2.6% in July to...
Unemployment Rate Falls To 4.3% But Wages Remain Stagnant
UK unemployment fell by 75,000 people in the three months to July, dropping from 4.4% to 4.3%.
The rate remains at its lowest since 1975, according to the Office for National Statistics but a pressure on incomes remains.
Compared to the...
Indian Gang-Rape Victim Suffers Acid Attack From ‘Same Men’
Two men who were accused of gang-raping a woman have allegedly attacked her with acid after being released on bail.
According to police, the woman accuses the two men, plus a third unidentified person, of throwing acid on her on...
Myanmar’s De Factor Leader Aung San Suu Kyi To Miss UN Debate
Myanmar's de facto leader Aung San Suu Kyi is to miss a key United Nations debate next week amid growing criticism from across the globe of her handling of a crisis involving the Rohingya Muslim minority.
The United Nations has...
10-Year-Old Indian Rape Victim – Uncle Not Father Of Baby
The case of the 10-year-old girl who gave birth to a baby girl last month has been reopened after forensic tests revealed that her baby's DNA samples did not match those of her uncle who is charged with raping...
Housing Costs Rise Fastest In East Midlands
Official figures show the cost of renting or buying a home rose fastest in the East Midlands in the past year.
In the year to the end of July, house prices in the region, which includes Nottingham, Leicester and Derby,...
Boy Takes Own Life After ‘Relentless’ Bullying
15-year-old Brandon Rayat ended his own life after relentless bullying from classmates, which included threatening to rape his mother.
The teenager suffered months of torture, being taunted by bullies who called him a paedophile and a ‘faggot’ every day for...
Man Jailed For Raping Woman Who Believed He Was Taxi Driver
Farhad Mostafa was jailed for eight years for raping a woman in his car after she believed she was getting into a taxi.
The 32-year-old, of Kildare Road, Nottingham, attacked the woman in Elm Bank Drive, Mapperley Park, on 4...
Dalai Lama Says Buddha Would Help Rohingya Muslims
The Dalai Lama criticised Buddhist nationalist attacks on Burma's Rohingya ethnic minority, whilst the United Nations slams the government for “textbook ethnic cleansing”.
UN High Commissioner for Human Rights, Zeid Ra'ad Al Hussein, said that Burma seemed to be carrying out...
