The PCS union will ballot members across 138 employers from 20 October to 1 December in a national campaign for better pay, job security, improved pensions, terms and conditions.

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Speaking to Skwawkbox by video link, Margaret Owen reminisced about her recently-passed friend Marion - Ed Miliband's mum

Fran Heathcote told LFF that the government shouldn't 'increase military spending at the expense of people on Universal Credit benefits'

New figures show agricultural inheritance tax changes brought in by Rachel Reeves are having the intended impact.

Cabinet Office director says 2,501 cases are now more than 100 days old

PCS General Secretary Fran Heathcote with the latest update on the pensions crisis. (21 August 2026)

Eleven criminals have been put behind bars across Essex so far this month, from domestic abusers and burglars to dangerous drivers and serious…

PCS General Secretary Fran Heathcote with the latest update on the pensions crisis. (7 August 2026)

"A deeply human story about a very cruel and vindictive political act. Margaret Thatcher and her hatchet man Ian MacGregor set out to destroy not just the coal industry but also the tight-knit communities that had grown up around the pits"

'Leaky pipes and a lack of reservoirs are inevitable outcomes of privatisation.'

It comes amid growing concern that the glasses could be used to covertly film members of the public

PCS General Secretary Fran Heathcote with the latest update on the pensions crisis. (27 July 2026)

The agreement at an emergency UEFA meeting comes two days after Sky News revealed there was a plan to withdraw from FIFA's showpiece tournaments in protest.

St Michaels-in-the-Hamlet parish church needs a large cash injection to protect its future.